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Just wanted to say thanks for this thread - I've been listening to Hounds of Love and The Dreaming on the basis of the recommendations here, and I've been loving it. While there were quite a few tracks in there that I already knew, in that sort of "Once it plays I realise I recognise it, but don't know who / what it is," hearing them in context just added to the experience.
Highlights for me are the whole second side arc on Hounds of Love, but especially Under Ice / Waking the Witch and Jig of Life. The strength of the narrative through those tracks, combined with the quite stunning soundscape work just blow me away. The Dreaming, on the other hand, doesn't have as strong a narrative for me - even within single tracks. But the more I've been listening to it the more it's been growing on me. Although There Goes A Tenner still sticks out like a sore thumb. I don't know if it's the slightly farcical accent, or the oompah-oompah horns that does it, but I just can't take it seriously.
Oh, and The Morning Fog is one of those tracks that I just find intensely, emotionally moving and uplifting. I think one of the things I really appreciate about the album is that it's willing to go to emotional depths, but also heights. With so much music that focuses on anger and despair, there seems to be far less that seems to explore joy and wonder, while retaining a depth of feeling.
Once again, Barbelith delivers the goods. Cheers, gang. |
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