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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/30/2004 : 02:18:18
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well i've spent ages going through tracks, i narrowed it down to hefner eventually, but i'm not sure about the track, it's on their b-sides kind of album 'Boxing Hefner' - i like it a lot... but i'm not sure you guys will like it, or if it's as good as one of their 'sweet' songs... but anyway, feel free to check out other stuff by them!
Hefner - Twisting Mary's Arm...
http://www.blainey250.fsnet.co.uk/Hefner%20-%20Twisting%20Marys%20Arm.mp3
Hefner Home Page...
http://www.hefnet.com/
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 06:18:44
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Ahem...read the rules....
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 10:29:53
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I like it. I was wondering if it was ever going to become a full-fledged song, 'cause it seemed like it was building up to something, and then it did. Reminds me a lot of Dexy's Midnight Runners, Poi Dog Pondering, and Camper van Beethoven. Enjoyable -would make good weeknight at the pub or laid-back summer get-together music. Not sure if it is the kind of stuff I would choose to listen to -but if it was playing I would like it....if that makes any sense at all...
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 12:26:35
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Sorry, don't like this at all. Overlong. It would have been better compressed down to 3 minutes.
A pale imitation of The Waterboys I'm afraid.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/30/2004 : 14:19:36
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In a notable comparison to my usual no-don't-like-your-music-you-damn-manc attitude on the music ring, i kind of like this. In the same way as apl at least. I probably wouldn't buy anything on the strength of this song, but its not offensive to me.
For some reason, I had it in my mind that Hefner were some manufactured pop-rock girl band - was there a five-minutes-of-fame band with a similar name?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 03/30/2004 : 14:45:55
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Mmmm... didn't really care for it. Some interesting work on the pedal steel, but it really didn't feel like it went anywhere, I guess. It feels like they forgot to have the piano player show up in the choruses though. Some nice piano chords in here would've made this song far far better since the bass itself doesn't seem to hold enough low end/punch to keep the chorus moving and all that cool steel work becomes cool sounding noise. Listen again and imagine those choruses with some piano in there. I think that's what it's missing.
So the long and the short of it... I'm also with apl... if it came on, I wouldn't object, but I wouldn't pop it in the disc player.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/31/2004 : 02:15:35
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
In a notable comparison to my usual no-don't-like-your-music-you-damn-manc attitude on the music ring, i kind of like this. In the same way as apl at least. I probably wouldn't buy anything on the strength of this song, but its not offensive to me.
For some reason, I had it in my mind that Hefner were some manufactured pop-rock girl band - was there a five-minutes-of-fame band with a similar name?
"Join The Cult Of Wormy Cheese Man/In Ten Words Or Less"
not bad the reactions so far, normally people just say "can't stand his voice" or something...  cheeseman are you thinking of hepburn? there is another band called hefner, some kind of dance band or something...
the song i chose, they were never going to record it, it was the song they finished gigs with, but they relented and recorded it... kind of explains why it's so long and such a build up.
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1718 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 03:55:54
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Can't stand his voice.
Nah, in fact I haven't heard the song yet... Will be back when I have...
The other Hefner is a boring white hip-hop DJ type guy. Apparently each Hefner has asked the other Hefner to drop the name... No word from the founder of "Playboy" yet.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 04:26:10
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Originally posted by jediroller
Can't stand his voice.
Nah, in fact I haven't heard the song yet... Will be back when I have...
The other Hefner is a boring white hip-hop DJ type guy. Apparently each Hefner has asked the other Hefner to drop the name... No word from the founder of "Playboy" yet.
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Everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway
heh, yeah, i heard that. although the indie hefner are now making music under the name 'the french' which is a bit more indie-electronic, kind of postal service like. so i'm not sure if they're going to go back to doing stuff under the name 'hefner' or not. i think a lot of fans didn't like their last album as it was too electronic, too many keyboards, not enough guitar... i quite liked it though.
