For many bands, the prospect of a former member writing a memoir about their time in the group would be filled with stress and conflict, but for perpetually positive indie pop superstars Belle & Sebastian, news that ex-bass player Stuart David would be releasing a book has been met with nothing but positivity.
As keyboard player and founding member Chris Geddes speaks to HuffPost Canada Music from his home is Glasgow shortly before Belle & Sebastian depart on their first North American tour in years, it's clear he sees David's memoir as a chance to reconnect. He says that David is "really brilliant guy" whose departure from Belle & Sebastian was entirely amicable, occurring when he wished to focus on band Looper, which he founded with his partner, Karn. Geddes states that he and David have been hanging out again the last few years, even making music together.
This sense of positivity and...
As keyboard player and founding member Chris Geddes speaks to HuffPost Canada Music from his home is Glasgow shortly before Belle & Sebastian depart on their first North American tour in years, it's clear he sees David's memoir as a chance to reconnect. He says that David is "really brilliant guy" whose departure from Belle & Sebastian was entirely amicable, occurring when he wished to focus on band Looper, which he founded with his partner, Karn. Geddes states that he and David have been hanging out again the last few years, even making music together.
This sense of positivity and...
- 7/5/2013
- by HuffPost Canada Music
- Huffington Post
Asia: XXX (Frontiers)
That title's not triple-x as in porn, it's Roman numerals marking this supergroup's thirtieth anniversary (though I bet the confusion will increase this page's hits). Yup, three decades ago, "Heat of the Moment" was a massive hit. However, critics have tended to dislike Asia, either for dealing in pop rather than the glorious prog-rock of its members' previous bands -- Yes, Elp, and King Crimson -- or (if said critics are on the other side of the great divide) as dinosaurs still too proggy for naysayers in the post-punk era. Not this critic, through; I have always enjoyed John Wetton's voice, layered vocal harmonies, and melodic sense in every context, and never found Geoff Downes's keyboards and catchy songwriting/production the sacrilege that purist proggers did.
While there are some slight production differences from thirty years ago, basically this third studio album since the original lineup (Wetton,...
That title's not triple-x as in porn, it's Roman numerals marking this supergroup's thirtieth anniversary (though I bet the confusion will increase this page's hits). Yup, three decades ago, "Heat of the Moment" was a massive hit. However, critics have tended to dislike Asia, either for dealing in pop rather than the glorious prog-rock of its members' previous bands -- Yes, Elp, and King Crimson -- or (if said critics are on the other side of the great divide) as dinosaurs still too proggy for naysayers in the post-punk era. Not this critic, through; I have always enjoyed John Wetton's voice, layered vocal harmonies, and melodic sense in every context, and never found Geoff Downes's keyboards and catchy songwriting/production the sacrilege that purist proggers did.
While there are some slight production differences from thirty years ago, basically this third studio album since the original lineup (Wetton,...
- 7/7/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
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