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[leftboy]

Since this forum is sooooo metal, does anyone else here like Belle and Sebastian? I love them. "The Boy With the Arab Strap" is the most poetic album since... Morrissey's "Vauxhall & I".

Fey indie they may be. But that's no bad thing! Why emphasise agression etc in the musical emotional palette?

[qzdiablo]

an arab strap is a victorian-era dildo

[leftboy]

This is true. I also found out recently the "pantry boy" (as in The Smith's "This Charming Man") was a rent boy. Also what "reeling around the fountain" was. Anyone know that one?

[R.Borlax]

this forum isnt too metal if ye ask me

[Larsen B]

Oh it is. Dunno about "reeling around the fountain" but the song is something to do with child abuse isn't it?

[Dave]

Oh thank God, a non-metal thread. All we seem to get these days is discussions about bands with names that sound like skin diseases.

*NOTE: that was a light-hearted comment designed to provoke chuckles. Don't go emo on my ass, anyone...*

Yeah, Belle and Sebastian, a personal favourite of mine. Stuart Murdoch's subject material is often pretty dark stuff, but juxtaposed with the loveable twee wetness of the music it all fits together beautifully.

I was really dreading "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" when it came out. With Trevor Horn producing and Isobel Campbell having departed it could have been a disaster, but I think it's probably their best album.

Has anyone heard Isobel's solo stuff? The Gentle Waves albums don't have the lyrical dexterity of classic B+S, but the innocence and twee abandon are so perfectly charming.

[allstardawn]

Originally Posted by leftboy

Since this forum is sooooo metal?

your icon's pretty metal.

i like belle and sebastian. a lot. a very lot. aye.

[delboy]

tiger milk is an incredible record, i havent heard the one that trevor horn produced - never got round to buying it!

[Alkaline]

i love belle and sebastian now, i didn't used to but they totally grew on me. it's something different for me i suppose.

[Demon Of The Fall]