| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1015.2 | Like tiny insects, in the palm of history. | ARRODS::OHAGANB | Ron Atkinson is God | Wed May 13 1992 14:45 | 4 |
| Yup, I fear Dolby will never again produce something as brilliant
as "The Flat Earth." What an album.
barry.
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| 1015.3 | Andy P. & Thomas D. | PSYLO::WILSON | | Wed May 13 1992 16:31 | 7 |
| I have one of his - "The Golden Age of Wireless" - because Andy
Partridge contributes harmonica to "Europa and the Pirate Twins."
I really like several songs on that ("The Airwaves," "Europa")
Andy Partridge also produced "Urges."
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| 1015.4 | | MARVIN::WARWICK | Trevor Warwick | Thu May 14 1992 00:40 | 5 |
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The only TD album I've got is "Aliens ate my Buick". How does the other
stuff compare to that ?
Trevor
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| 1015.5 | | WELCLU::GREENB | | Thu May 14 1992 15:30 | 13 |
| Close but no cigar - quite. It'll stop growing after a while, it's OK
on the radio while you're driving around, but you wouldn't want it in
the house. This is in fact the first guest appearance by Edddie van
Halen since he played on something by Michael Jackson.
The Thomas Dolby/Andy Partridge connection, part II. Dolby was at one
point going to replace XTC's original keyboard player (Barry something,
didn't he end up in Shriekback or am I getting confused?) until they
decided to go for a second guitar player.
Trivially yours,
Bob
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| 1015.6 | Tell me what do you say? | ARRODS::OHAGANB | | Thu May 14 1992 16:40 | 1 |
| Barry Andrews (?). Yep, he was in Shriekback.
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| 1015.7 | What?! | UPROAR::PLOWMAND | Owen Meany for President | Fri May 15 1992 14:06 | 6 |
| I had to ask this as it has been annoying me since I first heard it -
what does it mean?!? Or am I being really dumb...?
Thanks,
Debs.
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| 1015.8 | huh? | BAHTAT::SUMMERFIELDC | Aut Tunc, Aut Nunquam | Fri May 15 1992 16:08 | 8 |
| re .7
What does what mean?
The title 'Close... But no Cigar' basically means 'good try but not
what you were aiming to achieve'
Balders
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| 1015.9 | | JURA::PELAZ::MACFADYEN | Blind in a black cave | Fri May 15 1992 16:28 | 8 |
| It probably derives from American fairground hucksters who would've handed
out a cigar (that's a *prize*?) to someone who did something, er, right.
So if they did it wrong, but nearly right, they'd have been "close, but
no cigar". It's a phrase frequently seen in US notes confs, but I don't care
for it myself. Not part of my cultural heritage, you see.
Rod
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| 1015.10 | | MARVIN::WARWICK | Trevor Warwick | Mon Aug 03 1992 15:57 | 5 |
|
There is a new Thomas Dolby album out (now, or very soon). If anyone
buys it, can you put a summary/review in here ?
Trevor
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| 1015.11 | | KRAKAR::WARWICK | Can't you just... ? | Thu Nov 19 1992 10:22 | 11 |
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Answering my own question again...
I picked up the recent album, "Astronauts and Heretics" while in the US
last week. It was already discounted, which presumably means it has not
been selling very well !
It's OK, but not brilliant - four or five good tracks, the rest are a
bit ho-hum.
Trevor
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| 1015.12 | Europa, Part 2 | PSYLO::WILSON | Saturn Boy | Fri Jan 15 1993 19:46 | 9 |
| Is Silk Pyjamas on Astronauts and Heritics? I have this as a CD
single and it also includes Airhead, Urges, and Leipzig.
Urges and Leipzig are the best tracks.
I also heard another track, Europa, Part 2, which seemed to have
samples of other songs in it (am I wrong?).
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| 1015.13 | | KRAKAR::WARWICK | Can't you just... ? | Mon Jan 18 1993 10:14 | 12 |
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> Is Silk Pyjamas on Astronauts and Heritics?
Yes
>
> I also heard another track, Europa, Part 2, which seemed to have
> samples of other songs in it (am I wrong?).
Not sure. This track is on the album, but it is based on an earlier
track - how closely I'm not sure since I don't have the original.
Trevor
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