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Track Listings
| 1. New Brighton |
| 2. Endless Holiday |
| 3. An Ordinary Life |
| 4. Heaven Knows |
| 5. In The Neighbourhood |
| 6. Missing |
| 7. Homecoming |
| 8. Summer Winds |
| 9. Life On The Hill |
| 10. Your Voice |
| 11. River |
| 12. Faith (Heaven Knows B-Side) |
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It s Immaterials second album Song was released in 1990, the music was of a subdued, understated nature, with wry wit in the manner of an indie Pet Shop Boys. The album received positive reviews in the music press but failed to capture the imagination of the public and the band soon split afterwards. This reissue contains the B-sides of the Heaven Knows single as well as comprehensive notes by Malcolm Dome and enhanced artwork featuring lyrics and rare photos.
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1990 album, the follow up to "life's hard..". Remastered with 2 Bonus tracks "river" & "faith"
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is just the most beautiful album. It conjures up images of lonely windswept beaches, lazy endless clouds drifting away onto the horizon, suburbia with it's lost souls and myriad stifled dreams and a much gentler life of quiet desperation. I feel so removed and at peace when I listen to this album. It's not just music, it's art
(and I don't say that lightly.)
It's such a shame that they didn't make any more albums together. This is such a lost classic.
It's also very interesting how the themes of feeling lost and unemployed are as relevant as ever. I listen to this album and I hear Songs About Now. I'm so happy it's been re-released with extra tracks. I can't praise this enough.
(and I don't say that lightly.)
It's such a shame that they didn't make any more albums together. This is such a lost classic.
It's also very interesting how the themes of feeling lost and unemployed are as relevant as ever. I listen to this album and I hear Songs About Now. I'm so happy it's been re-released with extra tracks. I can't praise this enough.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Comparisons to the wondrous Blue Nile will draw me in every time and so reading reviews for Song by It,s Immaterial where the Caledonian greats are mentioned quite a lot my interest was piqued . Originally released in 1990 the band had been together ten years before they unleashed Song, the sort of gestation period also eerily redolent of the Blue Nile- though it must be noted they released one other album in that period.
Song is surely an ironic title because the ...uhhh songs on the album are,nt really conventional songs at all. No verse chorus verse chorus for this band .Indeed there are hardly any chorus,s , or what be construed as chorus,s on the album entire. The music is in almost constant free flow flux , the melodies diaphanous and harder to pin down than an honest M.P,s expense claim .Yet the melodies are there and when they emerge like pop tart butterflies from an ambient soaked cocoon they are often truly lovely.
And as for the Blue Nile comparisons. From the first shivery keyboard notes and the mournful tendrils of quavering trumpet it is clear the comparison is justified. I feel it,s fair to say that Song never approaches the ecstatic emotional peaks and troughs of the Blue Nile but it does have a quiet majesty that gradually seduces the listener and there a moments of understated epiphany .Patience is required with this album but as per usual patience will be rewarded.
Opener "New Brighton" is a constantly shifting veil of shimmering keyboards and wispy brass. "An Ordinary Life " ( very Blue Nile title that ) is underpinned by gently undulating bass and sudden percussive shimmies with the polite vocals of John Campbell ( mirroring the music his vocals are very understated -from a whisper to a mild exhortation ) gliding serenely through the arrangement. The most obvious and commercial is the lovely "Heaven Knows " where "Everything is gonna be alright ". The twinkling notes and juddering rhythms of "In The Neighbourhood " seems an incongruous mix but the song is truly gorgeous."Life On The Hill" even Even if the occasional track like "Endless Holiday " plods a bit , ironically rather like an endless holiday ,the album whole has a flow and ambience of glowing melancholy .
With two bonus tracks -"Faith " being a former B-side - this is mostly an album of glories that do not have to shout from the rooftops but rather persuade through insidious atmosphere and tiny details.Like Spirit Of Eden Talk Talk but filtered through the prism of a neon lit urban landscape rather them some pastoral idyll and with touches of Davis Sylivans,s more drifting ambient moments.And lets not forget the Blue Nile and state once again the comparisons are valid .Recommendations do not come any higher than that as far as i,m concerned.
