i've heard a fair amount of blonde redhead and loved all of it. i don't know which albums are which at all, and needless to say i don't own any. it's time to buy some blonde redhead, but i don't know where to start. can anyone point me in the right direction? do their different albums have different qualities? is there any one that's hailed as supreme?
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Re: which album to buy first?
Tue, July 27, 2004 - 5:52 AMIn my humble opinion "In an expression of the inexpressible" is their quintessential album. "Mia Vita Violenta" is also great, and a bit more raw. The new one is heart rendering and mellower, but also a new fave... -
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Re: which album to buy first?
Tue, July 27, 2004 - 9:37 PMThe first Blonde Redhead album I bought (and made me fall head-over-heels for them) was "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons." I went on to hear the rest of them and though they all have their merits, this one and the new "Misery Is A Butterfly" are to me the most fully-formed and distinct works of art by this band. Either one would be an excellent first purchase--"Melody" is dryer and darker and more musically spare, while "Misery" engages in more traditional songforms and exquisitely dense sonics (it is on 4AD after all). -
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Wed, July 28, 2004 - 4:01 PMwhat does 4ad mean? -
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Thu, July 29, 2004 - 8:35 AM4 AD is their label. One of the greats, you chould check out their current and past artists. I think it is UK based.
The name 4 AD has something to do with Jesus' death or birth or something. Kinda spooky and goth... -
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Thu, July 29, 2004 - 2:11 PMooohh you should check out the red house painters. for sure. they were on 4ad. -
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Thu, July 29, 2004 - 6:15 PMYeah Red House Painters are wonderful! Kinda folksy, kinda etherial...beautiful and sad... -
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Fri, July 30, 2004 - 12:47 PMooh folky, ethereal, beautiful and sad is one of my favorite sounds.
thanks for the heads up you guys
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Re: which album to buy first?
Sat, May 14, 2005 - 9:52 PMvery nicely worded, lil'. "melody" was also my first bh buy. i was pleasantly pleased & impressed when "misery" was released tho it is a bit more mainstream-sounding than older stuff.
america's fave - if you want to find bh cd's that have the songs you know you like, i'd suggest grabbing a handful of their cd's and playing them at a listening booth @ ameoba .. (i can easily spend hours previewing cd's @ amoeba .. it's great!) -
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Sun, June 5, 2005 - 10:06 PM"fake be just as good" if you wanna kick somebodies ass!! -
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Sun, June 10, 2007 - 2:04 PMmelody & misery are the only 2 i know very well. i like them both, tho i was disappointed w/misery at 1st.
i've heard some of their older stuff, a random song here & there...which of their older albums are recommended?
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Sun, June 10, 2007 - 2:37 PM"23" is their 7th album and one of the finest, in my opinion.
i would start with it and than go buying them chronologically backwards
butterfly
melody
expression
fake can be
la mia vita
blonde redhead
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