If my memory serves right, the album wasn't met with much critical acclaim or sales success; it was the most inaccessible of their albums to date, and yet contains a few of their finest tracks. That's often the way when bands change labels/producers, I guess. Personally, I love this album.
It got a so-so reception, as I recall, but I think they’d already alienated a lot of their early following, and it also didn’t seem to fit in any camp - it wasn’t pop, indie, U2-flag-waving anthem-rock or straight-ahead rock, so Island Records probably didn’t know how to market them. Their time with Jive records seems to have really screwed them up, but this was a surprisingly quick and creatively successful reaction to “Land” and “7 Day Weekend”. I think it probably sounds good now because it doesn’t fit in any of those boxes.
I heard this while watching the stars, listening to Radio Austin, by Canyon Lake. I remember the album cover had the name scribbled out to show only C S Angels. I always wondered why that was. It wasn't done by anyone at the record store, it was just printed that way. Now I know what their real name is!
This has an unusual time signature that I can’t get a handle on - the second backbeat in the bar seems to be coming in half a beat early, adding to its very pleasing strangeness. Are there any musicians reading who can tell me what’s happening?
this actually is in 4/4! Usually the 1st and 3rd beats are accentuated in standard 4/4 time, typically by having the bass drum and bass sit right on those beats. well... the bass drum and bass in this song do play on the first beat of the measure, but instead of being right on beat 3, they come in on the and of 2 (so basically right in-between beat 2 and 3). this gives the song the uneasy feel that you're thinking of, as usually the strong "down" beats are 1 and 3
I have the demo of this song that was recorded during the Waiting for a Miracle/Sleep No More/Fiction sessions. Actually, the demo sounds superior to this version---too much stuff in the song that distracts. The demo is off IT'S HISTORY Nano 2003 box set. Again---if you DARE call yourself a CA fan, you must hunt down this limited set. Don't bother looking for 447/2000---its being protected by my SigPro 2022 40S&W!!! FAB SONG but the demo sounds better---this song is needlessly junked up!!!
Wonderful
I love it .... sad but beautiful ....sometimes we too could all do with being carried away .....great group and a FINE song!!
Holy shit this song
This band should've been huge
genius band,they're songs just get better with age.
I have this on vynal someplace but I am so glad its posted here
Shame they didn't make it as big as their contemporaries the Bunnymen - excellent bands both.
@stevekilbey I agree. I do love their tunes....
The Island LP Produced by Robert Palmer. Great song from good album.
If my memory serves right, the album wasn't met with much critical acclaim or sales success; it was the most inaccessible of their albums to date, and yet contains a few of their finest tracks. That's often the way when bands change labels/producers, I guess. Personally, I love this album.
It got a so-so reception, as I recall, but I think they’d already alienated a lot of their early following, and it also didn’t seem to fit in any camp - it wasn’t pop, indie, U2-flag-waving anthem-rock or straight-ahead rock, so Island Records probably didn’t know how to market them. Their time with Jive records seems to have really screwed them up, but this was a surprisingly quick and creatively successful reaction to “Land” and “7 Day Weekend”. I think it probably sounds good now because it doesn’t fit in any of those boxes.
This and 7 Day Weekend
Nice find, I have this on vinyl
I heard this while watching the stars, listening to Radio Austin, by Canyon Lake. I remember the album cover had the name scribbled out to show only C S Angels. I always wondered why that was. It wasn't done by anyone at the record store, it was just printed that way. Now I know what their real name is!
In 🇺🇸 The Comsat company sued to make sure band did not use name.
This takes me back to when I was a young man with "flock of seagulls" hairdoo
This has an unusual time signature that I can’t get a handle on - the second backbeat in the bar seems to be coming in half a beat early, adding to its very pleasing strangeness. Are there any musicians reading who can tell me what’s happening?
this actually is in 4/4! Usually the 1st and 3rd beats are accentuated in standard 4/4 time, typically by having the bass drum and bass sit right on those beats. well... the bass drum and bass in this song do play on the first beat of the measure, but instead of being right on beat 3, they come in on the and of 2 (so basically right in-between beat 2 and 3). this gives the song the uneasy feel that you're thinking of, as usually the strong "down" beats are 1 and 3
In the playlist of Led Zep Cafe. KEP.CAMBODIA.
Is led zep still in in phnom penh?
I heard another version of this and much as I like this I prefer the unreleased version.
Love this track. Good album too. Apparently Stephen Fellows didn't like this album at all. Gives you an idea of their self criticism.
It's quite mid-80s Balearic
Kevin Bacon?!?!?!!
The bassist not the actor)
I have the demo of this song that was recorded during the Waiting for a Miracle/Sleep No More/Fiction sessions. Actually, the demo sounds superior to this version---too much stuff in the song that distracts. The demo is off IT'S HISTORY Nano 2003 box set. Again---if you DARE call yourself a CA fan, you must hunt down this limited set. Don't bother looking for 447/2000---its being protected by my SigPro 2022 40S&W!!! FAB SONG but the demo sounds better---this song is needlessly junked up!!!