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Thread started 04/23/07 3:02pm

blackbob

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WILL PADDY MCALOON (prefab sprout) EVER GET THE PRAISE HIS WORK DESERVES ???

one of the great songwriters of the late 20th century with songs that will stand the test of time .i wonder if he will ever be given the attention his fantastic songs deserve... one of the few artists that i NEVER get tired of listening to , i hope that paddy gets some recognition before he dies for his wonderful songs that mean a lot to the people who have followed his career and i would love to see him and his band live some day.....
he has just released his greatest album 'steve mcqueen ' ( two wheels good in the us ) in a 2 cd remastered form which i highly recommend .....i gather he doesnt keep too good nowadays so all the best paddy...
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Reply #1 posted 04/23/07 3:10pm

Exorcist

He has my respect as A Songwriter and Artist cool
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Reply #2 posted 04/23/07 3:15pm

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He really is an underrated songsmith. nod
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Reply #3 posted 04/23/07 3:43pm

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I dig his stuff.
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Reply #4 posted 04/23/07 7:45pm

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I'm a big fan of Steve McQueen, Jordan and about 1/2 of Langley Park. I can't say that I never get tired of listening to his music because the relentless wimpiness of it can grate on me after awhile, but he is a great talent. He could have been a Bacharach for the nineties if the nineties had actually wanted such a thing.
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Reply #5 posted 04/24/07 5:20am

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damosuzuki said:

I'm a big fan of Steve McQueen, Jordan and about 1/2 of Langley Park. I can't say that I never get tired of listening to his music because the relentless wimpiness of it can grate on me after awhile, but he is a great talent. He could have been a Bacharach for the nineties if the nineties had actually wanted such a thing.

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liquid music is a phrase i have read and it suits his work well i think
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Reply #6 posted 04/24/07 7:36am

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paligap has been doing threads and advocating Prefab Sprout here for quite some time.


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Reply #7 posted 04/24/07 8:17am

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I would hope so.
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Reply #8 posted 04/24/07 1:47pm

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NWF said:

He really is an underrated songsmith. nod


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Reply #9 posted 04/24/07 11:26pm

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and hes from county durham!
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Reply #10 posted 04/25/07 10:28am

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theAudience said:

paligap has been doing threads and advocating Prefab Sprout here for quite some time.


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Ndeed, he's definitely one of my all time favorites! This was one of the last threads, with Thomas Dolby's take on the album:

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/219179



BTW, I love the new remaster, especially Paddy's new acoustic versions!

I first heard Prefab Sprout back in '85, and bought that album the same day that Stevie Wonder's "In Square Circle" came out...I remember being kinda disappointed after listening to Stevie's album (especially after waiting for so long for it to finally come out)...but then, when I threw on Prefab Sprout's "Two Wheels Good", I immediately perked back up! It seemed to have all the depth, feeling and humor that Stevie's albums used to have...I became a die-hard fan that day. Ironically, Stevie would later show up playing harmonica on the track, "Nightingales", from their second album, "From Langley Park to Memphis"...




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