Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

[daveid]

If I remember correctly, these two demos were mastered and mixed especially for their 2001 release.

[Too Many Shadows]

It’s probably heretical, but I prefer this to the Minnelli recording. There’s more room given to the wax and wane of electronics.

[Gnomic]

For me this is all about the pathos. And effectively so. Definately domestic abuse going on there.

[Meebabi]

Love this one. I thought it was especially well done as a duet for the performance tour. Yes, I am aware it was originally meant to be a duet.

[Neilatrone]

Track 43 : One of the Crowd

Introspective Further Listening Disc 2 - Track 13

Chris takes the lead. This was definitely "a grower".

I can remember my first few listens to this track and not being impressed. Now it suits a certain mood.

[jasonjohn]

Chris' biggest lyrical effort?

[nonesuch]

I always enjoy Chris's vocal appearances, but the effects are so heavy on this it's hard to understand the (quite clever) lyrics.

[Too Many Shadows]

A little bit of vocoder is never a bad thing, but I find this is full on! One of their curate’s eggs?

[leesmapman]

Great song. Exactly what I want in a PSB track. I love the comments in the Alternative booklet where they were howling with laughter whilst listening to the song.

[Gary1962]

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[daveid]

Huge coincidence that we've reached One of the crowd, as Chris' demo of Schlager reminds me of the vocoder effects in this track.

[Neilatrone]

Track 44 : Your Funny Uncle

Introspective Further Listening Disc 2 - Track 15

Introspective Further Listening draws to a melancholy close.

Two minutes of beauty twinged with sadness.

[nonesuch]

Makes me tear up just thinking about it. The clarinet line was an inspired choice.

[Too Many Shadows]

I think Your Funnny Uncle is another scene-setting masterpiece! It’s chock-a-block with details of stuffy reputability rubbing up against a more open society. A world captured in under two and a half minutes. The fact this is hidden away on a b-side perfectly illustrates what an embarrassment of riches the PSB catalogue is. Brilliant!

[neilgregory72]

I think Your Funnny Uncle is another scene-setting masterpiece! It’s chock-a-block with details of stuffy reputability rubbing up against a more open society. A world captured in under two and a half minutes. The fact this is hidden away on a b-side perfectly illustrates what an embarrassment of riches the PSB catalogue is. Brilliant!

I agree with everything here. It's a beautiful evocation of an awful time. One of my favorite B-sides of all.