rhythmaning: (on the beat)
[personal profile] rhythmaning
So there I was in the record shop, looking for the new Lloyd Cole CD, when another release by the Bunnymen caught my eye. This time, it is “Crocodiles”, along with bonus tracks, most notably the excellent, wonderful, exciting “Shine So Hard” EP. For a fiver. So of course, I had to buy it – I mean, how could I not?

I was amused to see that there is a recent live Bunnymen CD called “Me, I’m All Smiles”. I have always loved that line (and it probably crops up fairly regularly in LJ posts! Old habits…) – and I was most amused to see that, just like naming “Shine So Hard” after a line from a song which doesn’t appear on the recording, the line me, I’m all smiles won’t be on “Me, I’m All Smiles”, either.

I found the Lloyd Cole, which I have now played a couple of times. I don’t find it as addictive as [livejournal.com profile] f4f3 and others have found it – it is ok, but I am not wholly convinced. It could just be that it would be hard to surpass my favourites of old.

Whilst in the record shop, I bought some books, too. I bought “Anansi Boys” by Neil Gaimen, because everyone else seems to rave about him, and I have never read any of his stuff (and it was only a fiver); “We Need To Talk About Kevin”, by Lionel Shriver, which I had been looking at in Waterstones a couple of weeks ago (but it didn’t feel suitable holiday reading), and it was only a fiver; and “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, because I found “Blink!” very interesting (and it was only a fiver).

I can see a pattern emerging here.

Date: 2006-10-25 10:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] f4f3.livejournal.com
I haven't really found Gaiman's books as convincing as his comics - Sandman is far more satisfying than Anansi Boys, which is a nice bouncy read, but not much more. American Gods was fine, espescially if you're a Zelazny fan.

I think the best thing he's done in a book is Good Omens, with Terrt Pratchett, the charms of which are summed up totally in their working title - "William The Anti-Christ".

Date: 2006-10-25 10:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unblinkered.livejournal.com
because I found “Blink!” very interesting

Why, thank you! ;P

Date: 2006-10-25 11:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rhythmaning.livejournal.com
Hee!

That had occurred to me, actually. But his other book is also called Blink...> (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0141014598/sr=8-1/qid=1161775852/ref=pd_ka_1/026-4876104-9978837?ie=UTF8&s=books)

Date: 2006-10-25 12:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unblinkered.livejournal.com
:D Seeing that book in bookshops never ceases to amuse me (but then again, I'm easily amused!) I should probably buy it one of these days...

Date: 2006-10-25 11:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frumiousb.livejournal.com
I have to say that I liked Anansi Boys least of Gaiman's work. I much preferred American Gods.

Date: 2006-10-25 11:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rhythmaning.livejournal.com
Oh well... It was a spur of the moment thing - if I don't like it, I'll know the others can only be better! And if I do like it, I'll know I'm onto a good thing!

Date: 2006-10-25 11:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rhythmaning.livejournal.com
BTW, I meant to ask how you had found Cloud Atlas - I was assuming that you had read it, since you ask me what I thought about it a while ago.

Date: 2006-10-25 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frumiousb.livejournal.com
Well, I liked it well enough, but I didn't think that it was brilliant. We actually read it for my book club. Some people found it very difficult to read and others thought it was absolutely amazing. I thought it was easy to read, and just kind of entertaining. A little bit gimmicky.

Date: 2006-10-25 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] psychochicken.livejournal.com
American Gods is Gaiman's masterpiece IMHO. I've bought that for about five people since devouring it myself. And I don't devour books often.

Date: 2006-10-25 03:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frumiousb.livejournal.com
I really really liked it also. I honestly have to say that I'm not sure if I prefer it to Sandman but I definitely like it best of his novels.

Date: 2006-10-25 03:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] psychochicken.livejournal.com
I just can't do graphic novels. I've tried, really I have, and I just end up looking at the artwork and then finding myself fifty pages in and wondering what the plot is.....

Date: 2006-10-25 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pshtaku.livejournal.com
I went in to Fopp to get Lloyd Cole, and came out with that and new Tim Finn and 1st Series of King of The Hill...

Date: 2006-10-25 02:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] psychochicken.livejournal.com
The new Tim Finn really is rather smashing isn't it? There's some definite McCartney/Harrison influences in there and his catchiest melodies in years.

Date: 2006-10-27 08:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pshtaku.livejournal.com
I think I'll need a few more listens...
I do like the new single though. And he's touring next year.

Profile

rhythmaning: (Default)
rhythmaning

June 2017

S M T W T F S
    123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930 

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 9th, 2025 01:26 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios