The Coral: Magic and Medicine

Just got this album in the post! Marvellous!

It's quite easy to spot their influences: Byrds, Doors, Manfred Mann, Animals, etc. However, I don't think any of it is actually 'ripped off': it's more of a homage.

Great album, and a band with enormous potential. Real instruments, and not just drums and guitars! I think that rock might be finally making a bit of a comeback. There's been a dearth of talent recently, in my view.

Terrible album cover, though...

[karkus30]

you should know where this is going to lead, Just mentioning the C word, its on a par with the WS word to the regular users of the Forum

I fear a return to postings involving eye patches, cutlasses, barnacles and parrots .

Ahh Shiver mee timbers

I bought the first White Stripes album yesterday, too! That too is a fine album, in my view.

We might be seeing a bit of a 60's/70's style revival. I for one am happy about that. As long as it isn't plagairism, and it's a good tune, then I'm happy to listen.

I don't see why people are so down on these bands: they're a breath of fresh air as far as I'm concerned.

[Gambit]

Avast ye scurvy dogs! Cap'n Gambit be here! Aye, The Coral be pirates all right, and swashbuckling one's at that, arrrrr.

I have to admit I like the new single, though can still dance a fine hornpipe to it, despite a country undertone. Maybe they've got a fixed premesis on land too now as oppose to just their trusty galleon? Or maybe they've got new parrots which are squawking different messages to them?

They can't be pirates: they sometimes use tenses other than the present.

I'm not convinced it's all nicked: it just sounds familiar in places. That's got more to do with their sound than anything, I reckon.

Confessions of ADDD is very Pink Floyd, but it's not actually the same: it just has a similar feel to Astronomie Dominie, without actually nicking.

Biggest pirate I know is Robbie Effing Williams: he's the pikey of the music world. He even nicked an Ian Dury song while his body was still warm in the ground.

[Gambit]

Ahoy Rhoamish, I think ye be misunderstanding me: I don't mean the Coral steal music, but write music for pirates and are, in fact, pirates of the seven sea's themselves. They wear patchs and pantaloons, crutches and parrot's etc... Pirates the lot of them.

[karkus30]

you see what I mean, it was very unwise and is unlikely to result in anything like a serious debate on the merits of Coral

pieces of eight , pieces of eight..........................

[karkus30]

Originally posted by rhoamish
I bought the first White Stripes album yesterday, too! That too is a fine album, in my view.

I am in full agreement, but if a certain tree rodent spots this posting.......................well just hope he doesnt

You might as well go for the hatrick and remark on the virtues of REM

you'll bring em all out then

Surely pirates have a preference for the accordion?

I'm starting to feel a trifle confused.

By the way, does one wear a parrot, or is a parrot an item that one 'sports'?

Is that the tree rodent that pretends to like and understand Donnie Dontknow, by the way???

[karkus30]

ohhh my brain hurts just thinking about it

brilliant film, but thats the wrong type of media for this forum.

Yes thats the one SG where have you gone

[Whiting]

He wasn't rich, he wasn't poor
Though how he longed for so much more
At night he dreamed of buccaneers
Pirate ships and privateers

-- Track #12 -- "Confessions of A.D.D.D."

..though that be the only sea shanty on it, arrrr, Jim Lad...etc...etc

[karkus30]

theres nothing more to say, hang him from the Yardarm Mr Whiting and Keelhaul him within an inch of his miserable life, we'll teach the scurvy scum arrr arrrr

[Gambit]

Once again I am proved right. Avast!

[JohnG]

I've never even heard of this band ! I must find somewhere to have a listen.