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« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2012, 03:28:19 PM » |
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3 weeks till Tewkesbury...
If that isn't a live album title waiting to happen, I don't know what is! |
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« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2012, 04:18:51 PM » |
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3 weeks till Tewkesbury...
If that isn't a live album title waiting to happen, I don't know what is!  I'd buy it on the strength of the title alone! |
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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2012, 05:32:30 PM » |
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WOW! WHAT A TRACKLISTING! and the samples sound FANTASTIC! Do I detect a female guest voice on Farewell Farewell? Also, has anyone worked out how to buy the two albums together rather than in two seperate transactions? |
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« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2012, 05:45:24 PM » |
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WOW! WHAT A TRACKLISTING! and the samples sound FANTASTIC! Do I detect a female guest voice on Farewell Farewell? Also, has anyone worked out how to buy the two albums together rather than in two seperate transactions? Yep. Just go to http://www.fairportconvention.com/catalogue.php...click buy now on one, then buy now on t'other, then check out. Simples (for me at least). I'm refusing to listen to the clips til I have the albums in my hand.... |
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« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2012, 05:50:13 PM » |
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WOW! WHAT A TRACKLISTING! and the samples sound FANTASTIC! Do I detect a female guest voice on Farewell Farewell? No, I think it's Chris singing incredibly high. I had to listen a few times... There's something very over-produced about the harmony vocals. I can't quite tell what it is, but it doesn't sound natural. |
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« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2012, 06:03:28 PM » |
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WOW! WHAT A TRACKLISTING! and the samples sound FANTASTIC! Do I detect a female guest voice on Farewell Farewell? Also, has anyone worked out how to buy the two albums together rather than in two seperate transactions? Yep. Just go to http://www.fairportconvention.com/catalogue.php...click buy now on one, then buy now on t'other, then check out. Simples (for me at least). I'm refusing to listen to the clips til I have the albums in my hand.... Thanks David. It seems to be working now. On my previous couple of attempts when I clicked on the second album it deleted the first.
There's something very over-produced about the harmony vocals. I can't quite tell what it is, but it doesn't sound natural.
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« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2012, 06:15:29 PM » |
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ordered justa couple of seconds ago.
C'mon, postie what's keeping you?
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« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2012, 06:25:22 PM » |
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It won't be posted for 2 weeks from what I read earlier.
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« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2012, 06:30:18 PM » |
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There's something very over-produced about the harmony vocals. I can't quite tell what it is, but it doesn't sound natural.
Autotune? (Shudder!) I gave in and gave that clip a listen. It does, sadly, sound an awful lot like it has been autotuned (or had some such similar treatment). Yikes... Yep - posted on the 19th according to the 'office drudge'..we'll know more after then, I guess! |
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« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2012, 06:30:35 PM » |
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If they get here by the first night of the tour,I'll be happy..it's my birthday the day after and I'm dying to know what I bought myself.
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« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2012, 08:00:32 PM » |
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« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2012, 08:44:00 PM » |
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Autotune? (Shudder!)
I have to say, I had a suspicion on listening that that might be the case. I really, really hope not, though! What has the world come to if Fairport Convention are using autotune?! Didn't stop me ordering both albums. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2012, 09:43:42 PM » |
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I ordered both new CDs a couple of hours ago. The clips of Fotheringay and Farewell, Farewell sound especially promising. I'm just sad that Sloth doesn't appear on By Popular Request. I really want to hear the current lineup tackle Sloth with no guests.
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« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2012, 10:52:23 PM » |
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I probably listen more to Ric's Jazz playing than his folk stuff these days, as I listen to the album he did with Soft Machine quite often, and the album he did with John Etheridge gets spun every now and then. I haven't listened to any post-1985 Fairport for ages...
The new CD sounds good... Think I'll have to pre-order them tomorrow at work. Their website isn't Mac Friendly.
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« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2012, 12:56:04 AM » |
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WOW! WHAT A TRACKLISTING! and the samples sound FANTASTIC! Do I detect a female guest voice on Farewell Farewell? No, I think it's Chris singing incredibly high. I had to listen a few times... There's something very over-produced about the harmony vocals. I can't quite tell what it is, but it doesn't sound natural. Not sure I agree that it isn't a woman guest on Farewell, Farewell. The "you lonely travellers all, the cold north wind" part sounds to me like Chris and another voice, or else it is Chris adding the second higher part. Not sure I have ever heard him hit anything like that in all his years. But moot point until someone gets the cd. Fotheringay in that little snippet sounds AMAZING...and very different. Red and Gold, Sir Patrick Spens and Jewel In The Crown sound good as well. |
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« Reply #36 on: January 06, 2012, 11:29:46 AM » |
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As it's two weeks till release, think I'll wait till the Oxford gig, but sounds very exciting.
Bit surprised that WKWTTG not included as it was second in the voting by a long way. Also Come All Ye which I have long wanted to hear them open up with (lyrics coudl always be adjusted). Otherwise I can see this getting a lot of play.
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« Reply #37 on: January 06, 2012, 11:42:15 AM » |
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Very pleasantly surprised by the song samples - this stuff sounds good!
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« Reply #38 on: January 06, 2012, 08:40:11 PM » |
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Bit surprised that WKWTTG not included as it was second in the voting by a long way. Also Come All Ye which I have long wanted to hear them open up with (lyrics coudl always be adjusted). Otherwise I can see this getting a lot of play.
It may be that they think they have covered this recently with the version from 2008 featuring Chris While, which I'm not sure they could top. Come All Ye is a good call. Looking forward to getting both new CDs - and hopefully getting them scribbled on at the same time. Must book tickets! |
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« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2012, 03:54:17 PM » |
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