I have to speak up in favor of the more recent albums. I was first turned on to IM through the Lakes of Cananda EP that I was given. From that point, I worked backward gradually through their catalog. I bought their first album (I think; the one with Medjugorge on it) and had to turn it off half way through. After all this conversation, I tried to listen to it again last night, but except for a couple of songs, couldn't stomach it. Glow is about the first album of theirs that I can listen to. Befriended is by far my favorite. Birds, Small Planes, Glow, and Christ are all magnificent.
Ain't no accountin for taste :) --- David Statman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not all of the list is out of PA, Gaby. I'm in Dallas, and I can > attest to > the fact that there was a time when the band actually came down here > to > play. In fact, I saw them when they were touring after each of their > first > 3 CD's. Those were the days, and not just from a touring standpoint. > I, > like many others apparently, liked the band better when they were, in > fact, > a full band. I became a fan when the first CD came out, and it > remains my > favorite, with Umbrella being my second favorite. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gaby > Beker > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [im] Re: > > > Wow. Thanks for that post, Keith. That was a really brilliant and > touching > way > of describe your appreciation of their music. I would have to concur > with > you > on all of it, my own experience being pretty much the same. I do > think > "Glow" > is a very, very good album ("Our Harry", "Another Country" and "Speak > our > Minds" are personal favourites), but "Umbrella" is a step above in my > opinion: > it has a better flow and the lyrics, as you described, seem even more > crucial, > if that makes sense. > > On another note, it sounds like all of you have seen them live at > least > once. Is > the whole list out of PA or something? I wish they would tour Texas, > we'll > babysit for them! ;-) > > Gaby > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > In a message dated 11/11/2004 9:45:52 AM Central Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > The Umbrella CD has been my favorite ever since it was released. > I'm > hedging > > > > my bets that it will remain my favorite album until the day I die. > > > > > > Glow was my introduction to the band, late bloomer as I am, and it > came > as a > > gorgeous Spring day dawning in my musical world. I felt young > again, > full > > of hope and joy. As I made my way through their repertoire, going > backward > > and forward in time, every new CD I would acquire had at least one > > song on it > > that made me think, "This is the best song I've ever heard!" I > thank God > > constantly for these people and their indescribably beautiful > gifts > > to the world. > > Umbrella, somehow, managed to be the last in line, and I can > honestly > say > > that never in my life have I ever fallen so head over heels in > love with > a > > collection of songs. "Sorry and Glad Together" seems to epitomize > > Karen's (and > > presumably the others in the band's) ability to embrace the > undeniable > light > > and inevitable darkness in this life, expressing them with > distinction > and > > merging them into sonic and poetic representations of their > profound > > reverence > > for the Source of all things, said representations lying solidly > in the > > category of genius. For a while I thought that "Now in the Hush" > > left us without > > the promise of joy, seeming to leave us sad as she appealed to her > silent > > Muse for inspiration. Finally it dawned on me that the song itself > is the > > resolution to the conflict, which should have been immediately > > apparent due to its > > absolute awesomeness. But those sorts of discoveries are typical > of my > > journey through their musical microcosm, and I happily perceive > that > > I have many > > miles yet to go. This is one group whose musical and lyrical > contributions > > to the world cannot be overstated. And don't despair that they > haven't > > received the laurels and accolades they deserve; I have no doubt > > they have a greater > > treasure awaiting them than this world could ever provide. I have > to > make > > myself stop writing now, or I'll go on for pages. :) > > The Gab, est. 1975 > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > *************************************************************************** > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify > the > sender immediately. The contents of this e-mail do not amend any > existing > disclosures or agreements unless expressly stated. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: > unsubscribe im > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: > unsubscribe im > ===== "We are perhaps permitted tragedy as a sort of merciful comedy: because the frantic energy of divine things would knock us down like a drunken farce. We can take our own tears more lightly than we could take the tremendous levities of the angels." - GK Chesterton __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe im
