Comments on: Alien Frenzy http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/ Life should be full of strangeness, like a rich painting Sat, 25 May 2013 11:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Worldbystorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22166 Worldbystorm Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:33:22 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22166 Clearly no spring chickens then, if they've been through the Beta Band, and in fairness they didn't look it either... Funny how Regular Fries dropped from sight. I was a bit irked to see them described as 'soft rock' on wiki. Odd you should mention trance and Hawkwind in the same breath. Their post early 90s output took a sharp dive into rave loops. Very odd. Amazing how all these linkages establish themselves. Anyhow, respect to the Aliens for their catchy melodies and their excellent hairstyles... :) Clearly no spring chickens then, if they’ve been through the Beta Band, and in fairness they didn’t look it either…

Funny how Regular Fries dropped from sight. I was a bit irked to see them described as ’soft rock’ on wiki.

Odd you should mention trance and Hawkwind in the same breath. Their post early 90s output took a sharp dive into rave loops. Very odd. Amazing how all these linkages establish themselves.

Anyhow, respect to the Aliens for their catchy melodies and their excellent hairstyles… :)

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22143 Donagh Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:10:45 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22143 Yurp, I didn't mention the Beta Band in the review, although Jim did in the previous post, or did I mentioned that Anderson left the Beta's half way through the recording sessions for their reputation establishing 3EPs. I didn't even make reference to his 10 year hiatus in mental health hell because reviewers seem to be using it to suggests that Anderson is a latter day Syd Barrett, the ultimate 'tormented musical genius' whose creativity is so volitile and visionary - almost hallucinogenic - that he can't keep it together long enough to make it through the recording of an entire record. Regular Fries is a good reference, although I think they were more Hawkwind than Happy Monday as the latter were too infused with late 80's rave loops and disco grooves to fit well with what is essentially a fusion of 60 and 70's psychedelic pop with the quirky, blip heavy modern dirge that made up much of the Beta Band's output. Yurp, I didn’t mention the Beta Band in the review, although Jim did in the previous post, or did I mentioned that Anderson left the Beta’s half way through the recording sessions for their reputation establishing 3EPs. I didn’t even make reference to his 10 year hiatus in mental health hell because reviewers seem to be using it to suggests that Anderson is a latter day Syd Barrett, the ultimate ‘tormented musical genius’ whose creativity is so volitile and visionary - almost hallucinogenic - that he can’t keep it together long enough to make it through the recording of an entire record.

Regular Fries is a good reference, although I think they were more Hawkwind than Happy Monday as the latter were too infused with late 80’s rave loops and disco grooves to fit well with what is essentially a fusion of 60 and 70’s psychedelic pop with the quirky, blip heavy modern dirge that made up much of the Beta Band’s output.

]]> By: Worldbystorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22057 Worldbystorm Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:19:02 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/19/alien-frenzy/#comment-22057 Interesting, I hadn't clocked the Beta Band connection when I saw them on the BBC3 arts program the other night. Sort of thought they were like the somewhat late lamented Regular Fries... or Happy Mondays crossed with Hawkwind... Interesting, I hadn’t clocked the Beta Band connection when I saw them on the BBC3 arts program the other night. Sort of thought they were like the somewhat late lamented Regular Fries… or Happy Mondays crossed with Hawkwind…

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