http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:28:48 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/05/074257.php#comment-438019 Thanks Glen: "High Land" is indeed great-- to me one of the best debuts ever (oh-oh, I feel a dreaded Lists article encroaching). I'm afraid to say I haven't really followed Aztec Camera in recent years--after the '80s R&B-ish synth-orama that was "Love," I lost interest, disappointed in the apparent lack of good production, for one thing. I'm ready to try again, though--maybe pick up one of Frame's solo works. ]]> 438019@blogcritics.org Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:28:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/05/074257.php#comment-437999 Gordon, I loved High Land Hard Rain...especially the lovely flamenco-ish guitar flavors of songs like "Lost Outside the tunnel" and the amazing "We Could Send Letters." But for me, Roddy Frame kinda blew his wad on that brilliant first record and was very spotty after that. Wasn't he really young...like I wnat to say 18 years old or thereabouts...when he made "High Land Hard Rain?" Just a brilliant debut regardless. -Glen ]]> 437999@blogcritics.org Tue, 5 Sep 2006 21:40:52 EDT