Re: Momus - Voyager (1992)

by Fangirl Three Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:42 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It needs to stop sounding like West End Girls. The resemblance is distracting me.

I've just discovered that there are two versions of West End Girls, and the line I remember from when I first heard it, 'Who do you think you are, Joe Stalin?' is from the first 1984 version, which is very odd, because it was originally only available on a 12" or something.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:42 pm

This track's like the stuff on PM Dawn's first album but without whatever it was about that album that appealed to me.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:43 pm

Momus is simply too talented for his own good.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:43 pm

Track 8 - TransSiberian Express.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:43 pm

You know, he's not even really a musician.

HE's AN ARTIST!!!!!!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:44 pm

I hope it doesn't go on as long as the TransSiberian Express. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:45 pm

This one seems quite boring.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:45 pm

Nightjar wrote:Momus is simply too talented for his own good.

Every elpee he's ever recorded always has at least two absolute zingers on them.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:45 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I hope it doesn't go on as long as the TransSiberian Express.

It's a 'riff' on "Trans Europe Express".

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:47 pm

He sounds like even he's bored now.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:47 pm

If you knew that (very lengthy) track then you might 'get' the various bits.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:47 pm

Nightjar wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I hope it doesn't go on as long as the TransSiberian Express.

It's a 'riff' on "Trans Europe Express".

Was that by the KLF or am I thinking of something else?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:49 pm

Track 9 - Voyager.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:51 pm

Anyway, I knew there was a reason I didn't listen to this record all that much.

There're are're a few decent tracks, but ultimately he's at a dithering crossroads.

It's a kind of final, clumsy flail at commercial success, that is ultimately - and inevitably compromised by - his thematic scattershot approach.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:51 pm

Says, "Why," with a hard, "H." dontpanic

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:52 pm

Did he just mention Courtney Love?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:52 pm

This is basically Go West.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:53 pm

This track is pretty good.

In terms of his 'pop' output that is.

He's obviously becoming harshly OTT production-wise.

I think he knows that winning the fame game is up.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:53 pm

The strings on this are really annoying.

by Nightjar Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:53 pm

Pointless instrumental outro... oh no

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