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Blushift · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: Mummer

Discuss anything about Mummer here!

Jordi · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject:

IMHO, their most underrated album.

"ladybird" is one of the most beautiful songs i ever heard. "great fire" is one of these songs than can make you happy no matter how dull is your day.

extraordinary and subtle production by steve nye. and genius songwriting, although colin's best had yet to come.

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject:

Funk Pop a Roll!
Farmboy!

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Mr Tein · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

No votes for the album so far that turned them from a best selling post punk live band into studio based song writers and produced the fabulous Love on a farm boys wages

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

It is a great sounding record.

tiny little switch · Black Sea Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 111 Location: England

There is no way I am going to let Mummer slip to the bottom of the Attic pile.....it's way too good for that...get it out and stick it on you'll see what I mean!! Cool

weasie · The Big Express Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 679

No denying it ~ it's a superb album!

And yes, Wonderland is a good song! Razz

xyzman · Star Park Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 9

One thing I've got to say is that the remastering of this album was in my mind the best of the bunch - it certainly made me appreciate it even more than I had.

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platinumheart · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject:

a great album.....one of my faves when i stop and think about it

Me and the Wind has that great line about drowning inside your syrup,what a lovely way for me to die.....which seems to be brought back to life for 'summers cauldron'

i love the whole mummers concept but i think the outer sleeve is a shocker Confused

.....Funk Pop a Roll is a scorcher, a great way to cut off
and i agree Jordi Ladybird is a beautiful song

should have sold more... pity new romantics were not willing to turn into new rustics Wink

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spidermage · Apple Venus Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 1707

I don't know why I don't play this album more often. It's incredible. There's not a duff (or even demi-duff) song on it.

The top three are:

Wonderland
In Loving Memory Of A Name
Ladybird

...but it seems almost churlish to pick out any songs, because they're all so good.

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XTCRNRG · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Fantastic album, and the biggest ever shock of the enormous difference between two albums. This was NOTHING like we expected after ES was it?
The true turning point from the "old" band into the "new".
And being a Bass player, I HAVE to say that this is Colin at his VERY VERY best. The bass parts to "Me and the wind" and "Ladybird" are just orgasmic. Shocked

Retrocanary · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

Definately my favourite XTC album

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nightotter · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:35 am Post subject:

My first and probably my favorite. Ladybird is the tops as is In Loving Memory Of A Name.