The Album Club: "The Noise Made By People" by Broadcast

Trollheart · 04-15-2018, 10:34 AM

Next one up. Review, comment, debate, discuss and vote here.

Neapolitan · 04-15-2018, 11:19 PM

I am a fan of Broadcast and I look forward to revisiting this album. Reviews don't come easy so I'll play this album a few times and probably still won't get around to writing a review. Not that I don't want to write a review. It's most likely I overthink what I to say and end up with writers block. I secretly hold a soft spot in my heart for Trish Keenan, and I don't want to be seen gushing over her. That could be a turn-off for some people, like how some people gush over Led Zeppelin and it drives people crazy and then they're like Chula Vista enough already. I don't want to turn anyone off of Broadcast.

Trollheart · 04-16-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I am a fan of Broadcast and I look forward to revisiting this album. Reviews don't come easy so I'll play this album a few times and probably still won't get around to writing a review. Not that I don't want to write a review. It's most likely I overthink what I to say and end up with writers block. I secretly hold a soft spot in my heart for Trish Keenan, and I don't want to be seen gushing over her. That could be a turn-off for some people, like how some people gush over Led Zeppelin and it drives people crazy and then they're like Chula Vista enough already. I don't want to turn anyone off of Broadcast.

Hmm. Clever.

GunmouthGrace · 04-16-2018, 03:59 PM

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Black Francis · 04-16-2018, 04:31 PM

I kinda agree with Neapolitan about the review thing so I'll just share my 1st impression of the album. (never heard this band before btw)

I started getting into the album around the 3rd track and from then most of the songs got better but some became a little boring. The pacing became a little stale at times for me during this album and it worked for some tracks but not others, but overall, I think it's a decent album.

The highlights for me were the tracks, Come on lets go, Papercuts and Until Then which is the one i liked the most.

OccultHawk · 04-18-2018, 03:13 PM

Great album. Stereolab obviously comes to mind. Trish Keenan‘s vocals steal the show. The instrumental tracks are cool too though. A couple of the tracks are kind of waltzy. Those tracks suffer from rhythm addiction. Spacey music and those vocals are the ingredients. Fortunately they had the good sense not to try to be any cuter.

Echo’s Answer is the obvious stand out track.

Anteater · 04-19-2018, 09:45 AM

Nice, groovy stuff here. Reminds me a lot of the Swing Out Sister album I threw into the club a few weeks ago. Compared to that thoug, there's a darker mood here that supersedes much of the vaguely psychedelic / sunshine pop romanticism. And damn if Trish Kennan doesn't sound a LOT like Barbara Gaskin, which at least for me adds extra levels of surreality to the music.

8 out of 10

OccultHawk · 04-19-2018, 10:26 AM

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Trish Kennan doesn't sound a LOT like Barbara Gaskin

Interesting can you name a specific song to demonstrate?

Anteater · 04-19-2018, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Interesting can you name a specific song to demonstrate?

Different genres but tonally they resemble one another.

OccultHawk · 04-19-2018, 02:25 PM

I’m just posting that because it seems like another good example.

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I kinda agree with Neapolitan about the review thing so I'll just share my 1st impression of the album. (never heard this band before btw) I started getting into the album around the 3rd track and from then most of the songs got better but some became a little boring. The pacing became a little stale at times for me during this album and it worked for some tracks but not others, but overall, I think it's a decent album. The highlights for me were the tracks, Come on lets go, Papercuts and Until Then which is the one i liked the most. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

04-18-2018, 03:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Great album. Stereolab obviously comes to mind. Trish Keenan‘s vocals steal the show. The instrumental tracks are cool too though. A couple of the tracks are kind of waltzy. Those tracks suffer from rhythm addiction. Spacey music and those vocals are the ingredients. Fortunately they had the good sense not to try to be any cuter. Echo’s Answer is the obvious stand out track. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html Last edited by OccultHawk; 04-18-2018 at 03:19 PM.

04-19-2018, 02:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I’m just posting that because it seems like another good example. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html