From: Sue C, kascam@bigpond.com
Subject: AENT
Date: 2/7/2002 2:13:57 AM
To: markp@mitchworldusa.net
seance@lists.no-fi.com


Thanks Mark...wow, you certainly say what's on ya mind :)

I've got my AENT now... .have had to absorb it on my pc as the stereo cd
player has
thrown in the towel.. but Im loving  it - because of this, its a bit hard to
really judge on the mixing/production...to me it sounds a  little too
'heavy' rather than muddled. Dont usually analyze other band's music too
much, but here goes nothing.

NUMBERS - a great opener for the album, an uptempo lead in to what follows.
It sounds a little different to the single version. As someone mentioned, it
does remind me of 'Ripple' too, at the beginning.

AFTER EVERYTHING - Cant believe it's taken this long till I finally got to
hear this song. This is a great song except Steve's voice seems a bit heavy
to me. Beautiful music  - very reminiscent of their early sounds. I would
actually like to hear Marty sing this song too and I feel it could do with
some backup vocals!

THE AWFUL ACHE - This is my favorite song of all, as soon as he says
Esmeralda..what's wrong with songs about damaged girls anyway?! In this
song, I get shivers down my spine as soon as Steve starts singing...this is
the SK I love. The melody is just beautiful. He must've been in a melancholy
mood when he sat at the piano to write this one. Dont we all know about that
'awful ache' :)

SONG FOR THE ASKING - Strangely I really love the chorus in this song.

CHROMIUM - ooh, the lead in guitar...its so CHURCHY :)) This is a good song
and you cant imagine Steve singing this one rather than Marty. Cant
understand why it was going to be a single though?!

RADIANCE - lovely.... this one could've been on HOB. Love it when he goes
into 'and the children ran"   and then that lovely delicate guitar.

REPRIEVE - when I first heard this, I thought I was listening to Russell
singing! There's bits of this I really like esp.when it goes into the
instrumental side...but its nothing to rave about.

NIGHT FRIENDS - this song was amazing 'live' - the kind of song to mellow
out to surrounded in a haze of smoke but when I first heard it on the album
I was very disappointed (I'll be very interested to hear if others change
their opinion on hearing it played live) Not saying that I dont like it at
all, just cant  believe it's the same song! It is improving the more I
listen again, but overall still disappointed.

SEEN IT COMING - I loved the first version i heard (the monitor mix??)  -
I've adored this song since I first heard it, but Steve's voice and the
guitar dont soar out at me like they did before...I think I'll copy the
first version to a cdr....this version needs more volume...it's still a
classic though and still makes my hair stand on end. They could've skipped
the ending.

INVISIBLE - I was expecting to not like this song, but I actually like it a
real lot. Thought Steve was going to launch into 'Providence' though :)

Reading back it sounds a bit like Im not happy with this album, and that's
what happens when you try and analyze or give a more detailed opinion...but
I ADORE it.. the gems on it make it well worth the effort and those gems
will be played to death. I agree with everyone who said they should've
included 'Undo' and 'Oxydental'...but then again, I thought they should have
put 'Anyway' on HOB as that's one of my favourite Church tunes (in the same
vein as another favourite 'Roman') and which always makes me wonder what the
left over tunes are like!

Sue


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> bunny on the cover of the new elpee, "Pet" ...wot more, I ask?
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