From: Julian Shaw, julian@monkeyfamily.freeserve.co.uk Subject: Re: Question for less than impressed Seance reviewers.. Date: 2/9/2002 1:12:21 AM To: Assaf Friedler, af3@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk seance mailing list, seance@lists.no-fi.com I agree with you that there is a spilt in this album. However I would take out Ricochet from the good half. This is an awefully contrived song with practically no melody, it's only saving grace is the beatuful guitar sound at the start. The chorus is not up to much either. I have never understood why people like this song. Another Earth and Glow-worm are awesome songs, two of my favourites from the album. Glow-worm especially is very personal and warm - it could have been a SK solo track. One of the other songs (while still being on the good half) I never fully got was Tranquility. I want to love it but as much as I try I'm never there. It's good but I think I find it a bit obvious once it gets going. Nice intro though and the lyrics are not so bad. Julian Lewis Shaw Man, Myth or Monkey? Find out: http://www.jlshaw.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Assaf Friedler" To: "seance mailing list" Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: Re: Question for less than impressed Seance reviewers.. > A thought about HOB - the song quality is so uneven that it could be easily > split into two parts (maybe two EPs, like remote luxury and Persia). The > "good" EP will contain anasthesia, ricochet, Louisiana, tranquility and > buffalo. The "bad" EP will contain the great machine, no certainty attached, > this is it, another earth and glow worm. There is such a big difference > between the 5 "good" songs and the other 5. Anyone agrees on that? > > Just a thought... > > Assaf > > Assaf Friedler > Centre for Protein Engineering > MRC Centre > Hills Road > Cambridge CB2 2QH > England > > > Work phone: +44 1223 402022 > fax: +44 1223 402140 > email: af3@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk > -- > > > > From: Nick Peters > > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:25:40 -0000 > > To: seance@lists.no-fi.com > > Subject: RE: Question for less than impressed Seance reviewers.. > > > > I totally agree. If people feel undermined by a little criticism, they can't > > be that sure of their own opinions in the first place. Having said that, I > > am surprised that some people have found the album production not up to par. > > By no means do I have a great sound system but I have found AENT much more > > crisp than HOB and BOB. > > > > Songwise, yeah, I would have liked to have had a couple of real rock out > > tracks on there, but the absence of a 'Life Speeds Up' or a 'Tantalized' > > doesn't make the album any less essential to me. For me, this is the band's > > best album since P=A and before that Starfish. I'm not annoyed that some > > fans don't share my enthusiasm for AENT, but I do feel disappointed for them > > as I know what it's like to wait so long for something like this and then to > > feel let down. > > > > I remember the stick one Seancer got over his disappointment with HOB (was > > it Alister?) I don't think we need a repeat of that. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sue C [mailto:kascam@bigpond.com] > > Sent: 08 February 2002 10:53 > > To: Hans Beckers; seance@lists.no-fi.com > > Subject: Re: Question for less than impressed Seance reviewers.. > > > > > > Well I am really glad that people can give their honest opinions! God help > > us if we all agreed - I couldn't stand it if we all gushed over every single > > song they put out, though I know Im definitely guilty sometimes of > > over-enthusiasm. > > > > Sue > > > > > > Alternative email - spiritmarch@hotmail.com > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > > http://www.star.net.uk > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > > http://www.star.net.uk > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > >