Comments on: The Good, The Bad And The Queen http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/ Los Angeles Based MP3 & Music Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Frank Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:35:46 +0000 http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=956#comment-51 Amen, brutha. This record meets or surpasses all the hopes I had for the project when I read about it. As I said in my own post a few days ago, Damon's clearly after the atmospherics here, but he just can't help writing great tunes in the process. Amen, brutha. This record meets or surpasses all the hopes I had for the project when I read about it. As I said in my own post a few days ago, Damon’s clearly after the atmospherics here, but he just can’t help writing great tunes in the process.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Matthew Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:26:20 +0000 http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=956#comment-45 I liked three tracks on Great Escape - The Universal, Yuko & Hiro and Fade Away - but the best thing that album ever did for my music collection was on the b-side of the Country House single. There's a French version of To The End where Albarn duets with Francoise Hardy that is absolutely brilliant. (And I agree with CHW - the new look is excellent.) I liked three tracks on Great Escape – The Universal, Yuko & Hiro and Fade Away – but the best thing that album ever did for my music collection was on the b-side of the Country House single. There’s a French version of To The End where Albarn duets with Francoise Hardy that is absolutely brilliant.

(And I agree with CHW – the new look is excellent.)

]]> By: Satisfied '75 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Satisfied '75 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:50:36 +0000 http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=956#comment-43 matthew, spot on with your Great Escape thoughts. i completely agree. matthew, spot on with your Great Escape thoughts. i completely agree.

]]> By: CHW http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-39 CHW Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:44:24 +0000 http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=956#comment-39 Great post. I grabbed this as soon as it was released and have really gotten into it. Not only do I enjoy all of Albarn's music, but I'm a big fan of Simonon's bass playing - simple but always dead on. PS. Mali Music is brilliant. PPS. Dig the look of the new site. Great post. I grabbed this as soon as it was released and have really gotten into it. Not only do I enjoy all of Albarn’s music, but I’m a big fan of Simonon’s bass playing – simple but always dead on.

PS. Mali Music is brilliant.
PPS. Dig the look of the new site.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Matthew Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:14:29 +0000 http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=956#comment-35 I remember how much I disliked The Great Escape, which was sort of a similar 'state of the nation' manifesto to this, but embarrassingly bogged down by his cringeworthy need to be a smart-arse. Well, that and some thoroughly mediocre tunes. This really is a good record, although it's some of his least accessible stuff for a while - it's taken me a plenty of listens to really get into thoroughly. Love it now though! I remember how much I disliked The Great Escape, which was sort of a similar ’state of the nation’ manifesto to this, but embarrassingly bogged down by his cringeworthy need to be a smart-arse. Well, that and some thoroughly mediocre tunes.

This really is a good record, although it’s some of his least accessible stuff for a while – it’s taken me a plenty of listens to really get into thoroughly. Love it now though!

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