So I’ve kicked the rocket fuel and first thing in the morning web management, for the flamenco mag, my website, and now lo and behold the online dating. Instead, in this fine rainy weather of New Year’s resolutions I’m getting up, drinking tea, reading Norse mythology (to feel in touch with my ancestory, no not because I’m a Lord of the Rings freak, which Tolken based a lot of that world on) and I’m listening to a lot of Marty Willson-Piper. Good morning type stuff.
I’m running out of the limited albums of this slightly grumpy-in-person guitar player. I searched to find more music to spin in the mornings so I can maintain my new habits. I found the mp3s of a new project he did called Nocturnum, and also found a new SK project Isidore. I just got them both in the mail today.
What I’m really looking for is stuff that sounds like Art Attack, especially the shortened version of In Reflection at the end, and tracks like On the Tip of My Tongue, Listen/Space, …shit the whole album. Nocturnum at first listen is a bit of a let down. Project with Dare Wilson. It basically sounds like uninspired Hanging Out in Heaven, but in a general ‘wish-we-were-rockin-out’ kinda way. There’s even a song with one of the oldest, overplayed drum beats ever. There do seem to be a couple good tracks, but I fear this is destined to hit the pile of “can’t sell, as it’s part of the Church collection”… which hopefully I sift through and sell soon. Shit I haven’t listened to Earthed, or Jack Frost in years, and the Refo:mation just doesn’t quite cut it either.
Isidore on the other hand has some promise. I won’t say it’s good yet, as it basically sounds like SK’s normal solo lyrics with some other dudes music carrying them. Plus SK solo stuff always comes off good at first and then fades a bit. Okay except The Slow Crack which I took to and UnEarthed with tracks like Heliopolis and Othertime. Similar themes and styles in the lyrics show his self indulgent favorite inspirations. That’s not a bad thing, but it ain’t new and exciting like a good Church release. Forget Yourself, has some of the best tracks in a long time. Tracks 3, 6, 9 and 12 are my favs. I bet they do that “in 3s” shit on purpose. “June” and “nothing seeker” tracks 9 and 12 take the cake for me.
Back to MWP though. I’ve got two live cds. The one with the white cover, which needs to be sold. The other one, that second live release is a bit better. The sound mix is rather twangy. The second half of that album is great. It starts with 10,000 miles away. Then You Whisper, and Say. Next Spark, which flows extremely well into On the Tip of My Tongue. It’s a great run. Live at the Knitting Factory, that’s what it’s called.
There’s tons of new stuff out from the Church: http://www.thechurchband.com/
but none of it looks promising to me. The crazy news is that MWP has joined the Saints. Is this really the Saints as in the hard core, down under punk rockers from late 70s with smash and grab hit “I’m Stranded”? I can’t belive that shit! But bring it on! and yep, after a quick google, it does appear that it is none other than the original Saints, OZ’s best.. Okay Austrailia’s second best.
Okay this is my first blog post. Looks like I’m rambling a lot here. We’ll see how this all goes.
That’s wild that MWP is teaming up with The Saints. I’d definitely be interested to hear what comes out of that. As for other recent Church stuff I haven’t even been able to keep up with their last two or three albums. I might just need a break or I may have finally hit the point of Church saturation where whenever I want to hear them I revert to oldies but goodies and fail to pay much attention to anything they’ve done since the turn of the century. That might just mean I’m getting old.
Hmmm- I am going to vote for Hoodoo Gurus or Cold Chisel as the second best.
Have you finally gotten your hands on some Cold Chisel, and if so I take it you like them quite a bit?