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2004 : 06:15:42
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I really liked it.
It started out weakly, sounding alot like, um, the Proclaimers. (IMO)
Doesn't really go anyplace. It just sort-of builds and builds. Kinda reminds me of the Violent Femmes. (Somehow brings to mind "Good Friend" / Maybe it was the sort-of pitiful, pleading tone in the voice of the singer. I probably missed the point.)
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/31/2004 : 08:55:51
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heh heh, yeah it was Hepburn I was thinking of!
Wow, blast from the past. Not entirely pleasant.
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1718 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 01:02:09
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I'll add my voice to the choir... What strikes me is that you have to wait 2 mins before it kicks off... that's a LONG time. From then on it gets more interesting - I like the country-ish feel of the instrumentation - but I can see how it would work much better live. They should have made a 3-minute studio version.
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 04/01/2004 : 08:21:40
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I can imagine it being really quite superb live, actually.
Hepburn. god, i had tried to blank them. was doing so well. now look what youve done to me and cheeseman you damn manc. repent!
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 08:30:04
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Its uneccesarily long, reminds me of FB a little, and it keeps skipping and pissing me off. Pretty cool song though besides that. I've heard quite a bit of Hefner stuff some of it shit some of it not so, this falls into the latter. The letters A V and G jump to mind.
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 05:54:43
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Originally posted by Malax
Its uneccesarily long, reminds me of FB a little, and it keeps skipping and pissing me off. Pretty cool song though besides that. I've heard quite a bit of Hefner stuff some of it shit some of it not so, this falls into the latter. The letters A V and G jump to mind.
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna*
actually very good?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 08:25:14
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AVG virus scanner?
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 04/02/2004 : 08:34:51
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I'm in love with a TV star. She drove me home in her Lexus car.
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 15:24:58
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I walked into that one didn't I?
I meant the calling it avg part, before anyone decides to make another joke :)
The song annoys me so much I can't listen to it, it skips constantly. Anyway, we ready for the final round?
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2004 : 02:39:28
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Originally posted by Malax
I walked into that one didn't I?
I meant the calling it avg part, before anyone decides to make another joke :)
The song annoys me so much I can't listen to it, it skips constantly. Anyway, we ready for the final round?
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna*
skips? i don't get what you mean by that really?
and in reply to people saying it's too long... and there should be a single version...   i love songs like that, big lengthy songs that build up and build up then something different happens at the end... like bredan benson's jetlag... or straw's we don't belong...
anyway, yeah, next round!
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 04/03/2004 : 07:37:34
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The track has a bunch of skips as though it were a bad CD or something. Probably some method they use to provide the whole track for download and not have it kept. It's not a bad idea, usually those 30sec clips don't give you an idea.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/03/2004 : 09:24:54
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erm, i ripped it and uploaded it. seems it lost some bytes on the upload. it should be fine now, if anyone wanted to hear it without the jumps in... 
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2004 : 12:16:55
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Stupid me.
I thought that the little jumps were, um, intentional.
Damn!
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/03/2004 : 12:50:29
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like bredan benson's jetlag... or straw's we don't belong...
Wow, another blast from the past. I saw Straw supporting Feeder in, um, 1998, and they've done approximately nothing since. Heh heh. Incidentally, Muse were third on the bill...
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2004 : 18:11:13
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I think it should have ended at the 1:20 mark. That would have made it good. Waiting 2 minutes to finaly get to the hook was almost torture. His vocals didn't get any better by the end sounded almost forced.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/04/2004 : 07:55:12
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Originally posted by Thomas
I think it should have ended at the 1:20 mark. That would have made it good. Waiting 2 minutes to finaly get to the hook was almost torture. His vocals didn't get any better by the end sounded almost forced.
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard"
forced? heartfelt you mean? heartfelt...
and about straw, they did release another album after 'shoplifting', the first single got quite a bit of play but i didn't think much of their new stuff... shame as i really like shoplifting.
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