Comics/Tori Amos unite.

[Trout]

I still live in hope that I'll one day get hold of a copy of Gaiman's The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper, for a mate who has the music but isn't into comics.

I quite like Tori Amos.

- Trout

[Peter Wolf]

"The Whole Story proved to excellent aural camouflage for some very pleasant hours, what with all the aperiodic squeaking and warbling. Not unlike Pavlov's salivating dogs, Ms. Bush's voice now inevitably provokes very pleasant tingles."

 Does so for me as well but i liked her at the time and its more the association of a particular part of my life that whenever  hear Wuthering Heights and Wow for example the music takes me right back to a certain part of my life and in a good way.

 Its funny because one of my very early memories is hearing [and liking even aged about 2] Horse with No Name by America and My Sweet Lord by George Harrison over and over again so whenever i hear those songs i have instant association with them from that time although its all a bit vague.

 If any of that makes sense and isnt missing the point of it being Pavlovian ?.

[I, Cosh]

I still live in hope that I'll one day get hold of a copy of Gaiman's The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper, for a mate who has the music but isn't into comics.

I didn't realise it was rare! I'll look out for one for you. Or steal a copy from the library if you command.

Jock, that pic is awesome enough to supplant the MCUndercover cover as my wallpaper.

Tori's music is dull with great highlights. As observed, she isn't a patch on Kate Bush, but Kate Bush isn't a patch on Bjork, so it's all relevantly relative.

[ThryllSeekyr]

I get anxcious/nervous anytime I hear somebody say they need to steal something from a libary becuase it's so rare.

Not that I own a copy of that myself.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Temptation-Alice-Cooper/dp/B0000028PI" target="_blank">Would this be what you want.

[Peter Wolf]

 I find a good third of Kate Bushs music dull .

[ThryllSeekyr]

Under the impression that you admired here alot.

[Peter Wolf]

 I do but i dont like everything she has done namely The Red Shoes [album] and some of The Sensual World [about half] .The Dreaming is not an easy listen but about 3-4 tracks are good.

 I like most of Ariel but whoever thought King of The Mountain was a good single i cant understand as i found it tuneless.

 I cannot name a single artist that i like everything they have done.

 Interesting anecdote: This is before my time in Brighton.At a friends house [early 80s i think] where they were having a party there was someone there who either was Kate Bush or identical and so  someone i know who was there asked her if she was Kate Bush.Kate Bush ? was a bit awkward and embaressed to be either recognised and asked the question and then she disappeared from the party.

[Grant Goggans]

I liked absolutely everything David Sylvian released since Japan, until he did Blemish.  Arg.

[Peter Wolf]

 I didnt like absolutly everything since Japan but Blemish is one that escaped my attention so after reading that post i dont think i will bother listening to it as others have said the same thing.

[DavidXBrunt]

Trouty, I'm almost certain I bought that in a closing down sale a few years ago. If I can find it you can have it.

[Grant Goggans]

It's basically forty minutes of him whispering about the end of his marriage while Derek Bailey's untuned guitar falls down a long flight of stairs.  The Nine Horses stuff he's done since has been much, much better!

I thought Kate's Red Shoes was pretty awful (did anybody actually watch The Line, the Cross and the Curve without fast forwarding at least once?), but Aerial is great.  I listen to that every few months and notice lots of new things.

As for Tori, American Doll Posse is flawed, but some of it is fantastic.  I especially love Bouncing Off Clouds!  I'm looking forward to Comic Book Tattoo, because there are just so many good creators working in it, and with 500 pages, there's bound to be room for some very good finds and surprises.

[Peter Wolf]

 500 pages ?  I never knew there was so much in it.I will have to look out for this.




 David Sylvian :

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-9UQahXYw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-9UQahXYw

[Grant Goggans]

"Silver Moon" is simply one of the most beautiful love songs ever, absolutely captivating.  I love the way he borrowed a few Jacques Brel lines there.  And it charted for a whole week at # 80.  Criminal.

[Peter Wolf]

 
 I like the sax solo bit.Definatly one of his best songs.Let The Happiness In is another.Remixed version of Buoy with Mick Karn is very good.

 Heres an obscure B side that you may not know:


 [b side to CD2 of I Surrender]

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdAVYOb07I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdAVYOb07I

[Peter Wolf]

 I found this by accident.David Sylvian ,Ruichi Sakamoto, Virginia Astley.


 I remember having this album in 1986 and playing it a lot at Xmas as its very Xmasy.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Onw0SMtuI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Onw0SMtuI