A Mark In Time
Previous Albums => Get Lucky (2009) => Topic started by: Love Expresso on February 11, 2010, 02:06:51 PM
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It came to my mind that I was one of the lucky people who were able to listen to the "leaked" tracks of Get Lucky, and that was
around August 11th 2009, so it is about 6 months now that the album is out. So how is your reception of the record? Still listening to it every day? Or has it lost some of its glory in the last few weeks?
I must say that there is hardly one day where I am not listen to at least some tracks. There are some new "all time favorites" like Get Lucky itself, Before Gas & TV (from the very first listen on) and also Cleaning My Gun and Piper To The End. Some songs still don't make it for me, I think I haven't listened to Monteleone and Hard Shoulder more than ten, fifteen times. The album has a very fine atmosphere and a positive, friendly feeling, even if some lyrical themes are very severe and serious - war, death, dying and so on.
I think the album is far better than KTGC, which I now ignore more or less, only In The Sky is still great, but that album has lost a lot of attractivity for me since Get Lucky is out. Now I am really curious which songs will be heard live on stage in a few weeks - I have hope for the above named onces and also for Border Reiver as a perfect opener!
LE
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For me, like I wrote in another thread, I hardly listen to it. Not because I don't like it, but because I love it. I refuse to put it in a small box. I only listen to it uninterrupted, in its entirety and on proper hifi. Now on vynil since I received the box!
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I must admit, I don't listen very often these days, but when I do it's a real treat!
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Listened to it a few times recently, and I must admit I was considering posting a thread a bit like this. I really do think it's up there with MK's very best work.
The only track I'm not so sure about is Can't Beat the House, not because it's a bad track, but just because it doesn't fit in well.
I was listening to Piper to the End about half an hour ago, and it makes me well up every time. I know a lot of people have Brothers in Ars played at their funeral, but I think I would like Piper to the End played. :)
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I feel the same way about "You Can't Beat the House", dusty. Apparently, Guy feels it doesn't fit in either. I think "Early Bird" would have been a better choice.
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I don't really think Early Bird would have fit in either to be honest, too "modern" sounding.
Good as Gold would have worked though IMO. :)
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yup, still lucky, play it far more often then the past two cd's. which still is not too much.
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For me, like I wrote in another thread, I hardly listen to it. Not because I don't like it, but because I love it. I refuse to put it in a small box. I only listen to it uninterrupted, in its entirety and on proper hifi. Now on vynil since I received the box!
That's a very nice and noble way of appreciate the album, Rollergirl! I wish I had the strength to do it the same way... ::)
LE
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I shuffle all Mark's solo songs on my Ipod, so tracks form GL come up every day. Up until now, GL would be the first album I played religiously in it's entirety first thing in the morning. Still love every track. Don't care too much for "time in the sun" though. My favorite is still So far from the Clyde.
Have to agree with rollergirl about listening to Mark on the best system. It makes the whole world different.
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Listened to it a few times recently, and I must admit I was considering posting a thread a bit like this. I really do think it's up there with MK's very best work.
The only track I'm not so sure about is Can't Beat the House, not because it's a bad track, but just because it doesn't fit in well.
I was listening to Piper to the End about half an hour ago, and it makes me well up every time. I know a lot of people have Brothers in Ars played at their funeral, but I think I would like Piper to the End played. :)
Interesting Dusty, If I had to have a track played it would be along the lines of So Far From the Clyde - particularly if I was from that part of the World.
However a lot of people try to jolly up their funerals and a sad song would make everyone seriously well up - so mine would have to be something like Fog On The Tyne. (I'm Gonna Leave Old Durham Town would have people blaring their eyes out methinks!) A joke one of course could be 'Southbound Again' ! Work it out :-)
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Monteleone and Hard Shoudler remain the skippers for me. Good as Gold would have preferable to both of these.
I can see your point about Can't Beat the House not quite fitting in, but it's a wonderful little track, isn't it? Funny lyrics, nice guitar playing and a really cool groove, from Danny's heavy drumming to the piano playing. Also, I like the intro a lot, where Mark "breaks the wall" (is there an expression for this?) and we hear the initial line to Chuck and the warm up guitar lines. It's fun and loose, which is really, really rare for Mark's albums. Wonderful backup singing too.
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Interesting Dusty, If I had to have a track played it would be along the lines of So Far From the Clyde - particularly if I was from that part of the World.
However a lot of people try to jolly up their funerals and a sad song would make everyone seriously well up - so mine would have to be something like Fog On The Tyne. (I'm Gonna Leave Old Durham Town would have people blaring their eyes out methinks!) A joke one of course could be 'Southbound Again' ! Work it out :-)
Aye, you're right, buit to combat this I could have Piper to the End segue into one of teh live versions of Local Hero from 08 or 96. :) (Sax just isn't as good)
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However a lot of people try to jolly up their funerals and a sad song would make everyone seriously well up - so mine would have to be something like Fog On The Tyne. (I'm Gonna Leave Old Durham Town would have people blaring their eyes out methinks!) A joke one of course could be 'Southbound Again' ! Work it out :-)
Ha, Southbound Again! Good one.
