I'm only familiar with Seamonsters and Bizarro, but for my money (which isn't a lot), those are two of the best poppin' rock records I've heard. Wish I'd caught them live this time around. Hearing them play 'Dare' last year was incredible.

BadComrade wrote:
Cinerama sounded like a bunch of bad music from 60's French films in the same way that Portished sounds like a bunch of bad outakes of songs used in 60's James Bond films...

Fussbudget! Fussbudget!!

This forum consistently astonishes me. Does music need to be so unceasingly cerebral, brooding, and complex with nary a hint of melody? My goodness. Is it a sin to sit back and enjoy a song for its direct and immediate qualities? AND JUST WHO THE FUCK VOTES "CRAP" ON SANDALS AND/OR SHORTS??? Hey, I like Table as well, but I can also appreciate a wonderful song like Cinerama's "Barefoot in the Park." That melody! Those lyrics! If someone put that song on a mixtape for me I would gladly tongue-bathe their genitals as a token of adoration.

In closing I would like to state that Steely Dan is not crap.

I am currently listening to 'George Best'. It's making me rather nostalgic and somewhat sad. I loved this band when I was aged 14-16. They meant everything to me. Just thought I'd share that.

Yeah, earlier this year I went to see the wedding present with my cousin, who wasn't even born went I saw them the first time (that was when they were still doing encores), mind you the same is true of their current drummer.
Probably not an important or brilliant band but I love them all the same and George Best has aged really well in my view.
One of my all time favourites.

I've only heard the second Peel sessions disc (92-95, I think) and I've had a hard time putting it down. Chances are I'll pick up Seamonsters and/or Bizarro soon.

Though maybe I'll just wait for Sanctuary to release the Complete Peel sessions box in a few weeks.

elmofreech wrote:I've only heard the second Peel sessions disc (92-95, I think) and I've had a hard time putting it down. Chances are I'll pick up Seamonsters and/or Bizarro soon.

Though maybe I'll just wait for Sanctuary to release the Complete Peel sessions box in a few weeks.

the BBC sessions ( from '88 ) are totally great, too. I have it on cassette somewhere. The rhythm guitar in "felicity" is ridiculously fast.

I don't think I've ever really Listened to Seamonsters or Bizarro.
Is odd.

The only thing I've ever heard by The Wedding Present was their version of "She's My Best Friend," which I liked a lot. As I recall, the singer took an understated, almost whispered approach to the vocal, much like Stone Temple Pilots did on their cover of "Dancing Days."

I just picked up the newish Wedding Present Peel Sessions box. I've only played the first disk so far but if the standard remains as good as that it will be great collection. Aesthetically, it's very similar to The Fall Peel box and is welcome because it keeps the price down and is great value for six disks.

tommydski wrote:NOT CRAP.

only three good things have ever come from Leeds in West Yorkshire -

1) Gang Of Four
2) The Wedding Present
3) me.

when in new york i often tell people that i come from the same place as gang of four so they have a reference. guess those guys like gang of four enough that almost every band that comes from there sounds like them...

burn!

A-HEM!! Better make that four good things now I'm on the board, Tommy...

Anyway I was reading through this from the start and was going to write this before I got to your post anyway - being in Leeds (and one of them, I forget which, used to live - *throws stone* - there) in the middle of a strange time of chest-puffing and self-congratulation amongst 'the music scene' (ie The Kaiser Chiefs are a success, and A&R men are in town), I almost never, ever hear anyone mention the Wedding Present. Oh, they're talking about Leeds' 'rich musical heritage' alright - Gang of Four, The Mekons and the Sisters of Mercy - but everyone has either forgotten about the Wedding Present, or doesn't think that a top forty single every month for a year constitutes 'success', or they're not fashionable enough -

- or, more likely knowing this town, everyone knows them for 'George Best' and thinks they're from Manchester.

Anyway, most of what I have ever had by the Wedding Present appears to have slipped from my fingers, and this thread (and some hearty dancing to a tape in the winter) has inspired me to do something about that. Not crap.

BadComrade wrote:Using that name to sell records with your newer, boring band: Crap!

man, i am listening to take fountain right now for the one millionth time since it came out... and i just have no frickin idea how anyone could say this is boring... interstate 5? what a song. dude... so insanely good this record is one i could (and have) listen to over and over and over again.