Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted July 29, 2003 I'd like to give the band a shot. What would you recommend to a B and S newbie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted July 29, 2003 you should check out the last 2 episodes. i remember those were really cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted July 29, 2003 Bua ha ha ha, sure, right after Davey and Goliath, right? I meant the Scottish Band that Jack Black pissed all over in Hi-Fi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa Report post Posted July 29, 2003 I recommend checking out the albums If You're Feeling Sinister, The Boy With The Arab Strap, and Tigermilk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted July 31, 2003 Right. Tigermilk is a bit more lo-fi (it was recorded as a school project and actually released after If You're Feeling Sinister stateside, even though it was recorded well before it) but I'd certainly give it my nod as the best Belle and Sebastian record. "The State I Am In," the lead track, has some truly gorgeous passages and a fairly engaging narrative and is an excellent introduction to the wit and charm of Stuart Murdoch's lyrics and B&S in general. The rest of the album follows suit, though I'm definitely not going to write up a track-by-track review. You should definitely buy it, is all. If You're Feeling Sinister is definitely a worthy follow-up and expands on their sound with the addition of a cello and variety of other stringed instruments and horns that they'd go on to abuse in subsequent years. It's really the last B&S album that I can wholeheartedly endorse, although if you like the first two, you'll probably enjoy the early EP compilation, Lazy Line Painter Jane. After that, their output gets pretty sketchy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 1, 2003 Or you could just castrate yourself. Same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted August 1, 2003 I agree with Inc on this one...get a knife to your scrotum if you are thinking about trying to listen to them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 1, 2003 They're a good band. Kinetic nailed what anyone interested in them should check out. I was merely suggesting that B & S aren't the most masculine band out there. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted August 1, 2003 sorry... i just don't enjoy them... I don't know why... maybe i'll just go try and listen to them again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 1, 2003 Or you could just castrate yourself. Same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted August 1, 2003 I love them. They're one of the few bands that create music. I'd recommend trying their albums in order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 1, 2003 I love them. They're one of the few bands that create music. Oh, come on. Anyway, I like B&S, but I'd sooner endorse Bedhead, a now defunct Texan quintet that played some of the most beautiful, gentle (though they did crank it up on occasion), well-crafted songs to come out of the indie rock scene over the past decade. Plus, they released only good-to-great albums (three total) before breaking up. None of the duds Belle & Sebastian after to answer to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
