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12-31-2007, 04:26 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Marquee Moon is undoubtedly one of the best albums I've ever heard. I remember the thing that struck me most about them was how upon first hearing the guitar work, it sounded so impressive and complex. When I thought further about the solos, and in particular the one from the title track, it struck me that it's actually (almost) just going up and down a natural minor scale! Taken out of the song, it's entirely unremarkable, and that's where the genius of this album lies - by combining otherwise simple elements they produced something that sounds so wonderfully rich and complex.
Favourite songs from the album: Venus, Marquee Moon, Elevation What are other people's? |
12-31-2007, 04:54 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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The title track is one of the greatest songs ever written.
Shame I can't remember any of the others.
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12-31-2007, 06:08 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
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12-31-2007, 06:12 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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I think it's good when people say that "A CERTAIN ALBUM" is not all that, even though every other mag and critic says it is.
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01-16-2008, 02:36 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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I would take Venus and See No Evil over the title track, plus I think Little Johnny Jewel is their best song but that's a bonus track so I guess it doesn't really count.
So yeah. I think it's a brilliant album and listen to it through all the time. |
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