Haven't had an update in a while so here goes, we've been listening to the albums and we are currently on schedule listening to Neil Young this week, which so far I have mixed feelings about.
I promise we'll have a proper blog about the last few weeks soon, after all we wouldn't want to miss out the rather special Otis Blue album would we? :)
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Thursday, 8 October 2009
The Zombies - In The Hub with George Lamb
I just happen to be working from home today and The Zombies are in The Hub with George Lamb on BBC 6Music (the best show on the best radio station in the UK, if not the world).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/georgelamb/
They have done a very stripped down version of Time of the Season which is kinda cool but loses something without the breathy accompaniment. They are now doing a version of She's Not There.
Apparently Paul Weller's favourite album is Odessey and Oracle and Fleet Foxes based their whole sound on The Zombies. Which is very interesting and makes me feel bad for not enjoying it when we listened a couple of weeks ago. But this adds more weight to the fact that we really need to track down the original album to forge a proper opinion.
Stephen and I are big fans of Fleet Foxes, and saw them at End of the Road festival this year, so it would be good to cross reference.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/georgelamb/
They have done a very stripped down version of Time of the Season which is kinda cool but loses something without the breathy accompaniment. They are now doing a version of She's Not There.
Apparently Paul Weller's favourite album is Odessey and Oracle and Fleet Foxes based their whole sound on The Zombies. Which is very interesting and makes me feel bad for not enjoying it when we listened a couple of weeks ago. But this adds more weight to the fact that we really need to track down the original album to forge a proper opinion.
Stephen and I are big fans of Fleet Foxes, and saw them at End of the Road festival this year, so it would be good to cross reference.
Monday, 5 October 2009
About our scoring
Ever wondered why we are scoring each of these abums?
When we reach the end of our listenathon we will be rewriting the Rolling Stone list to fit our beliefs of what should be top and what should be bottom. When we have done this we will set up a Spotify playlist which includes our favourite track from each of the albums, to make it easier for you to find out what you do and don't like.
We are also masterminding a few smaller Spotify-based listening projects for the coming few months, including, end of year lists and NME cool list-enathons. if you have any suggestions then just let us know :D
Thanks for reading!
When we reach the end of our listenathon we will be rewriting the Rolling Stone list to fit our beliefs of what should be top and what should be bottom. When we have done this we will set up a Spotify playlist which includes our favourite track from each of the albums, to make it easier for you to find out what you do and don't like.
We are also masterminding a few smaller Spotify-based listening projects for the coming few months, including, end of year lists and NME cool list-enathons. if you have any suggestions then just let us know :D
Thanks for reading!
Week 6 - Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies
Hello and welcome to week 6 of the Great Spotify Listenathon.
Last weeks' album was Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies which you can listen to online using spotify by following this link:
The Zombies – Odessey & Oracle 40th Anniversary Concert Live
In actual fact, the version available on Spotify is the 40th Anniversary Concert, which was problematic for us.
Both being big fans of 'Time of the Season' we were hoping for some lovely 60s tunes with a bit of a darker edge, they are called The Zombies after all.
Unfortunately, the album is a bit self-indulgent and irritating. I think that we should probably track down the original version as this live version left a big gaping hole where any emotional content might have been. It's a shame becasue songs like 'Time of the Season' and 'She's Not There' (However, She's not there is not on the original album) are really perfect pop songs, but it feels as though this album has just been plonked on Spotify to suit die hard fans who might have missed them live, for someone encountering the songs for the first time this really doesn't add to the experience.
When we track down the original we will let you know what we think, but here are our scores for this particular version.
Sam, 4 out of 10.
Stephen, 4 out of 10.
In other news, we both purchased our tickets for Glastonbury 2010 at the weekend and are growing quite excited (yes already) about the prospect of going for that 40th anniversary... the lineup is bound to be a blinder.
We have also just entered Week 8, which can only mean one thing, Otis Redding!!
Check out the Spotify link for a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T, woop!
Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]
Last weeks' album was Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies which you can listen to online using spotify by following this link:
The Zombies – Odessey & Oracle 40th Anniversary Concert Live
In actual fact, the version available on Spotify is the 40th Anniversary Concert, which was problematic for us.
Both being big fans of 'Time of the Season' we were hoping for some lovely 60s tunes with a bit of a darker edge, they are called The Zombies after all.
Unfortunately, the album is a bit self-indulgent and irritating. I think that we should probably track down the original version as this live version left a big gaping hole where any emotional content might have been. It's a shame becasue songs like 'Time of the Season' and 'She's Not There' (However, She's not there is not on the original album) are really perfect pop songs, but it feels as though this album has just been plonked on Spotify to suit die hard fans who might have missed them live, for someone encountering the songs for the first time this really doesn't add to the experience.
When we track down the original we will let you know what we think, but here are our scores for this particular version.
Sam, 4 out of 10.
Stephen, 4 out of 10.
In other news, we both purchased our tickets for Glastonbury 2010 at the weekend and are growing quite excited (yes already) about the prospect of going for that 40th anniversary... the lineup is bound to be a blinder.
We have also just entered Week 8, which can only mean one thing, Otis Redding!!
Check out the Spotify link for a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T, woop!
Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]
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