Album 14

[savemejebus]

Originally Posted by someone, somewhere, soon

I’d love an album like this, sparse and creaky and creepy.

Ah the fabled "Nebraska" album that was promised for years....until they decided it'd need horns and became RTF

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Porco

Kieran Evans’ video is up now:
The Secret He Had Missed (Piano Acoustic Version)
https://youtu.be/KWrYrAHFlvs

Nice, i like it though i prefer the soaring vocals and music of the original. I'm also wondering if the demos will offer another alternative but an alt-album full of these muted, stripped back versions would be worth having. I also just noticed aimee-ffion edwards is standing on the spectacular giltar point in these vids, i was climbing there a couple of weeks back!

[Routine Builder]

Can't seem to find that piano version of From Despair to Where, seems like they took it down

Nevermind, found it:

https://youtu.be/RQW25h7W0ic

[UEF]

Originally Posted by Routine Builder

Can't seem to find that piano version of From Despair to Where, seems like they took it down

Nevermind, found it:

https://youtu.be/RQW25h7W0ic

Even better, with video https://youtu.be/iB5mdhttGF0?t=8m40s

[deadmartyr]

Originally Posted by Porco

I did wonder if it was deliberate myself, but I doubt we’ll ever get to the bottom of it.

Classic Porco

[mrdavidj]

Originally Posted by someone, somewhere, soon

Haven’t had the time to dig for sneaky previews of the whole album (I’m a patient man these days, i can wait for Friday), but i will say this now; that piano version of The Secret is the closest thing they’ve done to this whole “The Holy Bible for 40 (now 50?) year olds” idea that Nicky’s kicked around since RTF.

I’d love an album like this, sparse and creaky and creepy.

Wasn't Lifeblood dubbed "The Holy Bible for 30 year olds"?

[Son of Stopped]

The Holy Bible or Lifeblood had their worst weeks on chart? Not got stats to hand. Everything else has been mainly 8 weeks.
There is a trend for massive drops on second week. I'm braving the rain Friday. I can't be fifth column second week sales. It's all hands on deck.

[UEF]

Originally Posted by Son of Stopped

The Holy Bible or Lifeblood had their worst weeks on chart? Not got stats to hand. Everything else has been mainly 8 weeks.
There is a trend for massive drops on second week. I'm braving the rain Friday. I can't be fifth column second week sales. It's all hands on deck.

Dutiful fans now have the opportunity of buying a 9th and 10th copy to enter a competition or get a free poster

This wonderful world of purchase power!

[less than zero]

Originally Posted by Glyn

Yep fully agree. Radiohead announcing the KidA anniversary edition today has reminded me that I would never listen to Treefingers by itself but as part of the album it's incredibly atmospheric and a beautiful moment. Some songs are great by themselves and some are great in context. It's why any good album should be more than just a collection of songs (which is a fair criticism of RiF I would say).

Great example, totally agree

[Routine Builder]

Christ, I'm glad I never bought into the multiple version game. I find it disingenuous that there's now a chance of winning music equipment through buying from the band's website. I preordered my copy from an independent record store, not getting anything extra except I'm very minutely supporting a physical shop that is part of a community. The band have always been big supporters of record stores so it just makes sense to buy from them rather than the band's official store which is generally crap and run by a third party with poor customer service.

*I'm not criticising folk who do buy multiple versions from the official store or wherever, more power to ya. But I think the practice has jumped off the deep end this album cycle and it's beginning to feel more and more like exploitation than offering something special to the fans.

[UEF]

Word is the annual MSP official store logistics cockup may mean orders coming late. Third parties unaffected.

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by UEF

Word is the annual MSP official store logistics cockup may mean orders coming late. Third parties unaffected.

Aaaahhhhhh well Curb Your Manics Charting then!

[IntlDebris]

Originally Posted by Routine Builder

But I think the practice has jumped off the deep end this album cycle and it's beginning to feel more and more like exploitation than offering something special to the fans.

Sadly fairly common practice for most labels and bigger artists these days. If people weren't buying multiple versions I daren't think how low sales would be at this point.

I have no problem with collecting - there can be fun found from finding alternate versions and comparing them - but when there are versions that are made simply to ensure collectors buy multiple copies, I really hate it. I wonder how much vinyl goes totally unplayed because it was only bought to sit on a shelf alongside three other colour variants.

[polar_bear]

Originally Posted by IntlDebris

I wonder how much vinyl goes totally unplayed because it was only bought to sit on a shelf alongside three other colour variants.

I've been thinking about this recently. Do I really need 3 versions of RIF that are simply different colours? The obsessive collector in me says yes. The sane part of me says no, sell some. I've probably only ever played the black version.

So far I've resisted buying the yellow vinyl version of TUVL.


Also I got a shipping notification from the official store. Feels worryingly early for them.

[UEF]

Thing is that MSP have been at that game since their first album - Generation Terrorists had a "super limited edition" picture disc, picture 12"s, all that stuff... it was all made to sell sell sell.

Then you have things like "Masses Against the Classes that will be deleted and never re-pressed"... still available cheaply from all good collecting sites.