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Zer0 · 08-27-2011, 05:17 AM

The Comforts Of Madness is a pretty damn good album. I agree it's not quite shoegaze but it probably gets thrown in with it due to it's murky production which I don't think was intentional. I don't really like most album remasters but that's one album I'd love to see get the remastered treatment. Some really great songs on that album especially 'Sea Of Sound' and 'Sight Of You'.

In Ribbons is certainly worth getting as well. It was their first album with original Lush vocalist Meriel Barham on guitar and sharing lead vocals, she gave their sound a new dimension. They moved a little bit away from the shoegaze/dream-popish sound on The Comforts Of Madness towards a more straight-forward indie sound and the production is a lot better as well, and has some brilliant tunes such as 'Throwing Back The Apple' and 'A Thousand Stars Burst Open'.

Still haven't got around to checking out Slow Buildings or their early EPs.

08-27-2011, 05:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	The Comforts Of Madness is a pretty damn good album. I agree it's not quite shoegaze but it probably gets thrown in with it due to it's murky production which I don't think was intentional. I don't really like most album remasters but that's one album I'd love to see get the remastered treatment. Some really great songs on that album especially 'Sea Of Sound' and 'Sight Of You'. In Ribbons is certainly worth getting as well. It was their first album with original Lush vocalist Meriel Barham on guitar and sharing lead vocals, she gave their sound a new dimension. They moved a little bit away from the shoegaze/dream-popish sound on The Comforts Of Madness towards a more straight-forward indie sound and the production is a lot better as well, and has some brilliant tunes such as 'Throwing Back The Apple' and 'A Thousand Stars Burst Open'. Still haven't got around to checking out Slow Buildings or their early EPs. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound Last edited by Zer0; 08-27-2011 at 06:25 AM.