Church on tour

by **black francis** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:52 am

You slut .

by **withahip** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:15 pm

I think I am a Church fan but know about two albums worth of material.

I am searching the used and bargain bins for cds post Starfish. I got "magician among the spirits."

They sound like a New Wave jam band - which is ok. The drums on "It Could Be Anyone" makes me wish Tim Powles had been playing drums on Siberia and been a co-songwriter.

The first track Welcome is a total letdown . .but the cd improves with every song.

BF, you are quite the fan. Suggestions please.

Ever hear their song "Buffalo"? Lovely.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:41 pm

withahip wrote:I think I am a Church fan but know about two albums worth of material.

I am searching the used and bargain bins for cds post Starfish. I got "magician among the spirits."

They sound like a New Wave jam band - which is ok. The drums on "It Could Be Anyone" makes me wish Tim Powles had been playing drums on Siberia and been a co-songwriter.

The first track Welcome is a total letdown . .but the cd improves with every song.

BF, you are quite the fan. Suggestions please.

Ever hear their song "Buffalo"? Lovely.

Know how I know you're gay? You're American and you just said "lovely"

by **black francis** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:31 am

Priest=Aura
Hologram of Baal
Forget Yourself EP

Magician Among the Spirits isn't really a Church album IMO but Comedown is a lovely song. Oops.

by **withahip** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:39 am

Untitled #23 seems really good. The new one.

by **withahip** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:59 am

black francis wrote:Priest=Aura
Hologram of Baal
Forget Yourself EP

Magician Among the Spirits isn't really a Church album IMO but Comedown is a lovely song. Oops.

Ok, I'll get them this week if I find them used.

Why is Magician not a Church album? Is it like a WAYGTDWYL?

by **black francis** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:16 pm

If I remember correctly it didn't have many Church members involved. Kilbey and one other. Maybe a guest appearance here and there.

by **withahip** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:21 pm

But the majority of songs have all memebers listed as writers.

Just for show?

by **black francis** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:27 pm

Don't question me muthafucker! Maybe I'm thinking another album. Gold Afternoon Fix? Which sucked by the way.

by **withahip** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:39 pm

http://obscuresound.com/?p=2783

Songs at the end are ok.

by **black francis** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:52 pm

Frank The Bunny wrote:Know how I know you're gay? You're American and you just said "lovely"

In his defense he did pronounce it loov-lay

by **withahip** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:05 pm

And then I pirouette.

by **Kounelaki** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:57 pm

withahip wrote:And then I pirouette.

by **Dave Smith** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:37 am

Magician is the worst Church album.Not really a band at that stage just re-building bridges with Koppes.I recommend:

Blurred Crusade
Seance
Heyday(-five stars-brilliant)
Starfish
Priest=aura(five stars)
After everything
Hologram
Forget Yourself

Also try the two acoustic albums they did El something -or-other I cant remember

a toe-dipper for Kilbey solo try:

The Slow Crack
Remindlessness
Painkiller

Dont like MWP and Koppes solo but A New Season on Starfish is one of the best songs they've ever done(written by Koppes)

by **withahip** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:42 am

Is there stuff they regularly play live?
(Have they been doing the same set for the past fifteen years or so?)

Or do they change it up all the time?

I'd like to get the cds that contain the songs I am most likely to hear.

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