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Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sat 06 Apr 2024, 10:52 pm
by MikeyC
Miracles is among my favorites!
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 1:45 am
by Danimal
If it is indeed like âMiraclesâ with that same propulsive energy and chunky sounding electronics underlying the strings I will like it very much. Having said that, âLonlinessâ and âDancing starâ could hardly be considered remarkable works within their cannon. âLonelinessâ is strings and brass accompanied by a beatbox and ultimately sounds like awards show music.
âDancing starâ is slight at only three minutes and the lyrics about a defected Russian ballet dancer recall âLondonâ; not mainstream enough subject matter for a single, almost more idiosyncratic b-side material. The music itself is mixed unimaginatively. In fact, the outside artist remix by Solomun betters the original track by leaps and bounds. The only other time in their career I may recall the outside artist mix improving on the original is the Pink Noise mix of âA Se Vida E.â Honestly I wish they wouldâve gotten this Solomun guy to produce the entire album as James Ford seems to be the pedestrian producer of old pop stars.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 5:25 am
by MikeyC
Danimal wrote: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 1:45 am
If it is indeed like âMiraclesâ with that same propulsive energy and chunky sounding electronics underlying the strings I will like it very much. Having said that, âLonlinessâ and âDancing starâ could hardly be considered remarkable works within their cannon. âLonelinessâ is strings and brass accompanied by a beatbox and ultimately sounds like awards show music.
âDancing starâ is slight at only three minutes and the lyrics about a defected Russian ballet dancer recall âLondonâ; not mainstream enough subject matter for a single, almost more idiosyncratic b-side material. The music itself is mixed unimaginatively. In fact, the outside artist remix by Solomun betters the original track by leaps and bounds. The only other time in their career I may recall the outside artist mix improving on the original is the Pink Noise mix of âA Se Vida E.â Honestly I wish they wouldâve gotten this Solomun guy to produce the entire album as James Ford seems to be the pedestrian producer of old pop stars.
Yikes!
But how do you REALLY feel�
(kidding! We all have our individual opinions!)
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 11:49 am
by NikacP0kac
dbaseboy wrote: Sat 06 Apr 2024, 3:51 pm
Neil says that if you like Miracles youâll like Nonetheless.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 12:35 pm
by alexis99
Worry about Neil s voice. Is he losing his voice?
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 2:05 pm
by wieske
alexis99 wrote: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 12:35 pm
Worry about Neil s voice. Is he losing his voice?
Good question as I was thinking the same. Neil's voice just sounds like he's having an ongoing cold or something like that. You can say his voice is changing because he's aging, just like anybody, but to me, the 'change' came as a surprise, from one moment to another.
By the way, I noticed that Neil's voice changed that much for the first time when they recently performed for BBC.
This makes me think how much they polish his voice on recordings, when Neil's voice sounds ok and not that worrying.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 2:31 pm
by S-sense
Maybe he got hit hard by Covid some time ago. There was a lot of silence before the start of the Tour. It's all speculation, but this fact worries me too. Hope he is alright besides that.
Must be hard (and maybe even a bit frustrating) to sing almost every night during the tour, even when his voice is being tuned by some wizardry.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 2:42 pm
by spacewalker
Covid consequence is my guess too. I think he already sounded a bit strange on Living in the past from last year.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 3:33 pm
by coufy
I noticed it too, Chris should sing some more songs on tour to let Neil rest
. But seriously, I hope Neil will be ok for tour.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 4:22 pm
by dbaseboy
alexis99 wrote: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 12:35 pm
Worry about Neil s voice. Is he losing his voice?
Donât forget heâs not far off being 70, coupled with never having the strongest voice either.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 5:13 pm
by Parkol
Rod Stewart has been wheezing for the last 50 years, and when I first saw him, I thought he was in his late 70s at the time (and this was 1991-1992 MTV.
I'd like to mention the exceptional song selection - Miracles. Minimal, Flamboyant - real gems and I'm very glad there was no So Hard or Being Boring, Go West.
I don't know who the radio guy is, but he chose marvellous songs.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 5:31 pm
by daveid
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. They all got on well and Rylan picked some unusual ones that I approve of. He may come across like a manicured estuary waxwork wots learnt to talk but he knows a good tune when he 'ears one.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 6:00 pm
by Harry
alexis99 wrote: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 12:35 pm
Worry about Neil s voice. Is he losing his voice?
Iâve been noticing this for a while now, and it doesnât seem to be changing back to how it was. It might be an age thing, or it might be damage from Covid or another infection.
Neil will have access to the best health expertise though, so if his voice was deteriorating or it was a more serious problem, presumably he wouldnât be lining up interviews and live dates.
Any experts on the forum? I think itâs just Neilâs new voice and weâll get used to it.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 6:45 pm
by Gnomic
It annoys me when some (many) interviewers talk too much and talk over interviewees. There was quite a bit of this with Rylan, though I will admit, some of the things he said were quite funny. I'm like, "just let them talk", and don't keep telling us how much you like them, it's tedious. (Graham Norton never does this
) Chris is pretty funny, and I love the way Neil's voice sort of goes up when he's getting into a story.
Re: An hour with PSB on Radio 2 "Rylan on Saturday"
Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 7:04 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Harry wrote: Sun 07 Apr 2024, 6:00 pm
Iâve been noticing this for a while now, and it doesnât seem to be changing back to how it was. It might be an age thing, or it might be damage from Covid or another infection.
Neil will have access to the best health expertise though, so if his voice was deteriorating or it was a more serious problem, presumably he wouldnât be lining up interviews and live dates.
Any experts on the forum? I think itâs just Neilâs new voice and weâll get used to it.
Maybe it's not actually Neil. If you see him barefoot on the album sleeve, you'll know the truth.
. But seriously, I hope Neil will be ok for tour.