tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post6702546202335461943..comments2024-03-29T05:12:58.694-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: Oh Heavy SighUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-74536301775828850332012-02-11T13:23:14.204-08:002012-02-11T13:23:14.204-08:00You can hear LL Cosmonaut's EP/mini-album here...You can hear LL Cosmonaut's EP/mini-album here:<br /><br /><a href="http://llcosmonaut.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://llcosmonaut.bandcamp.com/</a>Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-13624019073228329272012-02-06T16:12:28.074-08:002012-02-06T16:12:28.074-08:00lovely.
i don't mind talented people working ...lovely.<br /><br />i don't mind talented people working through their influences in public. painters learn to paint by copying the masters, and i don't think it's that different in music. you write brian songs, you get inside the harmonies and feeling. <br /><br />another crystalline example, as fully realized in spirit as sound, is lewis taylor's "let's hope that nobody finds us," from "the lost album." exquisite.misospecialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746740239194445506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-84377394482577061972012-02-02T20:17:27.674-08:002012-02-02T20:17:27.674-08:00Agree with the June & the Exit Wounds comparis...Agree with the June & the Exit Wounds comparison.<br /><br />And seeing as a good number of my absolute favorite albums fall smack dab in the middle of the "twee" river, I can't consider that as a bad thing at all.TimfromGRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-7091115658786593742012-02-02T15:09:28.931-08:002012-02-02T15:09:28.931-08:00Live, which he doesn't do often enough, he can...Live, which he doesn't do often enough, he can hack it too.<br /><br />Bit of background, based in Brighton now, originally from Worthing and not yet hit 25.<br /><br />Big XTC and Todd fan, but it's obvious his hero is Brian Wilson.<br /><br />Wants to hit pay dirt, but doesn't expect it with the type of stuff he writes, very self depreciating.<br /><br />Well worth the effort.Anything Should Happenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593722184088140203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-83572681818116415892012-02-02T11:58:04.176-08:002012-02-02T11:58:04.176-08:00The rest of it is no less twee. But I still really...The rest of it is no less twee. But I still really like it. It seems like every song has that one thing to make me keep coming back. Hooky as hell.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-74120175050828557022012-02-02T11:53:03.970-08:002012-02-02T11:53:03.970-08:00Lovely, if just a tad twee for my taste. How's...Lovely, if just a tad twee for my taste. How's the rest of it?steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-90307597550329117332012-02-01T19:54:23.224-08:002012-02-01T19:54:23.224-08:00Oh my goodness that is awesome. More?Oh my goodness that is awesome. More?John Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972312231916698709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-29675243491954646002012-02-01T19:06:32.322-08:002012-02-01T19:06:32.322-08:00I like the rest of it. Good stuff. But what's ...I like the rest of it. Good stuff. But what's this LL Cosmonaut ASH is raving about?Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-4414229765555812622012-02-01T18:01:52.806-08:002012-02-01T18:01:52.806-08:00How's the rest of it?How's the rest of it?jeff knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-7249867689168710372012-02-01T17:16:24.975-08:002012-02-01T17:16:24.975-08:00It's "Your Summer Dream" + "Kee...It's "Your Summer Dream" + "Keep An Eye On Summer"!<br />Yes, he has a formula under his belt, but personally I don't need another Brian Wilson replica...<br /><br />Now I'm gonna listen to the real thing...A guy called Taknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-68058917850729650712012-02-01T13:31:45.958-08:002012-02-01T13:31:45.958-08:00Paul Steel is superb, I had the debut album on ASH...Paul Steel is superb, I had the debut album on ASH and it was extrememly popular.<br /><br />The album LL Cosmonaut is my favourite Power Pop album from last year.<br /><br />There was a lovely collection of demos on Pop Fair but the MU fiasco has probably taken care of that.Anything Should Happenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593722184088140203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-50425181777566186662012-02-01T10:27:50.711-08:002012-02-01T10:27:50.711-08:00Correct Peter. That's the song I was thinking ...Correct Peter. That's the song I was thinking of but couldn't remember. Good call.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-44711833940966164672012-02-01T08:26:08.256-08:002012-02-01T08:26:08.256-08:00The Beach Boys: "Your Summer Dream." I t...The Beach Boys: "Your Summer Dream." I think he's heard it. Maybe more than once.Peter Ames Carlinhttp://peteramescarlin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-19141284359775769472012-02-01T07:50:13.801-08:002012-02-01T07:50:13.801-08:00It kind of has a little Keep An Eye On Summer feel...It kind of has a little Keep An Eye On Summer feel to it. The influence is certainly there.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-40594834916321999332012-02-01T06:16:54.058-08:002012-02-01T06:16:54.058-08:00I'm swooning as I type. More than anyone else...I'm swooning as I type. More than anyone else, he reminds me of June & The Exit Wounds. Powerpoppers will know who he is. RandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22174364904273876392012-02-01T05:55:29.308-08:002012-02-01T05:55:29.308-08:00I'm even hearing a bit of "Guess I'm ...I'm even hearing a bit of "Guess I'm Dumb" in the melody. (Well, more than a little, actually.)Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-19392981261545852692012-02-01T05:51:48.607-08:002012-02-01T05:51:48.607-08:00Not bad at all, and I definitely hear the Beach Bo...Not bad at all, and I definitely hear the Beach Boys' influence.<br /><br />You know, I know it's not right...but guys bring me down when they make me make think of how great Brian used to sound.stevesnoreply@blogger.com