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The Verlaines - Some Disenchanted Evening (1990)
Though living in the shadow of its predecessor's brilliance, 'Some Disenchanted Evening' is a commendable album, continuing the string of artistic successes that began with 'Hallelujah All the Way Home' in 1985. And that's not even mentioning the band's brilliant early singles, all of which are conveniently collected on 'Juvenilia' for your listening pleasure! Less reliant on the classical orchestrations that dominated much of 'Bird Dog,' 'Some Disenchanted Evening,' tends to dwell in more conventional musical avenues than one is normally accustomed to hearing from the Verlaines. But with Graeme Downes at the helm, even the most straightforward tracks on the album take interesting and unexpected turns. Unfortunately, the album was somewhat lost in the shuffle of fantastic kiwi music that was released in 1990, appearing shortly before the Chills' 'Submarine Bells.' - Ariel 
Though living in the shadow of its predecessor's brilliance, 'Some Disenchanted Evening' is a commendable album, continuing the string of artistic successes that began with 'Hallelujah All the Way Home' in 1985. And that's not even mentioning the band's brilliant early singles, all of which are conveniently collected on 'Juvenilia' for your listening pleasure! Less reliant on the classical orchestrations that dominated much of 'Bird Dog,' 'Some Disenchanted Evening,' tends to dwell in more conventional musical avenues than one is normally accustomed to hearing from the Verlaines. But with Graeme Downes at the helm, even the most straightforward tracks on the album take interesting and unexpected turns. Unfortunately, the album was somewhat lost in the shuffle of fantastic kiwi music that was released in 1990, appearing shortly before the Chills' 'Submarine Bells.' - Ariel 
4 comments:
Thank you thank you thank you!
wow man, pleased to meet you. i swear, a couple of months ago i was jonesing for a blog like yours and tried to take it upon myself to bring some flying nun to my pals, but you're doing a far better job...
anyhow, check out my blog for shit you probably already have, and i'll certainly be checking yours out from time to time. thanks for the great tunes so far.
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Thanks a lot. I really like your blog. Do you happen to haven Able Tasmans as well. I would really appreciate that. Thanks again.
your blog saved my life. i've had pyromaniac and death and the maiden for years and have always been dying to hear the rest of the verlaines. being good non-market-minded academics, they've not bothered to try to make it available to buy ANYWHERE so your tape-dub benevolence is real grace.
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