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Originally Posted by kowalski__
wrong!
lets talk about "spirit of eden" or "laughing stock" ten years later. 
it will grow.
influence ?
check "reckoner" by radiohead from "in rainbows" its very talk talk indeed.
this two albums is pure genius. |
an album can be genius, but that does not mean that
it is good, or is likable...
everything i liked about talk talk, mark's voice,
the music, the layering, the keyboards, the guitars,
the eclectic sounds.....gone, gone, and gone, all gone..
where did it go? where are all the catchy tunes, where
can you hum the songs now...dum dum girl is one of their
most haunting songs ever.......such a shame, life's what you
make it....etc. etc.... song after song after song..they grew
with you....they marked a genius....
now i feel nothing, i can barely remember any of the new titles,
(and i am listening to them more), nothing stands out, nothing
to get excited about, no mixes.....where did it all go again..
no, everything does not have to be a hit, or have a video, or
be remixed...but back then they cared about the fans, and
released all kinds of material for their fans.. the live london
album is amazing, and a-sides b-sides is one of the most
amazing remix albums, rarities...
i know mark did not like the music industry, but biting the
hand that feeds you, and putting out such works did nothing
but alienate all the fans, and record companies..
if he was locked into a contract, i think it was his own fault,
and he should have split up the band, and went away separately
to do his own work, instead of dragging down the name of
'talk talk', and the band, and all the hard work and fans that
they had..
i am still a 'talk talk' fan, but no longer a 'mark hollis' fan..
later
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