Note; This didn't work properly when I pasted in the soundcloud link. But TIMJ found it when I typed in the band name and track. Just in case that's useful for anyone. ...This song is also for the late 'Black Craw' Maizie W and for Lord W too.
@d0minic Thanks. I really love this song. 'Panda Season' is a great phrase for describing wanting to be on your own and not ain a collapsing relationship,
@kddaniel I went down the Crow Road last Friday to pick up our takeaway. Yes, THAT Crow Road. Maybe that's what it means - the irresistible urge to visit Sims Garden.
@kddaniel It means to die. @AlicejustMay Do you mean in Glasgow? Or is it Edinburgh? Visiting the takeaways round here could quite possibly lead to the Crow Road!!
@alisonsghost Oh, missed your previous comment - it's in Glasgow - we're just outside, so it's about a half hour drive. Me and the eldest use the time to listen to new music.
@simonp Well it is annoying if you think a vocalist is modelling themselves on someone else. I was listening to The House of Love last night and I've heard so much Lou Reed and Nick Drake on here they were driving me mad because that was all I could hear!
@simonp Now that I've googled John Martyn I can see why you would find him irritating. Tuneful though. They don't seem that similar. The bloke from Crow Road just seems to have a strong accent. Then again, Spotify now only reccomends bands to me if they have less than 300 followers so I'm not greatly surprised you're conflicted :)
@AlicejustMay Soup glorious soup :) Or porridge. I made a terrible band name blunder earlier in the week but I'm waiting until it's 'terrible musical mistake' week before revealing it!
@alisonsghost Martyn could be a pretty cantankerous old soak (and it was drink that killed him in the end) but he did produce some incredible music. For some reason though, after about his third or fourth album in the mid-70s he adopted this slurring vocal style (which I don't think was entirely due to his imbibing) and I found it difficult to get past it. I'm pretty sure yer man from Crow Road isn't trying to imitate him, it's just that I find his voice similarly offputting
@simonp Which is completely fair enough :) I'll try to listen to Martyn before the slurry stage, because in the You Tube clip he was definitely doing that. He didn't seem drunk though. He was pretty young when he died by the look of it :(
@alisonsghost Bless the Weather is the album I keep going back to. Beautiful. You can see why him and Nick Drake had a mutual admiration (even if they were poles apart in personality)
@simonp I liked 'Hot Fuss' but ditto on that other bloke. Loathe him. Big God complex on stage too. Well, not being qualified has unfortunately never stopped me :) Definitely right about 'Nick Drake' being omnipresent at the moment :)
@Axol Thank you. I thought it was beautiful :) Does that mean you're Scottish? I've read The Crow Road and I think it's probably one of Iain Banks' best books. And Iain M Bainks has a different one :) Unless you mean a different book with a similar title, which would be interesting...Hope you're having a good Julian Cope week !
I love the book. Read lots of ian banks but shamefully no iam m banks. What would you recommend? Need to shoot the craw (meaning to leave) as opposed to travelling the crow road (kicking the bucket) !
42 Comments (since 18 Nov 2013)
alisonsghost
Note; This didn't work properly when I pasted in the soundcloud link. But TIMJ found it when I typed in the band name and track. Just in case that's useful for anyone. ...This song is also for the late 'Black Craw' Maizie W and for Lord W too.
d0minic
great #BookJam choice :_
alisonsghost
@d0minic Thanks. I really love this song. 'Panda Season' is a great phrase for describing wanting to be on your own and not ain a collapsing relationship,
simonp
Mmm, I'm a bit conflicted about this one. Love the music and the melody but his John Martyn slurred-singing style is a bit jarring
d0minic
@alisonsghost yeah those Pandas have it easy! ;)
kdd
I'm curious. What's the expression 'to take the crow road..' mean?
AlicejustMay
@kddaniel I went down the Crow Road last Friday to pick up our takeaway. Yes, THAT Crow Road. Maybe that's what it means - the irresistible urge to visit Sims Garden.
AlicejustMay
Lovely track, too!
alisonsghost
@kddaniel It means to die. @AlicejustMay Do you mean in Glasgow? Or is it Edinburgh? Visiting the takeaways round here could quite possibly lead to the Crow Road!!
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay This is so irrelevant - but what sort of takeaway does Sims Garden do??
AlicejustMay
@alisonsghost ha! Really good Chinese food.
