Re: Jon And Vangelis – The Friends Of Mr Cairo (1981)

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:39 pm

Bizarre mix.

Drums kick in and the vocals virtually evaporate.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:39 pm

Big keyboard sounds.

Concept song.

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:40 pm

No one does a string of bells glissando like the Vangster. box

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:40 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Is this about Carry on Columbus?

What's the Mayflower got to do with Columbus? That's about a 100 years off for a start off.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:41 pm

Over.

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:41 pm

I've only just clocked that this was released a year before Blade Runner.

It makes sense.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:42 pm

It is over.

Apart from the famous one, it had nothing much going for it and every track went on for too long.

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

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:42 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Is this about Carry on Columbus?

What's the Mayflower got to do with Columbus? That's about a 100 years off for a start off.

Oh, Wendi.

History buuuurn! bananafire

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:42 pm

I shall give it 2 stars.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:42 pm

I liked it.

by Butterfield Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:44 pm

That was a bit of a chore to get through, other than the obvious State of Independence - of which Donna Summer and even Elaine Paige's versions are better - there really wasn't anything of much use. It was just a mashup of random synth noises and long nothingness.

2/5

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:47 pm

It's Prog, baby!

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:47 pm

I'm listening to the Doner Shisher version right now.

It's absolutely awesome. box

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:48 pm

Oh, this one.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:50 pm

Nightjar wrote:I'm listening to the Doner Shisher version right now.

It's absolutely awesome.

I'm listening to the Pretenders' version. So far, it is too early for me to formulate an opinion.

by Butterfield Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:55 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:

Oh, this one.

5/5

Actually, more like 4.5/5; rounded up to 5 for voting.

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