Thank you Rob, you definitely put it better than I ever could...

Thank you Rob, you definitely put it better than I ever could...

 

thanks tom :)

 

tbh it really pisses me off that i have to spell it out to a bloody ADULT! i mean, a naive young teen could possibly be expected, but a bloke of 50?... hes either really tick or hes a wind up merchant, either way hes not welcome.

Thank you Rob, you definitely put it better than I ever could...

 

I second that - after all, I'm PAYING this workshy piece of catsick to be ON this site.... when I'd rather pay for him to get off his fat lazy arse and get a job. Lazy good-for-fewk-all gob$h!te.

I second that - after all, I'm PAYING this workshy piece of catsick to be ON this site.... when I'd rather pay for him to get off his fat lazy arse and get a job. Lazy good-for-fewk-all gob$h!te.

 

That is a very offensive derogatory post about a fellow poster. If I made it I'd get another warning but you know what, nothing will be done about it and I'm sure of that as it's one rule for one and one for another here. A virtually word-for-word thing was said to me on DS this week. I reported it and earned the poster a week's ban. At least the mods there are consistent and don't tolerate any verbal bullying. I take my warnings like a man but expect others to receive them too when they post rubbish about another poster like that. :angry:

Edited June 12, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

That is a very offensive derogatory post about a fellow poster. If I made it I'd get another warning but you know what, nothing will be done about it by Rob and I'm sure of that as it's one rule for one and one for another here. A virtually word-for-word thing was said to me on DS this week and earned the poster a week's ban. At least the mods there are consistent and don't tolerate any verbal bullying.

 

You mistake bullying with the truth - now shouldn't you be jobsearching, you lazy runt? Or are you too busy concocting some more 'mental illness' bullcrap for your next doctor's visit, workshy?

Two disgusting name-calling posts made about me. My personal circumstances shouldn't warrant a tirade of abuse that I've just received. Why should I be spoken to like that? :angry: Imagine if I said it to someone else?

Edited June 12, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

Two disgusting name-calling posts made about me. My personal circumstances shouldn't warrant a tirade of abuse that I've just received. Why should I be spoken to like that? :angry: Imagine if I said it to someone else?

 

russ is an intelligent, hard working, poster. if you hadnt made such an offensive post in the first place you wouldn be getting the flack. now shut up and go away.

russ is an intelligent, hard working, poster. if you hadnt made such an offensive post in the first place you wouldn be getting the flack. now shut up and go away.

 

 

Fine. So "piece of catsick", "lazy runt" and "good-for-fewk-all gob$h!te." are phrases we can use about each other without fear of warning. Thanks for clarifying that for everone. :)

Edited June 12, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

Fine. So "piece of catsick", "lazy runt" and "good-for-fewk-all gob$h!te." are phrases we can use about each other without fear of warning. Thanks for clarifying that for everone. :)

 

only if its the truth, and when talking about you, it is.

look.... we all call eachother names, me, scott, tip, russ, craig.. it means NOTHING. now grow up, ignore it, accept that we workers dont like your lifestyle, accept that most here dont like you or your posts which are often contradictory and dumb.

 

leave.

 

and DO NOT reply...the matter is over. back to the topic.

This is the saddest news i got this year. Just a few days before i listened to his new tracks on his myspace site...

great memories of his old work. Remember Gary Numan had recorded his album Dance, and wanted Mick to come in and play bass....It ended Gary had to redo evrything because he just loved the total wacky/brilliant basslines Mick did....;)

 

check out Mick Karns SENSITIVE on youtube...awesome

This is the saddest news i got this year. Just a few days before i listened to his new tracks on his myspace site...

great memories of his old work. Remember Gary Numan had recorded his album Dance, and wanted Mick to come in and play bass....It ended Gary had to redo evrything because he just loved the total wacky/brilliant basslines Mick did....;)

 

check out Mick Karns SENSITIVE on youtube...awesome

 

hi, welcome to the site :)

He did not make millions with Japan. David Sylvian was the major songwriter of the group, and they were always more critically acclaimed than commercially successful.

 

Would Sylvian own most of the rights to Japan’s recordings as well, these days or would the rights still be split between EMI and Sony [who will own most of the 1980s back catalogue to Virgin and Arista/BMG Eurodisc respectively]?

 

I only ask because I have been buying many of EMI’s ‘Sight+Sound’ CD/DVD compilations [for example, OMD; Blondie; Kajagoogoo; Heaven 17 and Ultravox] and would very much like to have a Japan ‘Sight+Sound’ compilation as well to add to my collection. Do you know if one exists? I have looked online at a couple of stores but the only compilation that seems to be listed is the old ‘Exorcising Ghosts’ CD from the early 1980s.

 

As the Ultravox collection only had the Midge Ure hits recorded for Chrysalis [EMI] and not the recordings made with John Foxx [universal-Island], I would expect that EMI would not bother with a ‘Sight+Sound’ singles compilation for Japan as they would probably only have “Night Porter”, “Ghosts” and a couple of other singles to use. Not including the ‘Rain Tree Crow’ album in 1991, I think Japan only recorded a couple of albums for the label, one of which I already own [‘Tin Drum’].

 

On the other hand, I suppose EMI could issue a live Sight+Sound CD/DVD using the material recorded for Japan’s last album, though I would like to have the videos on disc, especially if they are as great as Sylvian’s “Red Guitar”.

 

In relation to re-issued albums, I do not know what the market would be for a deluxe version of ‘Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters’, but with the recent news, I think EMI should do the decent thing and put it out again as a better package [the CD cover that I saw looked like it had been photocopied].

 

Even though the CD that I saw for sale looked like it had been knocking around the HMV warehouse since the early 1990s, I think that if I see the album again today, whilst I am on my lunch break, I may go and buy it, especially since I have found out that hmv.com has it as a recommendation for people who like ‘The Colour Of Spring’ [by Talk Talk], an album that I have been found of, for over 20 years.

