Talk Talk - Colour of Spring / Spirit of Eden / Laughing Stock

bingefeller

I have been listening to these albums quite a lot over the last few weeks and I think they are, in my opinion, the best 3 albums recorded by a band in a row.  Anyone else a fan?

Gassage

HUGE.

I've related this many times- but Hollis is a recluse now and spends a lot of time watching at Welwyn Garden Cricket Club

Binge, do yourself a favour and og and buy live in Montreaux now, then Hollis solo album

Seminal.

DiscoStu

Spirit of Eden is in my top 10 albums. My go to chill out album and the one I always recommend when people ask for new stuff to listen to. Haven't had a complaint yet!

bingefeller

Gassage said:

HUGE.

I've related this many times- but Hollis is a recluse now and spends a lot of time watching at Welwyn Garden Cricket Club

Binge, do yourself a favour and og and buy live in Montreaux now, then Hollis solo album

Seminal.

Was just investigating the Hollis solo album and it says that Dominic Miller plays guitar on it.  I'll have to check it out.     

The Montreaux gig is on YT so I'll have a look at that too.  

Cheers.  

Gassage

bingefeller said:

Gassage said:

HUGE.

I've related this many times- but Hollis is a recluse now and spends a lot of time watching at Welwyn Garden Cricket Club

Binge, do yourself a favour and og and buy live in Montreaux now, then Hollis solo album

Seminal.

Was just investigating the Hollis solo album and it says that Dominic Miller plays guitar on it.  I'll have to check it out.     

The Montreaux gig is on YT so I'll have a look at that too.  

Cheers.  

Binger
the highlight...

richardhomer

Massive fan - all three albums may even be in my personal top 10. The Spirit of Eden definitely is. Outstanding music....

bingefeller

Gassage said:

bingefeller said:

Gassage said:

HUGE.

I've related this many times- but Hollis is a recluse now and spends a lot of time watching at Welwyn Garden Cricket Club

Binge, do yourself a favour and og and buy live in Montreaux now, then Hollis solo album

Seminal.

Was just investigating the Hollis solo album and it says that Dominic Miller plays guitar on it.  I'll have to check it out.     

The Montreaux gig is on YT so I'll have a look at that too.  

Cheers.  

Binger
the highlight...

|Great stuff, Gassage.  I love how it kicks off after the mellow intro.  

richardhomer said:

Massive fan - all three albums may even be in my personal top 10. The Spirit of Eden definitely is. Outstanding music....

Yeah Spirit is great.  I can't think of another band to have been consistently good as Talk Talk with those three albums.  

richardhomer

Doesn't get better than this for me:



Dark subject matter but a truly beautiful piece of music.

richardhomer

As a matter of interest @Gassage, @bingefeller, @StuDisco - are any of you fans to The Blue Nile? I often find there's a crossover where people are fans of both.

Nice to be talking about music, hey?

Gassage

No, not at all. Found them very bland.

Gassage

bingefeller said:

Gassage said:

bingefeller said:

Gassage said:

HUGE.

I've related this many times- but Hollis is a recluse now and spends a lot of time watching at Welwyn Garden Cricket Club

Binge, do yourself a favour and og and buy live in Montreaux now, then Hollis solo album

Seminal.

Was just investigating the Hollis solo album and it says that Dominic Miller plays guitar on it.  I'll have to check it out.     

The Montreaux gig is on YT so I'll have a look at that too.  

Cheers.  

Binger
the highlight...

|Great stuff, Gassage.  I love how it kicks off after the mellow intro.  

richardhomer said:

Massive fan - all three albums may even be in my personal top 10. The Spirit of Eden definitely is. Outstanding music....

Yeah Spirit is great.  I can't think of another band to have been consistently good as Talk Talk with those three albums.  

Anorak:

Guitarist is John Buchanan, Blockheads.

bingefeller

richardhomer said:

As a matter of interest @Gassage, @bingefeller, @StuDisco - are any of you fans to The Blue Nile? I often find there's a crossover where people are fans of both.

Nice to be talking about music, hey?

Never heard of The Blue Nile before.  I'll have to give them a listen.  

Anyone else think that perhaps Mark Hollis had a strong influence on Steve Hogarth from Marillion?  

richardhomer

bingefeller;659945" said:

Never heard of The Blue Nile before.  I'll have to give them a listen.

Check out 'A Walk Across The Rooftops' and 'Hats'.

richardhomer

Gassage;659935" said:

No, not at all. Found them very bland.

I'll take that as an emphatic 'no' then.

Chuffola

Talk Talk are one of my favourite bands. 

 The Colour Of Spring is just fantastic.