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OfflineBest Brown Baggies

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Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« on: July 11, 2012, 02:34:31 PM »
Hi. Thought you might all be very interested to
hear that the new Drummer magazine has just
interviewed Ian Thomas, and he spoke about many things,
But wait for it......
HE SAID THAT FOR MARKS NEW ALBUM, THEY RECORDED
45 ORIGINAL SONGS!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!!


http://drummermagazine.co.uk/index.php/create-article/24-homepage/172-ian-thomas

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 02:56:11 PM »
Thanks for the news.
That's unbelievable.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 05:43:09 PM »
My Mum always says when I pack for my holidays to pack my case, then half the amount of stuff.  Seems it's the same when you're making an album! ;D
"I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order."

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 07:01:19 PM »
 :o So they dropped 25 songs??!! That's not amazing...  :disbelief
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 07:07:24 PM »

HE SAID THAT FOR MARKS NEW ALBUM, THEY RECORDED
45 ORIGINAL SONGS!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!!


Enough to fill a completly new setlist for next two or three tours.
The haters are those who write shit

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 08:01:01 PM »


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Enough to fill a completly new setlist for next two or three tours.
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Yeah, that'll be right! ;)
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 09:53:23 PM »
If Mark cut 55,5% of the original list, how can there not be material for yet another release in a not so distance future?

 :D
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2012, 10:00:19 PM »
He could think it is just not good enough.

Or he could release another double album next time!

LE

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 12:44:39 AM »
Careful what you wish for...

MK's quality control has always been excellent. Yes,  I'm sure some great songs have slipped through the net,  but there has also been ropey stuff , like some of the GL bonus tracks - anyone 2want to defend Time in the sun?  ;)
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2012, 03:00:26 AM »
I like the get lucky bonus songs better than half the proper tracks! :P
Hey, i`ve got a truffle dog - finally a song the ordinary man can relate too!

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2012, 07:08:45 AM »
Careful what you wish for...

MK's quality control has always been excellent. Yes,  I'm sure some great songs have slipped through the net,  but there has also been ropey stuff , like some of the GL bonus tracks - anyone 2want to defend Time in the sun?  ;)

Dunno about that quality control really.

The GH b-sides are far better than some of the originals, like My claim to fame and Gravy train.

Defending Vic and Ray much?  ;)
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2012, 07:28:21 AM »
On the other hand we should be enormously grateful for that creative phase MK is in right now. Not that many (quality) artists who can bring 45 new songs to the table, two or three years after the predecessor.

Because if or when that phase ends we're gonna have a draught where every crumble of interview, rumour or collaboration will be precious  ;D
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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2012, 08:03:45 AM »
Border Reiver, I totally agree,
we should be very grateful for this creative and productive period.
I can still remember the 90s, when I was longing so much for new MK music and when I had to wait years and years without something happening.
That's also why I can't understand the overly critical comments about the GL bonus tracks.
I treasure them very much, because there will come a time, when there will be no more new MK songs and how much will I then be lucky to have them!
Back to the Ian Thomas interview. Ian is very appreciative about how he was looked after during their MK/BD tour last autumn, how serious Mark is following his art and the most beautiful piece of info: that he is writing all the time. How wonderful is that!!

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2012, 10:26:39 AM »

1. Am I the only one who is not able to read the interview or I am just to stupid to work it out?  ::)

2. Vic And Ray is one of the best tracks on Golden Heart!

3. All bonus tracks from GL apart from Early Bird are crap.

4. The impulse for MK to write a song nowadays is smaller than it used to be, it seems to me. One simple idea or pun (redbud tree - judas tree - shelter) let's him go get off with another song, whereas in earlier years this might just not have been enough for him. Simplicity is the new key word. Sometimes it's great. Sometimes I wish a little more complexity would also still be there.

5. When I read about the 45 songs, I was alarmed in the first place to be honest. I am not sure if MK is really happy with Ian to spell the beans about this.

 ;)

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Re: Ian Thomas magazine interview.
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 10:31:32 AM »
I can't read it either!

 

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