Forum Album Club #2 - Now Here Is Nowhere by the Secret Machines

[sweatboard]

  Is the singer trying to sing like Ian Curtis on Nowhere Again? 

Heard Placebo?  Secret Machines remind me of them.

If he is trying to sound like Ian Curtis, I see that as a good thing.

I will need to check out Placebo!

Try this song after the listeninig party. 

Placebo - Infra-red

[sweatboard]

Listening to "Nowhere Again" again and it's pretty spacy.  I like the music on that one quite a bit. 

Remindes me of Breathe by Pink Floyd. 

[ManNamedTruth]

I think i could get behind this album more if I wasn't so bothered by the lead singer and the lyrics.  The lead singer makes me feel like I'm shopping at Hot Topic.

I'm on Lights On now, the vocals now sound like one of those late 90's bands like Orgy who wanted to be Joy Divison. On that song I can hear where you were going with the Ian Curtis thing.

[mjk73]

Maybe the rain will stop following me
With millions of colors reflected in daylight
Right on the kick drum, turning the sound up
....love that part

Pharoah's Daughter is probably my 2nd favorite track behind Sad and Lonely.

This albums plays and reads at times like a sci-fi epic 

Absofuckinglutely. Serious head-bobbing time. And then You Are Chains...talk about epic...

I didn't appreciate You Are Chains until tonight....when the drums kick in....yeah that part is beauty.

Great Review Yim!

I think I'll one up you and give this one an 8.2/10 and that's based on not being as familiar as I should....

....This album will keep me warm through this fall/winter when things get weird in New England.

Again, it's good to throw on for adult horizontal activities. That helps keep you warm at night in the fall/winter when things get weird in the Midwest also.

I'm surprised you do not like this one Brian. Surprised is all. I believe it's just the one brother singing.

I never got the Flaming Lips ref. No one sounds like the FLips but the FLips.

[Crispy]

All this time
All this space
All these words

Damn, I fucking LOVE the way this record ends, it's like the definition of "space rock".

[ManNamedTruth]

All this time
All this space
All these words

Damn, I fucking LOVE the way this record ends, it's like the definition of "space rock".

Love this last track, great closer.

[sweatboard]

I think i could get behind this album more if I wasn't so bothered by the lead singer and the lyrics.  The lead singer makes me feel like I'm shopping at Hot Topic.

I'm on Lights On now, the vocals now sound like one of those late 90's bands like Orgy who wanted to be Joy Divison. On that song I can hear where you were going with the Ian Curtis thing.

Yeah, I actually thought there were two or three singers on this record when I was listeninig to it. 

Thanks for the pick Crispy.  There are things I do dig about this record.  If nothing else, First Wave Down was worth the listen.  It seems like a good way to start off a mix cd someday. It has my favorite lyrically  as well.  The contrast of a wave crashing on a beach and a leave settling on a wall is nice.   

[Crispy]

Hey, it's great to hear everyone's input, and to get new perspectives, even if you might not dig it. That may change for some, there are plenty of records and bands that didn't appeal to me in the past, but now I'm crazy about.

Speaking of which, time to put on Unknown Pleasures, I think.

[sweatboard]

Hey, it's great to hear everyone's input, and to get new perspectives, even if you might not dig it. That may change for some, there are plenty of records and bands that didn't appeal to me in the past, but now I'm crazy about.

Speaking of which, time to put on Unknown Pleasures, I think.

YES!!!!!  Now we're talking.   

[ManNamedTruth]

Just finished this, thanks Crispy for picking a solid album! I agree with Brian a little but I think I liked it more than him. I noticed on spotify they covered Blue Jay Way from the Across The Universe soundtrack, good stuff. It sounds a lot like the original, their singer really knows how to emulate different styles.

[sweatboard]

Speaking of Joy Divison if you haven't seen this it's a must see.  AMAZING!!!


"Joy Division" documentary Trailer



The movie Control is also a must see..

Ian Curtis epilepsy dance

[Crispy]

Just finished this, thanks Crispy for picking a solid album! I agree with Brian a little but I think I liked it more than him. I noticed on spotify they covered Blue Jay Way from the Across The Universe soundtrack, good stuff. It sounds a lot like the original, their singer really knows how to emulate different styles.

Yeah! They also covered Flying, and it is really good. They've done quite a few covers, including these from the Road Leads Where It's Led EP, with they do some different things:

Astral Weeks
Money (That's What I Want)
Girl From the North Country
Immer Wieder (Harmonia)

[Ghosts_on_TV]

First Wave Down is such a badass album opener.

[Crispy]

First Wave Down is such a badass album opener.

(stop, stop)

Sorry, I have to succumb to my corrective compulsions: First Wave Intact.

And it is SUPER badass.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

First Wave Down is such a badass album opener.

(stop, stop)

Sorry, I have to succumb to my corrective compulsions: First Wave Intact.

And it is SUPER badass.

My bad.

[Crispy]

First Wave Down is such a badass album opener.

(stop, stop)

Sorry, I have to succumb to my corrective compulsions: First Wave Intact.

And it is SUPER badass.

My bad.

Nope, mine -- it's not like it's my song.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

First Wave Down is such a badass album opener.

(stop, stop)

Sorry, I have to succumb to my corrective compulsions: First Wave Intact.

And it is SUPER badass.

My bad.

Nope, mine -- it's not like it's my song.

;D Nah, id have done the same.

[capt. scotty]

Havent listened today yet, but I hope Crispy gives me a break because:

1) I own this album (1$ for it, but I remembered it from the Debut Album Draft I think, listened to it twice, and I liked it  )

2) Today (or I guess yesterday) was my birthday


Im a music slacker already behind during week 2. I'll catch up.

[Crispy]

Havent listened today yet, but I hope Crispy gives me a break because:

1) I own this album (1$ for it, but I remembered it from the Debut Album Draft I think, listened to it twice, and I liked it  )

2) Today (or I guess yesterday) was my birthday


Im a music slacker already behind during week 2. I'll catch up.

Happy Birthday yesterday, slacker!  ;D

[he.who.forgets]

Wow, what can I say?  I was a Secret Machines virgin before giving this fine album a listen but to put it frankly, after a couple spins, I'm quite blown away.  Kind of difficult to pick a clear cut favorite off the album but standouts are First Wave Intact, Nowhere Again, The Road Leads Where its Led & Now Here is Nowhere. I'll give the album as a whole an 8. Thanks for introducing me