NEW ALBUM BLOG COMMENTS

[beerofthedark]

Todays attention deficient internet nation needs to read the odd paperback in the middle of scouting for blogs, visit the odd gallery instead of assuming hi res is where it's at, and enjoy the pleasure of a truly great album instead of thinking they're getting the full picture from one isolated track.

Don't tell me the future will be one where people can't spend 40 minutes to listen to a good album, or that music needs to make a socio-political statement. Music should be whatever people want it to be.

Amen, brother! Amen!

[wildsam6o]

another grand diary

[Damian]

Ginger has put the whole business about the "death" of the album better than I ever could. So I hope he doesn't mind if I disagree on another point, because I don't disagree with him often. I don't see any distinction between ripping off a major label album and an indie label album, I really don't.

[DQuinlan]

Geez Ginger writes well.

It would be interesting if he wrote a book. Sort of a journal thing a la Henry Rollins.

Anyway, can't wait for the new album!

[Jason_scorching_past]

Quite a few interesting snippets of information on that blog. I agree about the comments regarding Endless Nameless, how experimetal and how much of a headfuck it was to begin with, I think if there was slightly less white noise/heaviness to it I'd probably listen to the songs a lot more cos I do like the samples and weird stuff going on, bits like the start of Urge sound amazing.

The blog is a great way to build anticipation towards the album, I am getting excited about hearing it already. After the giveaway of "Boderline" at Christmas I did think for a moment whether I would prefer the band to sell songs on a more frequent basis rather than release an album, and I think part of me would be happy with that but at the same time it's nice to have an album as a colleciton of songs with a common sound/theme.

I spose in some ways Ginger has attempted this in the past with the singles club which although it went tits up was quite exciting having new music on a fairly regular basis. It's just me being impatient though as there is not one other band whose music I cannot wait to hear the same way I do Ginger/Wh.

[DQuinlan]

...as there is not one other band whose music I cannot wait to hear the same way I do Ginger/Wh.

Well put. I could not agree more.

[SiN1758]

Geez Ginger writes well.

It would be interesting if he wrote a book. Sort of a journal thing a la Henry Rollins.

Anyway, can't wait for the new album!

Couldn't agree more, the way he writes is fantastic. This blog, his previous website entrys and the classic albums blog have all been great.

[markE]

i'm a bit worried about the phrase " this makes the guitars a bitch to keep in tune".
i hope this doesn't cause a problem for future live performances.

other than that ./ very excited about this album.

[Pudu]

i'm a bit worried about the phrase " this makes the guitars a bitch to keep in tune".
i hope this doesn't cause a problem for future live performances.

other than that ./ very excited about this album.

I thought they were just de-tuning for the recording rather than for actually playing live. Might be completely wrong on that one though not having a musical bone in my body!

[Ean]

i'm a bit worried about the phrase " this makes the guitars a bitch to keep in tune".
i hope this doesn't cause a problem for future live performances.

other than that ./ very excited about this album.

It's not so bad - If they get the guitars properly set up for playing in C (or whatever), they should be pretty stable. Depends on the guitar really. I don't think Les Pauls are particularly good for low tunings though, as they're already slightly short scaled, so you end up with flappy strings and dodgy intonation - although *muso moment* buying a 7 string set and slinging out the high E apparently helps.

[Andwah]

Albums are great, gate-fold albums are greater, the thrill of having hold of a new album still in it's cellophane is only beaten by having hold of an old album you've been hunting for years still in it's cellophane.


I blame bill gates/steve jobs for destroying 'youth of today'.

[Sarc]

i'm a bit worried about the phrase " this makes the guitars a bitch to keep in tune".
i hope this doesn't cause a problem for future live performances.

other than that ./ very excited about this album.

As Monsiuer Beanie stated as long as the guitars are set up for low tuning there shouldnt be a problem howevere they could always get those locking tuning pegs they're quite handy to have

[Keith Richard]

Well bloody 'ell and roger me senseless..........I've been playing "So Who's Paranoid" solid for the last three weeks. Captain Sensible has to be one of the most underrated guitarists around. It is a great album for sure. Hooray for The Damned....best band to come out of the original British punk movement back in the early - mid seventies.

[vickyp]

I am loving the image of them zipping about in the sunshine on bicycles, laughing and laying waste to any local shops foolish enough to sell smokes and beer. Bring Bring!!

[Nickinvincible]

I'm finding the blogs very life affirming...i like the idea of our little band hidden away in a corner of scandinavia making magic for the world to hear very soon. bless 'em. makes me want to go for a run, ride a bike, and rock like a motherfucker. but then, i'm a bit drunk.