Conference marvin::uk_music

    By 'Price', I do of course mean 'Our Price'.....
    
    Bring back 'Harlequin Records'.
    
    Bob

Belly was on DLT last weekend: could have been an album track knowing him, but
yes, they are on daytime radio.

+Mark+

Aren't Belly a spin-off from the Throwing Muses or the Pixies or something
like that? There is some connection I believe. Piers L may be up on this.


Rod

    Harlequin Records? Blimey, I remember dem. 
    
    barry.

	I remember buying Rory Gallagher's first album in Harlequin,
	Chancery Lane, and feeling ripped off because it cost �2.10

		p1

    As an earlier reply stated, Belly is a Throwing Muses offshoot. 
    Kristin Hersh stayed with the Muses, Tanya Donnelly started up Belly.
    
    							Brian

    I brought the EP which has "Dusted" on it and its brilliant.  
    
    The vocals are a bit like Lush and the music is a little heavier than
    Lush, not the kind of swirly guitar noises... 
    
    IMO
    
    Gary

    
    	I've heard "Feed the Tree", is the rest of the album as good?
    The female singer, Tanya ?, sounds great, her vocal inflections sound
    very similar to Country Western singer Kelly Willis.
    
    	regards,
    		fred deady

    Heard Feed the Tree last night for the first time and thought it was
    quite quite delicious. Haven't heard anything else except the other
    (one of the other?) singles.
    
    Piers

    
    Tanya Donnelly, ex. of Throwing Muses and also the Breeders.

    The Belly lp is out on the 25th. Coincidentally, this is also my
    birthday if anyone wants to buy it for me.
    
    Bob

    Well, I couldn't wait for the album so I bought the single anyway. Very
    tasty.
    
    Also picked up the Gang of Four compilation "History of the Twentieth
    Century" (the longest CD I've ever seen at 77'11") and the Au Pairs
    "Playing With a Different Sex + 8 tracks" compilation. Both brilliant.
    
    Piers

    
    	I heard a radio interview with Tanya Donnelly today. She mentioned
    that Belly will begin touring Feb./March in England and Europe,
    returning to the US in April. She performed an acoustical version of
    "Untogether" on the air. She also mentioned 3/4th of Belly's Star CD
    was recorded in Nashville, and her early influences were country
    singers. Interesting. UK and Europe Belly fans let us know how the tour
    is going.
    
    
    				fred deady
    				wbc::deady 

	Tonight, a Late Show Special on BBC2 at 11:15, featuring Belly,
	Dinosaur Jnr, REM, Sonic Youth, Janes Addiction and Rage 
	Against The Machine.

	Ian

    
    re.14;
    
    Did anybody manage to tape this? I meant to but couldn't get to a
    video. If you taped it and you don't mind me borrowing it for a day,
    then I would be really greatful. Cheers
    
    GrEg...

    Never watch TV myself, I'm afraid, but I did greatly enjoy Belly's 
    performance in Portsmouth last night.
    
    Piers

    post a review then, Piers
    
    GrEg...(DB)

    In 20.something.
    
    Piers

	Re .15

	I watched it, but was involved in another "bugger up the current
	time, when programming the video" fiasco. Sorry.

	Ian.

    I watched it too, but only switched on as the programme started so I
    didn't have time to get a tape sorted - I was too mesmerised by the
    performances, my own favourites being Sonic Youth, Sugar, and the
    mighty Smashing Pumpkins. I was also pretty keen on the sounds the
    guitar player from Rage Against The Machine was making.
    
    Bob
    
    p.s. that Belly lp, what a corker!

    
    	During the U.S. east coast blizzard I managed to see Belly's video
    of "Feed the Tree". Very good video, Tanya is quite a looker 8-).
    
    		fred deady

    Tanya is like Miki out of Lush... She can look like a sex goddess in
    one picture and rough in another one, it's weird. 
    
    GrEg...
    

    Strange how her looks don't seem to affect her guitar playing, singing
    or songwriting.....
    
    Bob (politically correct) Green

    yeah, i know, i was just pointing out what the 'ol camera can do
    GrEg...

    Saw the Belly concert in Sydney in June. Juliana Hatfield, ex-Blake
    Babies, provided doleful support. Belly provided the best show of the
    year by a mile. The bass player stomped around like Tony Adams on Cup
    daY, but I put that out of my mind and focussed on Tanya Donnelly, the
    queen of the world. She can decapitate my dolls anytime she likes.
    
    Picked up the Gepetto remix on Friday - it has a great cover of a Gram
    Parsons song, and two other unreleased songs. A> good investment.
    
    The week they toured, the Breeders were booked, but cancelled. What a
    jam that could have been - the Deal sisters, Donnelly and Hatfield on
    the one stage! One can dream. The new Breeders EP, "Cannonball", is, to
    quote a previous correspondent, 'a corker'.
    
    Any 'Single Gun Theory' fans out there?
    
    Peter
    

    Saw belly on the T.V. playing Full Moon at some festival and they were
    excellent - liked the bass player - had too chuckle he seems a right
    nut-job.Also heard one of the trax off of The Breeders E.P. - liked it
    a lot as well - there's something arrogant and "punky" in thier style
    that's very appealing - 
    
    
    					Stuart

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the bassist in Belly female??
    
    Bob

    I always thought so...wears a skirt anyway.
    
    Mikef

    Well they must have used someone different - big hairy legs and docs -
    deosn't "bear" thinkin' about! 

I think they used to have some bloke playing bass, but he left and some
woman took over.  Can't remember what either of them are called though.
Or even if I'm talking about the right band for that matter...

Chris.

    rewatched last weeks The Beat, with film of Belly playing live at the
    XFM fest.  The bass player is certainly a woman, and dashed attractive
    too.  she was wearing Doc Martens and black tights, if that helps?
    
    Mikef

    I stand corrected - sure it was a man - can't be right all the time.

    Just dont make the same mistake next time you're out drinking...
    
    Mikef

    re .28
    
    Mike - a dress or skirt has nothing to do with it. Have you seen what
    the bass player out of the Manic Street Preachers has taken to wearing
    lately? Blummen tart.
    
    Bob

    Last year at Readin' the Smashing Pumpkins also wore " drag " 
    
    	I honestly can't see the attraction or meaning of this - is it
    supposed to be "alternative" or anti- something - you wouldn't catch me
    doin' that!
    
    	Or was it supposed to be funny???????????????????????????

    Perhaps, like Suede, they are indulging in 'gender terrorism', or
    trying to break down the barriers between the traditional sex-roles. Or
    something.
    
    Caitlin Moran

    Ahem, and thus the role of wordy discourse on the demise of music
    criticism was witnessed.
    
    Has anyone heard the Belly track off a Hendrix tribute out at the
    moment. Is it worth the AUS$29?
    
    I presume silence at the moment means they're either touring or
    recording. Life goes on etc
    
    May your belly grow larger over the holiday
    
    Peter