 

In other Midge Ure related sad news, I do not know if anybody else here has seen the obituary of Steve New from The Rich Kids, that is listed in The Independent today. Personally I do not know too much about New, as The Rich Kids charted a bit before I got to know about Ultravox, though I am aware of the act, due to other recordings by Midge Ure, Rusty Egan and Glen Matlock.

 

Loz

 

In relation to re-issued albums, I do not know what the market would be for a deluxe version of ‘Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters’, but with the recent news, I think EMI should do the decent thing and put it out again as a better package [the CD cover that I saw looked like it had been photocopied].

 

After owning 'Dreams of Reason' for many years on vinyl and tape, I recently bought the CD online. The item came sealed... and you're right.... Virgin have completely messed up the cover - the whole booklet and back cover is completely pixellated, to the degree that you simply can't read any of the text on the cover or booklet - complete shoddy disaster. Still, it's definitely a CD you should own - it's stunning.

 

‘The Colour Of Spring’ [by Talk Talk], an album that I have been found of, for over 20 years.

 

Talk Talk - criminally underrated in this country - very much like Depeche Mode... a band who have never ever been forgiven for their earlier, poppier direction to the degree that their later work, which in my mind is easily as great as Blue Nile, even Radiohead, is overlooked.

Talk Talk - criminally underrated in this country - very much like Depeche Mode... a band who have never ever been forgiven for their earlier, poppier direction to the degree that their later work, which in my mind is easily as great as Blue Nile, even Radiohead, is overlooked.

 

nowt wrong with their earlier poppy stuff russ, some of the best chart material of the 80's imho.

I agree... same with Depeche.... but the UK critics are an unforgiving bunch, so classic albums like The Colour of Spring and Spirit of Eden will never be given the respect and honours they deserve because of what was released before them, which I, too, like a lot.

 

Depeche are the obvious ones, really... what other British band has been so consciously ignored by the awards panels over the years? This is despite continuing to release brilliant music? Where's the lifetime achievement awards? I mean, it's the band's 30th year this year and still..... nothing. Perhaps the Brits got it right giving, ahem, the Spice Girls those Lifetime Achievement accolades :lol: :lol: :lol:

I agree... same with Depeche.... but the UK critics are an unforgiving bunch, so classic albums like The Colour of Spring and Spirit of Eden will never be given the respect and honours they deserve because of what was released before them, which I, too, like a lot.

 

Depeche are the obvious ones, really... what other British band has been so consciously ignored by the awards panels over the years? This is despite continuing to release brilliant music? Where's the lifetime achievement awards? I mean, it's the band's 30th year this year and still..... nothing. Perhaps the Brits got it right giving, ahem, the Spice Girls those Lifetime Achievement accolades :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

i take your point although depeches earlier pop stuff put me off them! lol, then by the mid 80's i was 'growing up' with a wife n family so i stopped taking as much interest. depeche mode then passed me by.

After owning 'Dreams of Reason' for many years on vinyl and tape, I recently bought the CD online. The item came sealed... and you're right.... Virgin have completely messed up the cover - the whole booklet and back cover is completely pixellated, to the degree that you simply can't read any of the text on the cover or booklet - complete shoddy disaster. Still, it's definitely a CD you should own - it's stunning.

 

Talk Talk - criminally underrated in this country - very much like Depeche Mode... a band who have never ever been forgiven for their earlier, poppier direction to the degree that their later work, which in my mind is easily as great as Blue Nile, even Radiohead, is overlooked.

 

 

They are all acts that I am very fond of, with my knowledge of Depeche Mode dating back, almost 30 years, to the beginning of the 1980s. I do not think Depeche will be too bothered about getting a Brits Award, as they will probably still remember all the years when to win a Brit was very ‘uncool thing’ to achieve, though after the Pet Shop Boys won the outstanding achievement award, I think that it is about time that Erasure were selected as well [perhaps a joint award for Vince also acknowledging his work with Yazoo and Depeche].

 

In regards to Talk Talk, I own all the EMI albums and Hits VHS but never got to own ‘Laughing Stock’ or ‘Mark Hollis’ as I was buying a lot of indie records at the time those records were released. Out of all the albums I own by the band, I think I would like to listen to “Spirit Of Eden” again but as my copy is on cassette in a box somewhere at home, this will be no time soon.

 

As all the ‘regular’ EMI albums were re-issued and remastered recently, I think I should be able to find “Spirit Of Eden” quite cheaply in Fopp when they next do a sale of EMI stock. However, as Hollis sued EMI in 1991 for putting out a remix album, I think that EMI are not allowed to release any more compilation albums, which is a shame as I would like to upscale my old VHS to a proper DVD with a ‘Sight+Sound’ release. In addition, it was a shame that the Palm Pictures Director’s Label gave up on their DVD series before getting onto Tim Pope, though thankfully I already own many of the videos that he created for Talk Talk and The Cure already on other formats.

 

‘Hats’ by The Blue Nile is another favourite CD of mine and one of the very few albums that I have as a whole on my iPod [it is great to put on late at night]. I would like to buy a remastered version of ‘Hats’ too, as the recording from my 20 year old CD is not at the same levels as all the downloaded material and therefore quite quiet in comparison.

 

I do not think the tracklisting of ‘Hats’ should be extended any further than the seven perfectly formed tracks that feature on the original album, though if it is the case where EMI will only re-issue albums with a bonus disc, then a DVD with videos and live performances would be for the best [up till now I have only got “Tinseltown In The Rain” on VHS. I think it comes after David Sylvian’s “Red Guitar” on the tracklisting of my ‘Now 3’ video].

 

Loz