The Blue Nile anyone-

richardhomer

artiebear said:stop it you two, I'm being confronted with my loss of youth  

Good - how do I know you feel it? How do I know it's true?

AuldReekie

richardhomer said:

artiebear said:stop it you two, I'm being confronted with my loss of youth  

Good - how do I know you feel it? How do I know it's true?

Well, I'll be 61 later this year, but there's no way I'm "Over the Hillside" 

AuldReekie

richardhomer said:

AuldReekie said:Hard to believe it will soon be 28 years since it was released.

Or that I was 25 when - like you - I bought it on the day of release. More than half my lifetime ago....

In spite of the metronomic drum machine patterns and very 'electronic' arrangements - it sounds oddly timeless to my ears - which can't be said for much music from that period.

So true; those electronic drum patters are such a contrast to the emotion and humanity created by Buchanan and Moore 

artiebear

AuldReekie said:

richardhomer said:

AuldReekie said:Hard to believe it will soon be 28 years since it was released.

Or that I was 25 when - like you - I bought it on the day of release. More than half my lifetime ago....

In spite of the metronomic drum machine patterns and very 'electronic' arrangements - it sounds oddly timeless to my ears - which can't be said for much music from that period.

So true; those electronic drum patters are such a contrast to the emotion and humanity created by Buchanan and Moore 

The beauty is that the drum patterns don't matter. To this day, the ensemble of electronica sounds great. 

BigLicks67

kaypeejay said:

BigLicks67 said:

'Hats' is a great late night record with whisky in hand. 

Ahh, that's why I don't like it, no whisky!

Get yourself a nice single malt like Old Pulteney or Glenmorangie and it will all make sense. : >

kaypeejay

There's a challenge I will take on. Does it work with Brandy too?

BigLicks67

kaypeejay said:

There's a challenge I will take on. Does it work with Brandy too?

Never tried it, but feel free to experiment.

kaypeejay

Trying it with 4 beers so far and I am definitely getting it. I love miserable music and this is starting to do it for me. 

richardhomer

kaypeejay said:

Trying it with 4 beers so far and I am definitely getting it. I love miserable music and this is starting to do it for me. 

It IS miserable - but strangely uplifting. And joking apart - works perfectly well when sober. Not great on sunny days - not really suitable for in the car....