AlicejustMay
@alisonsghost Oh, missed your previous comment - it's in Glasgow - we're just outside, so it's about a half hour drive. Me and the eldest use the time to listen to new music.
alisonsghost
@simonp Well it is annoying if you think a vocalist is modelling themselves on someone else. I was listening to The House of Love last night and I've heard so much Lou Reed and Nick Drake on here they were driving me mad because that was all I could hear!
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay Oh! A good way to make time to listen:) Chinese is my favourite. Very hungry. It's been another sandwich only week :)
alisonsghost
@d0minic Yes. For pandas life is all peace and bamboo.
kdd
@alisonsghost Thanks, that's a new one to me.
AlicejustMay
Ah, The House of Love! So long since I've listened to them I couldn't tell you what they sound like. Though I remember The Charlatans.
alisonsghost
@simonp Now that I've googled John Martyn I can see why you would find him irritating. Tuneful though. They don't seem that similar. The bloke from Crow Road just seems to have a strong accent. Then again, Spotify now only reccomends bands to me if they have less than 300 followers so I'm not greatly surprised you're conflicted :)
alisonsghost
@kddaniel I only know from reading The Crow Road, I think. And about the real Crow Road. Although I don't think it mentioned The Chinese restaurant :)
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay I always mix The Charlatans up with The Libertines and The Raconteurs. My brain is turning into band-name porridge.
AlicejustMay
Tell me about it... Auteurs, Stone Roses, Mock Turtles... what a porridge, though!
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay Soup glorious soup :) Or porridge. I made a terrible band name blunder earlier in the week but I'm waiting until it's 'terrible musical mistake' week before revealing it!
simonp
@alisonsghost Martyn could be a pretty cantankerous old soak (and it was drink that killed him in the end) but he did produce some incredible music. For some reason though, after about his third or fourth album in the mid-70s he adopted this slurring vocal style (which I don't think was entirely due to his imbibing) and I found it difficult to get past it. I'm pretty sure yer man from Crow Road isn't trying to imitate him, it's just that I find his voice similarly offputting
AlicejustMay
Well thanks for that, @alisonsghost - I'm going to be wondering indefinitely now!
alisonsghost
@simonp Which is completely fair enough :) I'll try to listen to Martyn before the slurry stage, because in the You Tube clip he was definitely doing that. He didn't seem drunk though. He was pretty young when he died by the look of it :(
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay The blunder or the Fox/Wolf trouble? If the first I'm bound to give myself away:)
AlicejustMay
Blunder! Blunder!
alisonsghost
@simonp It's a bit like the mystery of why the lead singer of The Killers turned into a wobbly Bruce Springstein by the second record....
simonp
@alisonsghost Bless the Weather is the album I keep going back to. Beautiful. You can see why him and Nick Drake had a mutual admiration (even if they were poles apart in personality)
simonp
Never liked The Killers and (even though it's sacrilege to say round these parts) I've never been a Brucey fan neither
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay Let's just say the link is Nick Drake :) Which in fact means I've made 2 blunders as I meant Nick Cave re The House of Love!!
simonp
Which is my way of saying I'm not qualified to make call on that!
simonp
Ooh we must have been typing nick drake at the same time. Guess that shouldn't be too much of a surprise on here
alisonsghost
@simonp I liked 'Hot Fuss' but ditto on that other bloke. Loathe him. Big God complex on stage too. Well, not being qualified has unfortunately never stopped me :) Definitely right about 'Nick Drake' being omnipresent at the moment :)
alisonsghost
@simonp ...although Nick Drake is mainly a good thing, I should add!
alisonsghost
@AlicejustMay In fact that's a tripple blunder as the link was Julian Cope!! Sandwich time :)
Axol
@alisonsghost Lovely song - dig the accent but then I'm biased - book is worth reading too.
alisonsghost
@Axol Thank you. I thought it was beautiful :) Does that mean you're Scottish? I've read The Crow Road and I think it's probably one of Iain Banks' best books. And Iain M Bainks has a different one :) Unless you mean a different book with a similar title, which would be interesting...Hope you're having a good Julian Cope week !
Axol
I love the book. Read lots of ian banks but shamefully no iam m banks. What would you recommend? Need to shoot the craw (meaning to leave) as opposed to travelling the crow road (kicking the bucket) !
Axol
Ps. Yeh really enjoying listening to lots of Julian Cope. Not everyone's cup of tea I know. I didn't get into him until very recently.
alisonsghost
@Axol I'm definitely shooting the craw! All music-ed out for today. Will let you know a good Iain M Banks on another occasion.
PeteLaberge
This is a very nice tune. Good rhythm and beat. Thanks. great jam.