tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post103605664431841665..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: Top 102 Albums⁺ MY GROUND ZERO Sister Lovers / ThirdSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-65890340169604275782013-05-26T21:40:16.923+01:002013-05-26T21:40:16.923+01:00David, as you can probably guess from my scrambled...David, as you can probably guess from my scrambled thoughts above, this was one that sunk its hooks into me right from the first listen and has refused to let go ever since. The first two albums are no slouches either, although they are the work of mortals whereas I feel that this one may survive us..Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-46128850432978790242013-05-26T21:37:50.709+01:002013-05-26T21:37:50.709+01:00Brendan, I was being a bit facetious. Thirteen is ...Brendan, I was being a bit facetious. Thirteen is beautiful and, I think, one of Chilton's lyrics.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-48841046873168888622013-05-26T19:58:08.407+01:002013-05-26T19:58:08.407+01:00Love This Mortal Coils version of Kangaroo and esp...Love This Mortal Coils version of Kangaroo and especially Holocaust and to my shame I'd never listened to the originals - and to my further shame thought Big Star was just a band that inspired Teenage Fanclub. This is my first listen of the lp - what a stunner!! Another order for the evil empireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-46729766196665291472013-05-26T14:44:24.162+01:002013-05-26T14:44:24.162+01:00Seamus, I think this review of Thirteen is on the ...Seamus, I think this review of Thirteen is on the money: http://www.allmusic.com/song/thirteen-mt0012979878<br />Not sure if Chris Bell or Alex wrote the lyrics. <br /><br />BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-76556547918159463092013-05-26T07:57:13.358+01:002013-05-26T07:57:13.358+01:00I've always heard Holocaust as self-referentia...I've always heard Holocaust as self-referential. There's no bile in it, only despair. It's one of the starkest representations of depression on record, alongside Decades by Joy Division (now where did they disappear to?).<br />(Never been quite so sure about Thirteen however? It's a bit Jim'll Fix It from a man who sang this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRUwlWB_sgQ) <br />Thanks for your praise for Half Orphan. It was our best song. Dave Fanning played it a few times, the closest we came to 'fame'.<br />Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-86920539549371212592013-05-26T06:49:45.390+01:002013-05-26T06:49:45.390+01:00"I never travel far, without a little Big Sta..."I never travel far, without a little Big Star" - "Alex Chilton" -the Replacements. Lovely piece here - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/opinion/21westerberg.html?_r=0 <br />And as you know, a Revenants album is dedicated to Paul Westerberg! I love the song Thirteen. Not sure about this album, though, Seamus. What's your take on Holocaust? I think I could take it if it was about himself.<br />Brilliant top 102 though, impressive for the omissions as much as the inclusions (the Beatles!)<br />And that is a great song by the Knocking Shop. I've played it a number of times and it resonates each time.<br /> <br />Brendan<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com