Topic: Electric Arguments (New Fireman Album) (Read 18830 times)

BlueMeanie · « **Reply #160 on:** December 21, 2008, 11:25:44 AM »

I've rarely seen so much discussion, and so many differences of opinion regarding an ex-fab's album. So I've downloaded it and stuck it on my iPod. I shall give you my cultured opinion in a couple of days.

fendertele · « **Reply #161 on:** December 21, 2008, 12:00:55 PM »

just got a hold of a couple also and im going to siot and have a listen when iget back from the shops, and then get back to you on it .

DaveRam · « **Reply #162 on:** December 21, 2008, 01:42:06 PM »

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I've rarely seen so much discussion, and so many differences of opinion regarding an ex-fab's album. So I've downloaded it and stuck it on my iPod. I shall give you my cultured opinion in a couple of days.

Can't wait for this , will it be a (thumbsdown) or a (thumbsup)

tkitna · « **Reply #163 on:** December 21, 2008, 05:16:05 PM »

I dont know. My music taste is weird right now. I'm into 60's psych really hard along with trying to find newer bands that sound like 60's bands (yeah, I know), so I thought i'd like this offering from Paul since i've heard such favorable reviews. Nope, didnt happen. It just sounds like a mess to me. Paul trying different noises and so forth instead of concentrating on the songs themselves. I dont know whats going on with me. I didnt like 'Memory Almost Full' either and I know I would have lapped that album up 4 or 5 years ago. Whatever.

DaveRam · « **Reply #164 on:** December 21, 2008, 06:17:38 PM »

I like the messiness of EA and the fact only couple of the songs sound finished .
This album sounds like the inside of Paul's head , a kind of kinetic whirlpool ?

Andy Smith · « **Reply #165 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:15:47 PM »

i think MAF & EA are some of Macca's finest works in the last 10 years, at least since flaming pie!

fercarv · « **Reply #166 on:** December 28, 2008, 01:46:19 AM »

I've heard the album now and I really like the first 9 songs but the last 4 I find boring, I just can't get into those last songs, don't know why.

My favorites were "Sing The Changes" and "Sun Is Shining"

BlueMeanie · « **Reply #167 on:** January 10, 2009, 11:18:10 AM »

I've listened to it a few times now. I'm afraid I still can't stand 'Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight'. Maybe if it was a couple of minutes shorter I could bear it more. In fact several of the songs are too long IMO. But I pretty much like everything from 'Two Magpies' to 'Lifelong Passion'. I don't mind ambient music on the whole, but the stuff at the end seems like it's been stuck on there as filler. I think if they'd edited the ambient stuff into smaller segments and used them as interludes between songs it would have been better.

Basically, it sounds rushed, which I know it was deliberately. But I don't see the point in not taking a little more care.

DaveRam · « **Reply #168 on:** January 10, 2009, 12:00:11 PM »

Agree Paul from Two Magpies to Life Long Passion i think it's really great ,maybe it would have worked better as a ten track album ?
I like the messiness , i think if it was to polished though it would lose some of it's charm .

tkitna · « **Reply #169 on:** January 11, 2009, 02:30:21 AM »

I'm not going to bash the album anymore as i've already made my stance, but i'd like to add that I think 'Two Magpies' might be the worst tune on the album. Pauls elderly falsetto fails with me.

HeyJude18 · « **Reply #170 on:** January 11, 2009, 03:53:18 AM »

I like the album as a whole but as tkitna said, not much of a fan of the falsettos...

Andy Smith · « **Reply #171 on:** January 13, 2009, 10:41:25 PM »

Two Magpies reminds me of Three Legs from Ram

DaveRam · « **Reply #172 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:16:07 PM »

Electric Arguments climbs back up the Billboard album charts at # 91.
It was # 166 last week , it's now spent 8 week on the US chart , looks like Pau's little trip to America as breathed some new life into this great album (thumbsup)

Penny Lane · « **Reply #173 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:20:08 PM »

^ Yay! Good job, Paul!

tkitna · « **Reply #174 on:** January 22, 2009, 04:13:11 PM »

Two appearances (The View and Howard Stern) brings the album back to life only for it to die a permanant death next week.

Penny Lane · « **Reply #175 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:36:34 AM »

^ Jeez. Thanks.

Andy Smith · « **Reply #176 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:59:09 PM »

i can't get this album off my system, its wonderful! (clap)

Penny Lane · « **Reply #177 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:31:43 AM »

Andy, I like your new signature pics. I had the Red and Blue albums as a kid and those pics bring back lots of great Beatle memories for me.

Andy Smith · « **Reply #178 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:56:03 PM »

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Andy, I like your new signature pics. I had the Red and Blue albums as a kid and those pics bring back lots of great Beatle memories for me.

thanks

i remeber when i got them both for christmas when i was about 12 or 13. such
a long time ago. ??)

Bobber · « **Reply #179 on:** June 08, 2009, 02:36:13 PM »

Pictures of the deluxe box in here: http://www.examiner.com/examinerslideshow.html?entryid=294740

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