Here's a reply to the message "RE: [idm] RE: Orbital = Shite Music"
written on Thu, 12 Oct 2000 10:13:44 -0700:
quoted 4 lines oh, c'mon. If you haven't heard the brown album, you probably shouldn't be
>oh, c'mon. If you haven't heard the brown album, you probably shouldn't be
>talking about orbital as a band who make 'useless crap'. This pegs you as a
>late-comer with quite a limited understanding of their work. If you've heard
>the brown album or "belfast" and still want to believe this, fine...quoted 2 lines IMO, In Sides pales in comparison to the brown album. Halcyon + On + On is
>IMO, In Sides pales in comparison to the brown album. Halcyon + On + On is
>one of the greatest pieces ever written. Ever.
The Green album and Snivilisation have always remained my favourites.
I did like the Brown album, but the tempo seemed to remain consistent
all the way through. (I'm not saying they *didn't* subtly shift the
tempo about between tracks but it just sounds like the same tempo all
the way through.) Not enough variety for my liking, although I still
dig it when I'm in the right mood.
The Green album and Snivilisation both have a much broader, dynamic
range of material on them. I loved the Green album for its relative
freshness at the time and Snivilisation for shifting the goal posts.
In Sides and The Middle of Nowhere are both good fun. Both full of
*good* tracks but not really any *amazing* ones. I first heard all the
Middle of Nowhere stuff during their Brixton Academy gig (with Plaid
in support -- woohoo!) last year. Absolutely amazing live. For me,
TMON is practically a souvenir of that gig, so it's hard for me not to
listen to it outside that context.
--
Mark Stevens
http://www.headspin.clara.net/
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