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John Grant
May 16, 2013, 14:47
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Queen of Denmark and Pale Green Ghosts are awesome records! Am I alone here? Never heard a single song of The Czars but I'm temped now. Sugestions? Thanks.
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garerama
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Re: John Grant
May 17, 2013, 07:43
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You are not alone. "Queen of Denmark" took me quite by surprise. I have still to hear his latest offering and have not experienced the Czars yet ...
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IanB
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Edited May 18, 2013, 08:52
Re: John Grant
May 17, 2013, 09:17
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Who is he?
Last couple of years there are more and more new artists on here I haven't explored. I think I might be suffering from "memory full" syndrome!
What I could really use is a monthly podcast like the video designed for freed long term hostages that the DOSAC minister has to watch in The Thick Of it. Not even joking.
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naughtynige
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Re: John Grant
May 17, 2013, 18:53
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I'm a fan of those albums too but haven't investigated The Czars.
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Mr Crowley
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Re: John Grant
May 17, 2013, 20:14
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naughtynige wrote: I'm a fan of those albums too but haven't investigated The Czars.
I was lucky enough to see them at Hammersmith Lyric in about 2005. I think they toured a bit as support to David Grey (I know!)
Off to see JG in Cambridge tomorrow night; should be great.
Did you see he got his laptop stolen from Brighton last night? Who would do that sort of thing? Hope he gets it back
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Monganaut
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Re: John Grant
May 18, 2013, 10:27
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Yeah, been enjoying those great fat synth noises on 'Pale Ghosts'. Great voice too, just not sure about some of those lyrics, a tad sixth form angsty. On the whole,musically, works for me though.
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Fitter Stoke
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Re: John Grant
May 19, 2013, 16:53
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He's a recent discovery to me as well. I love the way he marries such bitter and twisted lyrics with lovely tunes, making those words even more disturbing as a result. Maybe he's a bit too candid for comfortable listening, but what a welcome change from singer-songwriter blandness. Chris de Burgh he ain't.
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Sounder
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Re: John Grant
May 20, 2013, 19:43
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Big fan too - has a way with a lovely melody and mmmmmmm nice synth sounds
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Fitter Stoke
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Re: John Grant on Later tonight
May 21, 2013, 18:34
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He's on Later With Jools tonight, so maybe people can judge for themselves how good he is from that.
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IanB
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Edited May 21, 2013, 18:56
Re: John Grant on Later tonight
May 21, 2013, 18:56
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Fitter Stoke wrote: He's on Later With Jools tonight, so maybe people can judge for themselves how good he is from that.
I listened to the album stream on KCRW and didn't really get it
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/ap/ap130513john_grand_pale_gree
then again I didn't get Fischerspooner either. That sound palette pales very quickly for me so I am the worst possible judge in some ways.
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