tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post1157775942025337528..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Twice Born MenWilliam Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-35468615689245187442009-09-10T02:40:36.830+01:002009-09-10T02:40:36.830+01:00Don't worry re The xx - it will all make sense...Don't worry re The xx - it will all make sense in the end. It reminds me of Young Marble Giants' Clossal Youth. A very spacious and minimalistic album which actually sounds full and rewarding after a couple of spins.bobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-47033798167327804282009-09-09T22:03:06.169+01:002009-09-09T22:03:06.169+01:00I've just had my first listen through of The x...I've just had my first listen through of The xx and am having a similar underwhelmed reaction Perhaps it's a grower. Using Spotify to check out The Invisible and certainly intrigued, very interesting.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-45685853120995476172009-09-09T17:57:46.930+01:002009-09-09T17:57:46.930+01:00Lol Incidentally i'm Deucekindred as well :)
...Lol Incidentally i'm Deucekindred as well :)<br /><br /> Well I usually take that as a good sign, the best albums, ad the ones that will stick with you for a long time are the ones that don't grab you on the first listen.bobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-86842421942308609852009-09-09T17:13:36.489+01:002009-09-09T17:13:36.489+01:00That's interesting, bobblog; the xx album is o...That's interesting, bobblog; the xx album is one of many I've picked up recently, and in the pressure to find time to listen to them all, I've allowed it to get a little sidelined. I listened to it through once and, when it didn't amaze me, set it aside. I will have to get it out again.John Selfhttp://theasylum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-86968304034281211662009-09-09T12:52:20.850+01:002009-09-09T12:52:20.850+01:00The album's pretty good. There are some weak s...The album's pretty good. There are some weak songs in the beginning but it picks up nicely by London Girls and there are a few sonic surprises on the way.. <br /><br />Soundwise they are a more dancier version of TVOTR - a cheap comparison but it's an inevitable one.<br /><br />At the moment I'm hooked on The xx album. Simply brilliant. It's fresh and genuinely exciting! One of my top albums of the year so farbobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-14247527211494413492009-09-09T09:08:37.705+01:002009-09-09T09:08:37.705+01:00Well, they were calling it 'the years of the w...Well, they were calling it 'the years of the woman' so it wasn't much of a punt!<br /><br />I've been really enjoying Sweet Billy Pilgrim and was certainly intrigued by what I saw of The Invisible, it sounded very funky. What's the album like?William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-20634726335736740482009-09-09T05:04:12.456+01:002009-09-09T05:04:12.456+01:00heh you're right - Speech Debelle won! :) I ad...heh you're right - Speech Debelle won! :) I admit that i'm happy cause what she is doing is quite different, I was banking on her or The Invisible to win.<br /><br />Anyway I received the Sweet Billy Pilgrim album via The Rough Trade Album Club (which is a godsend when you live on an island with one semi decent record shop) and it's excellent. It reminds me of a more mellow Beck crossed with Schneider TM, with a bit of a jazz chucked in for good measure.bobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-65374686440808599212009-09-08T10:17:32.796+01:002009-09-08T10:17:32.796+01:00It's not really like The Seldom Seen Kid speci...It's not really like The Seldom Seen Kid specifically but with the heartfelt male vocals, romantic musicality and serious lyrics it's a bit too similar to Elbow to win. This year's shortlist has lots of female artists and I reckon it will go to one of them.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-7598386370578722362009-09-08T10:07:45.887+01:002009-09-08T10:07:45.887+01:00I downloaded this from iTunes on the recommendatio...I downloaded this from iTunes on the recommendation of Scott Pack. Unfortunately when I thought I was burning it to CD, I was actually burning Conditions by The Temper Trap - which is a bloody good album as it happens. So, er, I haven't listened to Sweet Billy Pilgrim yet, though did note the crackly atmospherics of the opener.<br /><br />Are you saying it's like <em>The Seldom Seen Kid</em>?John Selfhttp://theasylum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com