Re: Helen Terry - Blue Notes (1986)

by Butterfield Tue May 10, 2022 7:14 pm

Have we passed any of the Boy George-written ones yet? I forgot he wrote some.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

The key changes on this album have all been terrible, so far.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

It the flat 80s production it's all one level.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

Track 5 - Forbidden Fruit.

by Nightjar Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

Nightjar wrote:Rhymes "loser" with "future".

That's called assonant rhyming that is. yes

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

5: Forbidden Fruit

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:15 pm

Smooth sax.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:16 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:The key changes on this album have all been terrible, so far.

Every single one has sabotaged the song.

by Nightjar Tue May 10, 2022 7:16 pm

Unappealing intro replete with saxamaphone-driven naffness.

by Butterfield Tue May 10, 2022 7:16 pm

Butterfield wrote:Have we passed any of the Boy George-written ones yet? I forgot he wrote some.

Track 2 and track 8; co-written with O'Dowd and Hay - the latter also from Culture Club.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:16 pm

Butterfield wrote:Have we passed any of the Boy George-written ones yet? I forgot he wrote some.

The second one.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Another duff key change.

by Nightjar Tue May 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Her voice is really a bit dodgeballs during the transitioning sections and at the lower levels of her octave range.

by Butterfield Tue May 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Track 9 written by John Cale! gasp

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue May 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Sounds like the theme song to some terrible romantic comedy.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Butterfield wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Written by Terry Jones.

Is that actually "Terry/Jones"?

by Nightjar Tue May 10, 2022 7:18 pm

Mention of stairs.

by Nightjar Tue May 10, 2022 7:19 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Sounds like the theme song to some terrible romantic comedy.

Yes, or some crappy '80s movie.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue May 10, 2022 7:19 pm

It's like a masterclass in how not to change key.

It's like when Howard Goodall demonstrated how not to do harmonics, in that documentary he did about the Beatles.

by Butterfield Tue May 10, 2022 7:19 pm

Her voice isn't quite exciting me as much as her backing vocals do on Culture Club songs. Perhaps she should have stayed in the background.

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