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I feel the same way about "You Can't Beat the House", dusty. Apparently, Guy feels it doesn't fit in either. I think "Early Bird" would have been a better choice.
I agree, I just dont get the Ok Chuck thing at the start either,it sounds completely out of place to me.I dunno maybe he thought with an album called Get Lucky that he had to have it in there to keep the casino/gambling theme going or something ::)
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Have to agree about the 'Ok Chuck, take one'
Always makes me cringe when i hear it. But for me is the only down side to what is a GREAT album. ;D
Cheers BBB
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It is not so much the "counting-in" that disturbs me but the weak kind of singing in the last few lines - I think Mr. Valentino called it "half-arsed?"
But it is a song in a very pure style if you know what I mean - and that is not usual for MK. He always mixes up different styles of music into one
song, it seems sometimes he thinks it would be too easy to just play a traditional style - boy, how I wish he would record a "traditional" blues album,
or an complete album alone with one or two guitars and a couple of strong songs and nothing more - but it has to be a little bit more complicated...
And I like "YCBTH" because of this simple idea.
But I also understand the feeling of some forumers around here that it does not fit onto the album. And that could be true. But it is a fresh moment in the quieter first half of the record.
LE
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Yeah, I think it's a good song, I just don't think it fits on this album.
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It's more of a NHB song in my opinion.
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Yes, Simon, I thought it sounded a bit NHB when I first heard the album. I can just imagine hearing Steve sing "Yeah" at the end! :)
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I still continue to hear this wonderfull album.
My favorite tracks are: So Far From the Clyde, The Car Was The One, Border Reveir, Piper To The End, Cleaning My Gun ... but I have no skipper.
Can't wait for the tour! I hope we can have Border Reveir as an opener and Piper To The End at the end of the show.
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I also still listen to Get Lucky every day when I drive at work! I have 3 skippers, or better said 3 songs who are not as beautiful as the others, that are Cleaning My Gun, The Car Was The One and Can't Beat The House!
I LOVE, really love the songs Monteleone, Get Lucky, Border Reiver, Before Gas & TV, :P and I like all the others very much! ROFL
You know what? My husband likes the album very much also and has as favourites Cleaning My Gun and The Car Was The One! ;D So when we both listen, then there are no skippers! ;)
Fieneke
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Still not listening to it on ipod or computer. Only on vinyl. Next time: tonight! Yeah I have a date!
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Unfortunately... i don't like it so much... :-\
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Last time I listened to GL was in November or December, which is not bad compared to what happened to TRD, ATRR, SL or KTGC. Quickly stored on a shelve. ;)
I only have 5 skippers : Hard shoulder, YCBTH, Monteleone (as usual the one he prefers is the one I can't stand), The car was the one and Piper to the end. 5 : as good as STP or even OES !
Definitely GL deserves a second chance and I will listen again tonight. :)
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I still love "Get Lucky" and listened to it again this weekend. I don't have a skipper, but YCBTH doesn't fit in imo. I also listened to RPD again after not listening for a while and realised that it is back to my number 1! There are no skippers, except for Why Aye Man, which I feel is so much better heard live. :)
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I really don't give a sh*t about the songs on the regular album or bonus discs! I'm glad we have 'em all! :lol Imo GL is one of his best albums, it's on the same level (for me) as GH. GL has more different types of songs, GH still feels more like a "complete album" to me. The only thing about GH which I don't like is the crappy (well, you know what I mean! :D ) sound compared to the new recordings. Since Darling Pretty was remastered / mixed / whatever, it sounds much much better.
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I admit that my hifi system probably isn't good enough to really find some differences between the recordings. However I also think that the last three albums really sound phantastic. But a real backlash is to listen to Mark's voice on GH - especially on "ANISLA".
My all time favourite MK solo albums are and will probably always be STP and RPD... Love them! But GL is very close behind them! :lol
LE
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For the first time in my life, there's an MK album that I don't like that much. Namely Get Lucky. It's just not my kind of music. Fine tunes, all right, but a bit boring arrangement wise. Exception is the title track, which is up there with the best. And maybe The Car Was The One and Monteleone, but the rest are too grown-up-pop for me. Looking forward to hearing GL songs on the tour, thought!
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I still listen to Get Lucky in the same way I listened to Shangri-La many times. While for Kill To Get Crimson, I played it a few times and that was it. It didn't stick. What I love most about this album though is the excellent clean bass response. It's just so well recorded- can't quite explain it. From a technical standpoint, it's probably the best album I've heard.
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In my humble opinion, is the best cd MK has recorded since he became solo, the most complete one, I
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For the first time in my life, there's an MK album that I don't like that much. Namely Get Lucky. It's just not my kind of music. Fine tunes, all right, but a bit boring arrangement wise. Exception is the title track, which is up there with the best. And maybe The Car Was The One and Monteleone, but the rest are too grown-up-pop for me. Looking forward to hearing GL songs on the tour, thought!
To me GL is 'ok', Ragpickers Dream was the one I could never understand and one Ihardly ever listen to. KTCG is the only solo CD I can listen to all the way through without skipping any.