[Powderworks] Random ramblings and questions
Tari, Vince
fstariv1@NMHG.com
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:24:17 -0600
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RSITS was deifnitely put in the grower category when i first heard it.
Didn't grab me immediately, but has become one of my faves over time. It was
such a big departure from the previous album 10-1, which was always going to
be a hard act to follow.
Personally, I loved the intertwining of the brass & string components, with
Martin & Jim's guitars. That was quite unique for a rock band at the time.
As for Bakerman, I think that piece is pretty fun & quirky.
>From reading various articles & bios, the impression i got is that the
recording of RSITS was a pivotal moment for the band, whether to go forward
full on, or call it a day due to all the other distractions at the time (eg.
PG's political aspirations). Thankfully, they chose the former.
A quote from this particular bio sums it up nicely ;
"1984 saw the release of another album, again produced by Nick Launay, but
this time recorded in Japan. The work of a group in a state of cultural
displacement, intense personal crisis (and perhaps not so coincidentally,
great creativity), Red Sails in the Sunset (October, 1984) spawned some
wonderful tracks, including "Kosciusko" and "Best of Both Worlds."
Vince
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From: Serandipitey@aol.com [mailto:Serandipitey@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, 14 January 2002 9:28 AM
To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
Subject: [Powderworks] Random ramblings and questions
Hello all you workers, hope the new year's going well for you. (Are you
keeping your resolutions?)
I picked up Red Sails in the Sunset this week, and have listened to it 5-6
times up till now. As someone who's more familiar with the Oils' newer music
(ie: 90's) I admit I don't quite know what to make of it. Lyrically, it's
fine, the politics are fine, it's the music that's a bit wierd to me. (it
could just be part of my deeply ingrained bias against 80's music)
I was wondering what other people thought of this album? Is it anyone's
favorite, or least favorite? And the song Bakerman-- what the hell?? That's
not intended to be a rude question, I just have no idea where this song came
from, does anyone know the story behind it?
In the end the album will probably grow on me....to the point where I love
it, but right now I'm just a tad bit bewildered by it all...
On another subject, has anyone else had trouble getting into the Powderworks
archive in the past few days? My computer keeps telling me that the server
is down. Anyone know what's going on?
One month and.... six days till Capricornia is released here. I hope it
won't be too hard to track down here in North America. Have many people
heard the new single on the radio? I've been listening but I don't know if
there are any stations in Montreal that would actually play it. Radio here
sucks.
Anyway enough random thoughts from me today
Take care everyone
Varina
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<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>RSITS was
deifnitely put in the grower category when i first heard it.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Didn't grab
me immediately, but has become one of my faves over time. It was such a big
departure from the previous album 10-1, which was always going to be a hard act
to follow.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Personally, I
loved the intertwining of the brass & string components, with Martin
& Jim's guitars. That was quite unique for a rock band at the time. As for
Bakerman, I think that piece is pretty fun & quirky.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>From reading
various articles & bios, the impression i got is that the recording of RSITS
was a pivotal moment for the band, whether to go forward full on, or call it a
day due to all the other distractions at the time (eg. PG's political
aspirations). Thankfully, they chose the former.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>A quote
from this particular bio sums it up nicely ;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=202120700-14012002>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=202120700-14012002>"</SPAN>1984 saw the release
of another album, again produced by Nick Launay, but this time recorded in
Japan. The work of a group in a state of cultural displacement, intense personal
crisis (and perhaps not so coincidentally, great creativity), <U>Red Sails in
the Sunset</U> (October, 1984) spawned some wonderful tracks, including
"Kosciusko" and "Best of Both Worlds."</FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=202120700-14012002><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Vince</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Serandipitey@aol.com
[mailto:Serandipitey@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 14 January 2002 9:28
AM<BR><B>To:</B> powderworks@cs.colorado.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Powderworks]
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face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hello all you workers, hope the new year's
going well for you. (Are you keeping your resolutions?) <BR><BR>I picked up
Red Sails in the Sunset this week, and have listened to it 5-6 times up till
now. As someone who's more familiar with the Oils' newer music (ie: 90's) I
admit I don't quite know what to make of it. Lyrically, it's fine, the
politics are fine, it's the music that's a bit wierd to me. (it could just be
part of my deeply ingrained bias against 80's music) <BR>I was wondering what
other people thought of this album? Is it anyone's favorite, or least
favorite? And the song Bakerman-- what the hell?? That's not intended to be a
rude question, I just have no idea where this song came from, does anyone know
the story behind it? <BR>In the end the album will probably grow on me....to
the point where I love it, but right now I'm just a tad bit bewildered by it
all... <BR>On another subject, has anyone else had trouble getting into the
Powderworks archive in the past few days? My computer keeps telling me that
the server is down. Anyone know what's going on? <BR><BR>One month and.... six
days till Capricornia is released here. I hope it won't be too hard to track
down here in North America. Have many people heard the new single on the
radio? I've been listening but I don't know if there are any stations in
Montreal that would actually play it. Radio here sucks. <BR><BR>Anyway enough
random thoughts from me today <BR><BR>Take care everyone <BR><BR>Varina
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