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jackhammer · 08-16-2010, 06:18 PM

Kudos for your Neil Hannon post. He is such an underrated musician and lyricist. The Frog Princess is as good as anything Syd Barrett ever did or that Noel Coward wrote lyrics for yet he barely gets a nod in fans circles which is a shame.

As for Zero 7. I personally find them one of the most hit and miss bands out there. Their debut is sublime and as good as Air's Moon Safari in terms of recent dinner table ambience but their follow on When It Falls was very patchy and lacked direction for me. Because of this I never checked out The Garden which was a return to form according to many reviews.

I think artist's such as Bonobo, Jose Padilla and Cinematic Orchestra have cornered that particular market with more gusto.

Awesome write up's as usual though

Divine Comedy at their very best I feel:

08-16-2010, 06:18 PM	#224 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Kudos for your Neil Hannon post. He is such an underrated musician and lyricist. The Frog Princess is as good as anything Syd Barrett ever did or that Noel Coward wrote lyrics for yet he barely gets a nod in fans circles which is a shame. As for Zero 7. I personally find them one of the most hit and miss bands out there. Their debut is sublime and as good as Air's Moon Safari in terms of recent dinner table ambience but their follow on When It Falls was very patchy and lacked direction for me. Because of this I never checked out The Garden which was a return to form according to many reviews. I think artist's such as Bonobo, Jose Padilla and Cinematic Orchestra have cornered that particular market with more gusto. Awesome write up's as usual though Divine Comedy at their very best I feel: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”