Foo Foo and the Boy
Posted by: woodface on 06 March 2001
My local dealer lent me this along with a couple of other naim CD's. I honestly thought I would hate it but it is actually pretty good. Kind of folky, whimsy, bluesy (in other words the sort of music I usually dislike)but well worth a listen. I also bought the 'Espiritu' release, a bit patchy as the slow numbers work much better than the quicker ones, but generally the good outweighs the bad. The other CD I borrowed was by Ted Sirrota's (probably the wrong spelling so apologies and I cannot actually remember her name!) other half and to be honest I will not be keeping it. She has a great voice but she is far too showy, the lyrics are at times laughably poor and the backing is somewhat bizzare. Weired synth solos anyone?
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Former member
Hello Woodface
I've been listening to Foo Foo and The Boy this week as well. I liked it too. I'm keen on Espiritu as well - and know what you mean. The track on the latest Naim sampler was streets ahead of the rest of the disc IMHO - although the rest of it is OK as well.
Ted Sirota's other half? Is this a Naim CD?
Did you get to hear the new Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls - vs the forces of evil? Track #4, Tubby - larf - I nearly tried to get hold of Buster Bloodvessel and Bob Marley for a jammin sesh. First time a grasped the volume control with a "oh - need some more of that" for a week or so. Cracking.
I'd say have a peek at the website - but I seem to remember you hate the e-store.
Jonathan
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Anna Tooth
The disc in our catalogue by Ted Sirota's other half is Soul Searching by Janvier Jones, Naim CD045.
Anna
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Former member
Thanks Anna
Actually I liked this one as well - although I have to be in the mood for it. Quite funky in places. Maybe a bit too Starsky and Hutch now and again (which is probably what Woodface is alluding to) but I think it is quite good fun.
Jonathan
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by woodface
Thats the one! To be honest I agree that it is a bit Starsky and Hutch, and as a result a bit contrived! It does not seem to go with the rest of the album and is just plain irritating. I also found that the vocals were a bit too set back in the mix for my liking.
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by Timbo
Now I've has time to listen to it a few times, I really like it. Very light and easy to listen to, puts me in a good mood.
Can't say I like the Janvier Jones CD though, perhaps it'll grow on me.
The other one purchased recently is Kai Eckhart, Honor simplicity, respect the flow - not too bad but gets a bit samey.
Also managed to get hold of Instead of the Saints by Thea Gilmore, this is very good, very raw and has a certain Mark Tucker in the musical credits, could this be the same man who used to work for Naim??
Tim
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by David Dever
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I also found that the vocals were a bit too set back in the mix for my liking.
...no compression, both vocalists either side of a microphone set with a figure-8 polar pattern, hence none of the hash you'd normally get when you hit the notes hard. The vocal(s) generally don't seem so recessed if you've got your system sorted--hence, great test disc.
David Dever, NANA
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by woodface
Interesting point regarding the Janvier Jones CD. I feel pretty confident on the set up of my system and when I listened to it the vocals came to the fore as volume increased. Ultimately it is still a pretty poor CD though, regardless of set up!
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by Former member
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Instead of the Saints by Thea Gilmore
What? Where? Eh?
I was only aware of The Lipstick Conspiracies and Burning Dorothy - and annoyingly I can't seem to get hold of a copy of the latter. I missed the Thea gig in Salisbury because I went to a job interview (complete and total waste of time - should have gone to the gig) and was hoping there would have been some CD flogging going on.
What is this - where did you get it from?
(pant, pant)
Jonathan
Posted on: 14 March 2001 by Former member
You there?
Posted on: 14 March 2001 by Timbo
Don't get out much.
In answer to your Q. It is a special CD EP with 4 tracks available from Amazon.com, just search for Thea Gilmore. I think it is just a few tracks from her Burning Dorothy album, cost about £4.99.
Tim
Posted on: 14 March 2001 by Former member
Timbo
Ordered it. Unfortunately went for a look round and ordered another 15 things as well. Ho Hum.
Jonathan
Posted on: 16 March 2001 by Timbo
Looks like being a crap weekend weather wise, so I'm off to buy a load of music this weekend, yippee!!
Tim
