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2000-08-21 14:56Irene McCAm I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline from Gary Numan's CARS

From:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:56:14 +0200
Subject:: [idm] armand the thief

Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline from Gary Numan's CARS... I await the radio to back-announce and it's Armand van Helden's "Koochie". Oh dear. Nothing, at all, is sacred :-) I * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2000-08-21 15:33John Bush> Am I dreaming or what? Nope, and there's another track on Killing Puritans that swipes A

From:: John Bush <johbus@allmusic.com>
To:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 11:33:58 -0400
Subject:: RE: [idm] armand the thief
Reply to:: [idm] armand the thief

quoted 1 line Am I dreaming or what?

> Am I dreaming or what?

Nope, and there's another track on Killing Puritans that swipes Armando's "No Way Out," just as big and fraggin' fat as on "Koochie"... ;> I have to admit though, the album vaguely grew on me after multiple listens -- I've always liked Van Helden's cheek, and aside from putting some incredibly repetitive tracks on his LPs, he's a solid commercial producer with a knack for great hooks. There's a disco track with Common that's really good, almost sounds like Mase on "Feel So Good" from a coupla years ago... .John. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2000-08-21 17:22Brian MacDonaldI have to chime in there and admit liking "Koochy" (besides the neat lil' coinkidink of it

From:: Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:22:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: Re: [idm] armand the thief
Reply to:: [idm] armand the thief

I have to chime in there and admit liking "Koochy" (besides the neat lil' coinkidink of it being the unofficial pronunciation of KUCI)... Normally, I'm not too hot on songs that modernize/plunder a familiar hit single of the past... but somehow the tune and the 4/4 thumps go well together this time. It's very anthemic in a commercial pop sense, which sometimes works just right. (Then again, I like that Cuban Boys track that plunders "The Hamster Dance", so take my opinion with a micron of salt) The thing that annoys me most about the track is not the Numan plunder but the overused line-switching and wikka-wikka-wikka-wikka-peecheeeuuuuuw record breaks. Why can't he just let the track build and build and not spoil the momentum with boastful dee-jay cliches? Otherwise, "Killing Puritans" is a hit/miss record. Some great moments, and some rather dull moments. ======================================================================= Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org> KUCI 88.9 fM in Irvine, CA -- Orange County ======================================================================= On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Irene McC wrote:

quoted 8 lines Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline

> Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline > from Gary Numan's CARS... I await the radio to back-announce and > it's Armand van Helden's "Koochie". Oh dear. > > Nothing, at all, is sacred :-) > > I > *

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2000-08-21 21:05dave--- Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com> wrote: > Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin

From:: dave <vivisext@yahoo.com>
To:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:05:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: Re: [idm] armand the thief

--- Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com> wrote:

quoted 7 lines Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat,

> Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, > is the bassline > from Gary Numan's CARS... I await the radio to > back-announce and > it's Armand van Helden's "Koochie". Oh dear. > > Nothing, at all, is sacred :-)

As well the guitar riff in Little Black Spiders is taken from a Scorpions song. ===== -dave "For godsakes, it's a pussy not an aircraft carrier..." -jj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail ? Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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