Song is surely an ironic title because the ...uhhh songs on the album are,nt really conventional songs at all. No verse chorus verse chorus for this band .Indeed there are hardly any chorus,s , or what be construed as chorus,s on the album entire. The music is in almost constant free flow flux , the melodies diaphanous and harder to pin down than an honest M.P,s expense claim .Yet the melodies are there and when they emerge like pop tart butterflies from an ambient soaked cocoon they are often truly lovely.
And as for the Blue Nile comparisons. From the first shivery keyboard notes and the mournful tendrils of quavering trumpet it is clear the comparison is justified. I feel it,s fair to say that Song never approaches the ecstatic emotional peaks and troughs of the Blue Nile but it does have a quiet majesty that gradually seduces the listener and there a moments of understated epiphany .Patience is required with this album but as per usual patience will be rewarded.
Opener "New Brighton" is a constantly shifting veil of shimmering keyboards and wispy brass. "An Ordinary Life " ( very Blue Nile title that ) is underpinned by gently undulating bass and sudden percussive shimmies with the polite vocals of John Campbell ( mirroring the music his vocals are very understated -from a whisper to a mild exhortation ) gliding serenely through the arrangement. The most obvious and commercial is the lovely "Heaven Knows " where "Everything is gonna be alright ". The twinkling notes and juddering rhythms of "In The Neighbourhood " seems an incongruous mix but the song is truly gorgeous."Life On The Hill" even Even if the occasional track like "Endless Holiday " plods a bit , ironically rather like an endless holiday ,the album whole has a flow and ambience of glowing melancholy .
With two bonus tracks -"Faith " being a former B-side - this is mostly an album of glories that do not have to shout from the rooftops but rather persuade through insidious atmosphere and tiny details.Like Spirit Of Eden Talk Talk but filtered through the prism of a neon lit urban landscape rather them some pastoral idyll and with touches of Davis Sylivans,s more drifting ambient moments.And lets not forget the Blue Nile and state once again the comparisons are valid .Recommendations do not come any higher than that as far as i,m concerned.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
You could do no better than to add this wonderful (and one-off) CD to your collection.
Only now re-released after it unfairly sank without trace in 1990 - this timeless 'classic that never was' has the chance for a long overdue re-appraisal.
The "Blue Nile" connection is both in musical style, and producer Calum Malcolm.
Personal standouts include opener 'New Brighton', 'Endless Holiday', 'Ordinary Day', 'Heaven Knows', 'Homecoming', 'Summer Winds', 'Your Voice'... why go further - the whole lot in fact (even the bonus tracks).
Thank you, Cherry Red Records.
Only now re-released after it unfairly sank without trace in 1990 - this timeless 'classic that never was' has the chance for a long overdue re-appraisal.
The "Blue Nile" connection is both in musical style, and producer Calum Malcolm.
Personal standouts include opener 'New Brighton', 'Endless Holiday', 'Ordinary Day', 'Heaven Knows', 'Homecoming', 'Summer Winds', 'Your Voice'... why go further - the whole lot in fact (even the bonus tracks).
Thank you, Cherry Red Records.
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Masterpiece
Been listening to this since its release. Had been a fan of 'Life's hard...' which is also great but on Song, Campbell and Whitehead crafted a perfect album. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mr. S. Burgess
Like finding a diamond on a sand dune after the wind blew....
Like another It's Immaterial reviewer I read on Amazon, I too bought Life's Hard and Then You Die for £5.99 from Our Price (Peterborough in my case.... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ste Greenall
Another Buried Great Britsh Treasure
Following in a similar vein to the fantastic Blue Nile, It's Immaterial's second album Song is an album of incredible emotion, poetry and wonderfully understated songs. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by The Grizzly Reviewer
Quiet, understated, melodic and achingly beautiful.
If they're remembered at all, it's for the one-off hit "Driving Away From Home" which, somewhat unfairly, was seen as a novelty record. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by John David Charles Hilton
Re-issue, Re-package, Re-release.....please!
Heed the call, Siren Records (or whoever it is that owns the rights to the back catalogue now)...... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2008 by Grant M. Dobson
Exquisite.
I can't add much to Pete's review because he's pretty much nailed it. But if you needed any more convincing then I'll try. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2008 by McThorax
More Than Music
This is just the most beautiful album. It conjures up images of lonely windswept beaches, lazy endless clouds drifting away onto the horizon, suburbia with it's lost souls and... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2008 by Pete
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