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Ant
First Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/12/2006 : 12:58:37
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........is in my opinion the 3rd best Love album! Discuss.....
Amazing guitar work (is it Melvin Whittington??), which shows a unique flair and style. Arthurs vocals are as pure as theyve ever been. I love the opening line on 'Everlasting First'...."ever since the first day i laid eyes on you, you dont know how hard it is to let you go". Great opening line to start an album!
Gimi A Little Break is ace, and theres something about Arthurs spoken intro to Stand Out that gives it that cool edge, much better than the version on Out Here IMO. I rate Anytime, Feel Daddy Feel Good, and Ride That Vibration as unheralded classics. What do you guys think? And i love the bit at the end of Slick Dick where Arthur goes "let me get behind the wheel for a while"!!!....i love the guitar outro!! |
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ommadawn
First Love
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Posted - 23/12/2006 : 00:57:42
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Yes this is a great LP I've enjoyed ever since the 70's.
The guitarist is Gary Rowles, except for 'The Everlasting First', which was Jimi Hendrix! |
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Alone Again
Fourth Love
Ireland
188 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2006 : 01:31:19
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| Yeah i think it is very underrated.I heard that it was a terrible album but when i saw a it on vinyl 4 very little i had 2buy it &i think it is great.maybe its because i heard such bad reviews. |
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ruxprncd
Fifth Love
305 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2006 : 04:09:45
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| completely agree! this is a very enjoyable album and Arthur's singing is especially powerful. |
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astrolobe33
Fifth Love
USA
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Posted - 23/12/2006 : 04:18:03
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Ant, you know what, you're right! I hadn't given False Start a really good listen until now, and I see what you're saying. The sound is excellent, the band is amazing and Arthur is in prime form. Thanks for pointing that out about Arthur doing that killer guitar solo at the end of Slick Dick, I hadn't noticed it was him. And the solo in middle by Rowles is in orbit.
The Hendrix/Lee combination punch of Everlasting First is so cool it's surreal. I think part of the problem that ablum has, is that it's easy for a listener to expect too much after that first incredible track (and especially for anyone struck by the wonders in da Capo and FC). A lot of Arthur's songs after Forever Changes that were based off of "old music" styles I think come off as merely unoriginal to many, and attention drifts; but those songs do stand up, Arthur is all over them, tellin' it...
There's alot of great different things on False Start, it's totally solid straight through. I also agree with you that is the best version of Stand Out, one of his most salient and compelling tunes message-wise. |
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