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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:24 pm
by Michael66
The tracks on Views are not bad in my opinion, but... they're like "songs" somehow. Not much risk-taking involved.
After "One Times One" with its skillfully woven moods and unusual atmospheres I had expected something in a similar vein, maybe even more daring and experimental. We got that (in a way) with the Purple Diluvial disc. That's great, but we're talking about TD here, the sound innovators with 40 years of history: The cutting-edge material should be upfront and boldly on the new regular studio album, because it surely gets a wider distribution than a disk in a cardboard sleeve.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:30 pm
by Chris Monk
epsilon75 wrote:Been listening to this over the weekend at times of low mood,what a truly wonderful uplifting experience it was.....its a wonderful album
Yep. It's (yet another) real grower. I'm really enjoying the quieter tracks now, especially Passing All Signs. Not sure I would have put it between two behemoths like Carmel Calif and Leviathan though.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:35 pm
by epsilon75
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:44 pm
by timer
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:46 pm
by Chris Monk
I'd have to say that it was pure solid Gold.
.....that's for all the tadream folks out there.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:05 pm
by biily-whizz
well this album does grow on you, even the quite tracks , but just to put the cat among the pigeons, i think some of the album sounds like parts of Steve Hillage Green album
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:08 pm
by Chris Monk
biily-whizz wrote:well this album does grow on you, even the quite tracks , but just to put the cat among the pigeons, i think some of the album sounds like parts of Steve Hillage Green album
...and what's wrong with sounding a bit like Steve Hillage?
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:13 pm
by epsilon75
Chris Monk wrote:biily-whizz wrote:well this album does grow on you, even the quite tracks , but just to put the cat among the pigeons, i think some of the album sounds like parts of Steve Hillage Green album
...and what's wrong with sounding a bit like Steve Hillage?
Steve Hillage is a legend,sheer class IMHO
there are talks of him getting his band back together,i for one will be there to see it
Awesome
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=24NQR8gRqXY
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:29 pm
by biily-whizz
nothing wrong with Steve Hillage seen him at various concerts in the 80s i believe he is part of System 7
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:32 pm
by epsilon75
biily-whizz wrote:nothing wrong with Steve Hillage seen him at various concerts in the 80s i believe he is part of System 7
Very True BW......him and his lady Miquette Giraudy have run System 7 since 1991 and still going strong,their newest album "Phoenix" just released.
Pretty awesome live as was Steve in his heyday
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:18 am
by redziller
Finally listening to this the whole way through without skipping over more familiar tracks
Bloody marvelous - I've now come to rate this the highest of the 3 latest releases.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:35 am
by Nero
redziller wrote:Finally listening to this the whole way through without skipping over more familiar tracks
Bloody marvelous - I've now come to rate this the highest of the 3 latest releases.
It's the same with me redziller! Red Train has a very high quality, great sounds and marvelous compositions - I can't get enough! It's indeed the best release of the last three. Red Train is very powerfull!
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:23 am
by bigmoog
its certain, that V_F_A_R_T is quite addictive, seeing as its a variable collection rather than a piece, its certainly grown on the BM in a big way....its been re evaluated using my new rating system, where Z is 33.3rpm, VFT is 200-500 rpm
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:34 am
by cantosis
For me Views has two or three great tracks but the rest not that great(INMHO). I much prefer Purple Diluvial which is a corker. In Fact I might have prefered Views more if it had been scaled down and served with another cup of coffee, In Other words been a cup disc release.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:46 am
by bigmoog
cantosis wrote:For me Views has two or three great tracks but the rest not that great(INMHO). I much prefer Purple Diluvial which is a corker. In Fact I might have prefered Views more if it had been scaled down and served with another cup of coffee, In Other words been a cup disc release.
PD is a superb Espresso......the instant whack of delight
VeeFRT is more a smooth Latte..creamy and smoooooooooooooth