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21 by dabrasha_Archive
slowriot wrote:
dabrasha wrote:There is a newish Spacemen biography out that retails for $35. When it hits the remainder stacks I'll read it and hopefully solve the JC question.



did you ever get this book? i found a copy a few months ago and breezed through it in about a week.

of course, i don't remember if it answered specifically the whole JC thing, but there sure were some interesting annecdotes, good descriptions of shows/tours and tons of substance abuse.


Not yet, but thanks for the reminder - abe.com now has a handful for under $20

Band: Spiritualized

22 by Chapter Two_Archive
RE: The JC thing.

Okay, I'll happily sound like a wanker for a bit.

A big part of what Spiritualized is all about is the paradox of attaining advanced 'spiritual' states in a godless universe. The Jesus thing is just an extension of that. Identifying yourself with the most pure being, a being of pure love. One that you can touch in higher states of conciousness, but that is just a reflection of your highest ideal. That's why there are so many Spiritualized songs that are essentially a one way dialogue between a very fucked up person and Jesus. Using drugs to get to a broken place in order to get to a better place. Jesus is the archetype that keeps coming up in those states for Jason Pierce, I guess, so that's what keeps happening in the songs.

That's how it seems to me.

Band: Spiritualized

23 by Rick Reuschel_Archive
Chapter Two wrote:Fuck it, I'm going again. Spiritualized are brilliant. If you see them now you will no longer see the thrown together band that they were around the time of Ladies and Gentlemen, you will see a real, real band play their fucking hearts out. I'm very much looking forward to Jason Pierce's solo shows in the autumn.

October Friday 20th Salisbury Arts Centre 01722 321744 Sunday 22nd Brighton Komedia 01273 647100 Monday 23rd London, Queen Elizabeth Hall 08703 800 400 Tuesday 24th Colchester Arts Centre 01206 500900 Wednesday 25th Leicester, The Y 0116 255 7066 November Wednesday 22nd Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre 01539 725133 Thursday 23rd Gateshead, Sage 0191 443 4661 Friday 24th Manchester, Lowry 0870 787 5796 Saturday 25th Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 08700 600 100 Tickets are priced at £15, apart from Brighton £14.50, Leicester £14.00 and London £16/£18.50

I'll go a long, long way for a Spiritualized gig.


These are solo acoustic? I'd love to hear a copy of any of these shows if possible. Supposed to be a new SPZ record out soon. Amazing Grace is my least favorite but I really like the first two and Ladies and Gentleman... the Royal Albert Hall with the full choir is quite nice if you go for the big production.

I heard a radio interview where he mentioned enough old school blues guys to sufficiently impress me that he has an appreciation for what came before. I am interested to hear what the new record sounds like. My fear is that a smack free Jason is a continuation of Amazing Grace.

Band: Spiritualized

24 by slowriot_Archive
Rick Reuschel wrote:I heard a radio interview where he mentioned enough old school blues guys to sufficiently impress me that he has an appreciation for what came before. I am interested to hear what the new record sounds like. My fear is that a smack free Jason is a continuation of Amazing Grace.



the book gets into this a little. talks about pete and jason listening to tons of robert johnson records. there were also references to gary davis, howlin' wolf, muddy waters... slightly unrelated, but, i think there's a story about the first time the two of them hung out after school one day they were huffing butane and listening to gun club's "fire of love."

also of course, TONS of sun ra and 13th floor elevators
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