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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

678.0. "Something Happens" by KLCSE::J_BYRNE () Tue May 22 1990 20:50

    
    
    	At long last! 'Something Happens' second album has been released
    	and is available in all good music stores ( enough of the
        commercial). 
    
    	This is a 'must' for EVERYBODY. It's superior to the previous album
    	and even manages to outdo 'Songs for the tempted' by the Four of
    	Us.
    
    	So , the band is 'Something Happens' and the album is called
    	'Stuck together with God's glue' - for the love of Gawd, BUY IT!
    
    	After all, with lines like:
    
    		'..There's a girl in a dress
    		   in a sinful mess,
    		   and a face just made for kissin'
    		   What kind of God gives you a rod
    		   and says you can't go fishing....'
    
    	How can you afford not to!
    
    	Cheers,
    
    	John.
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678.1De Happens!CLADA::MEAGHERThese are the hands of a tired manTue May 22 1990 21:2516
>>>    		   What kind of God gives you a rod
>>>    		   and says you can't go fishing....'

Fnarr fnarr.

Question:  Does it have Parachute on it?

	   Does the CD have lottsa extra tracks (like their first one did)?

	   Any live tracks?  The CD single of Hello **5 had Boys 
	   (Summertime Love) (or whatever it's called), but it doesn't really
	   compare to the live version.

	   I'll rush out and buy it - this weekend.

-Brian.
678.2KLCSE::J_BYRNEFri May 25 1990 14:4312
    
    
    	Brian,
    
    	Yep 'Parachute' is there directly after 'Hello x 5'. I only have
    the cassette version so I don't know about extra trax on the CD. 
    Fortunately/unfortunately there are no live tracks. It's well worth the
    buy. If you're disappointed with it I'll refund you the money ;-)
    
    BTW How's Gary getting on with the 'Danish spread' ??????
    
    John.
678.3I feel good.CLADA::MEAGHERThese are the hands of a tired manTue May 29 1990 18:1335
The Meagher Jury has returned a verdict.

The decision is:

		YEAH!!!  ROCK'N'ROLL!!!

	The Happens have done it again.  A great album with good unashamed 
	melodic rock'n'roll.  Good things are done in practically all the 
	songs (there's 1 or 2 duff ones IMO).  They do seem to have toned it
	down a good bit.  There's not as much kick in many on the
	songs as one might hope for.  "Parachute", for example, doesn't compare
	with the live version AT ALL.  In fact, compared to the way they rip
	it out live the LP track sounds positively wimpy!  Nonetheless,
	you can't keep a good song down.

	I've only had 4 listens to then LP at this stage & it took until the
	3rd till it really began to grow on me (- Scrap it off, Jim -).  I 
	would say that you'd need to approach the album in a fairly tolerant
	and forgiving mood, as if you are ultra-critical you'll probably tear
	it to shreds; no it's nothing earth-shattering, no it does some fairly
	naff things at times, but you gotta remember that it's a FUN album.

	The words to Brand New God (in .0) look a bit "errr", until you hear
	the (catchy) song & get into the mood.  In another song we have:


	"She's as happy as can be"		(OK, groan :-)
	"She's with him, and I'm with ...<pause>...me"  (I love it!  Maybe I've
							a weird sense of humour)


	No extra tracks on CD :-( but a good fun/enjoyable/bouncy album.

	-Brian 
678.4MACNAS::DKEATINGCelibacy is NOT Hereditary!Thu May 31 1990 13:075
    Every time I hear a track from this group/album on the radio
    my first reaction is...oh! Paul Cleary(from the Blades/Partisans)
    has a new release...which leads me up to my plug...if you ever come
    across a copy of The Blades 'Last Man in Europe'...buy it!