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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:37 pm

Slightly new Wave sound.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:37 pm

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The Call of the Wendigo wrote:And now they've started trying to get clever again. killcomputer

Wonder which Van Der Graff Generator album we should do?

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We did Godbluff didn't we? dunno

Johnny Rotten's favourite band.

We should do a Van Der Graaf/PIL double header some time.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:37 pm

That'll be hard work. yes

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:38 pm

The fiddle has that pedal effect that The Swarb always used.

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:38 pm

music

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Drum solo.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Guitar solo.

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:39 pm

I bet this song went on for about 45 minutes when they played it live.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:39 pm

This track is just a bit boring.

Hit a normal chord to break up the relentlessly angular monotony guys.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 10, 2020 7:40 pm

This solo is the best part of the album.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 10, 2020 7:40 pm

It's turned into a duet. gasp

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:40 pm

Oh, now the guitar solo's started they have.

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:40 pm

Dave 'David' Gilmour Style singing along with the guitar.



For about .45 of a second, long enough to start typing, but not enough to finish it.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:40 pm

Pink Floyd-ish.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:41 pm

We must do a Pink Floyd album.

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:42 pm

More?

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:42 pm

It is over.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 10, 2020 7:43 pm

It is over.

That was total, wilfully incoherent, cobblers. At least they had the decency to make sure it didn't last long.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it. Excited

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Post by Nightjar Sun May 10, 2020 7:43 pm

Alfredo Collantes - 1 month ago

Coronavirus brought me here somehow.

sad yes

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Post by Guest Sun May 10, 2020 7:43 pm

Nightjar wrote:More?

I'm good thanks.


There was a live something or other on the CD release.

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