Yuku free message boards
Username or E-mail:
Password:
Forgot
Password?
Sign Up
Grab the Yuku app
Search:
[Official Site]
[Facebook]
[MySpace]
[Shadow Cabinet]
[Tabs]
[Discography]
[Seance]
[Time Being]
[PK]
[MWP]
[Drumsandbells]
RSS
Email
Hotel Womb - For Fans of the Church
>
After Everything / The Church Discography
>
Gold Afternoon Fix
0 Points
Search this Topic:
Remove this ad
«Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next»
Jump
Forum Jump
Welcome
Myths You Made / News, Speculation and Questions
The Feast
Further Aventures of the Time Being / Current Tour & Past Gigs
After Everything / The Church Discography
Two Places At Once / Solo Work / Side Projects
The Great Machine / Instruments & Gear, Chords and Tabs
Happy Hunting Ground
Under the Milky Way / Lounge
Why Don't You Love Me / Other Artists
Volumes / Womb Music
Grandiose / Other General Arts and Web Sites
You're Still Beautiful / Photos of Fans
All I know / Suggestions, Advice, and Challenges
<< Previous Topic
Next Topic >>
Re: Gold Afternoon Fix
Author
Comment
Fraulein Myrrh
Re: Gold Afternoon Fix
#1
[-]
Pantechnicon
Posts
: 180
Dec 27 01 8:05 AM
Reply
Quote
More
My Recent Posts
Altres...
Your use of the word 'extension' got me thinking to what (if I
remember correctly) I had posted on the old board.
Commercially, I'm sure, Arista was hoping to 'extend' the band's success.
Hard to think the boys would have objected to the concept!
When the band played Montreal in '89 MWP was in studio
before the show and I distinctively remember his answer to
"what was it like to work with Waddy Wachtel and Greg Landanyi?" (co-producers).
He answered, 'Push, pull, push, pull'.
I think there was a lot of Arista 'push' in how 'GAF' was made.
'Push' to make it in LA. 'Push' to make it when they did. And,
no doubt, 'push' to make it a commercial success.
I sense little 'pull' from the band and, perhaps that's understandable
with all that was going on with Ploog and the other issues.
It would be hard for me to agree that 'GAF' is an extension
of 'Starfish' (which IMO, is close to 'Church' perfection) while
I refer to 'GAF' as 'drivel'. But I do think Arista tried to
'manufacture' such an extension and what resulted was more
record company creativity than the band's.
While I'm here, I'd also like to throw in my two cents' worth on
the idea that the boys 'went commercial' or 'sold out' slightly
with 'Starfish'. Too many people IMO label music 'commercial'
just because it does reasonably well commercially. Who would
have honestly predicted the success 'Starfish' had.
'GAF' on the other hand, is a different matter. I think it is somewhat
commercial musically- but I don't blame the band for that.
That's what resulted from Arista's 'push, push, push' and the
band's seemingly not caring enough to 'pull' back.
Of all the band's releases, 'GAF' is as close as you get to a 'canned' Church album. Tuna though, not lobster.
Fraulein.
Bliss comes first as a jangling flood ...
<< Previous Topic
Next Topic >>
Forum Jump
Welcome
Myths You Made / News, Speculation and Questions
The Feast
Further Aventures of the Time Being / Current Tour & Past Gigs
After Everything / The Church Discography
Two Places At Once / Solo Work / Side Projects
The Great Machine / Instruments & Gear, Chords and Tabs
Happy Hunting Ground
Under the Milky Way / Lounge
Why Don't You Love Me / Other Artists
Volumes / Womb Music
Grandiose / Other General Arts and Web Sites
You're Still Beautiful / Photos of Fans
All I know / Suggestions, Advice, and Challenges
Share This
Email to Friend
del.icio.us
Digg it
Facebook
Blogger
Yahoo MyWeb
«Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next»
Jump
Hotel Womb - For Fans of the Church
>
After Everything / The Church Discography
>
Gold Afternoon Fix
Click to subscribe by RSS
Click to receive E-mail notifications of replies
[Official Site]
[Facebook]
[MySpace]
[Shadow Cabinet]
[Tabs]
[Discography]
[Seance]
[The Time Being]
[PK's site]
[MWP's site]
[Drumsandbells]