Now I know he's kinda well thought of here and wanted 2 know what his newer stuffs like. (I dug out Neither Fish Nor Flesh on vinyl last nite 'n really enjoyed it).
can anyone help?
Also hasn't he changed his name 2? Whats that all about?

Symphony Or Damn is considered by many to be his best album. A very diverse, punchy set of songs with a few gorgeous ballads thrown in. Vibrator is not quite as consistant but contains his best ever vocal work. Holding On To You and If You Go Before Me are perhaps his finest performances. Wildcard is a bit hit and miss and a tad too long but still contains many fine moments. In my opinion he hasn't made a truly bad album.

Oh yeah, the name change. Apparantly at the advice of his spirit he now calls himself Sananda Maitreya, meaning 'Man of Peace'.

Jamademus said:

His newer music is great as ever
His current album "Wildcard-The Jokers' Edition" is fantastic IMHO

Yes he changed his name to Sananda Maitreya and you can find out more about the name change on his official website
http://www.sanandamaitreya.com. There you can also find many photos and quite some songs for free download

Cloudbuster said:

I did have Symphony Or Damn but can't find it!
What R your views on Neither Fish though I really like it. Was V amused 2 read the bit in the liner notes about 'not weeding the mushrooms out of your garden'
Also there seems 2 be a Prince influence going on. TTDs use of strings reminds me of ATWIAD and Purple Rain. I mention those cos the arrangements on Parade are a lot more lush.

I'm brave enough to admit that Neither Fish Nor Flesh is my fave TTD album. Hideously underrated. As for influences there's a little James Brown/Smokey Robinson/Michael Jackson/Stevie Wonder/Prince in his work. All good.

You know, I'm very glad that someone brought up another TTD thread. I just caught the 'Sign Your Name' video a few days ago. I realized that there was a theme to all of his "Hardline" videos. The "Wishing Well" video began with the artist formerly known as Terence meeting this girl, striking up a good relationship with her, and sleeping with her. Then, in the "Dance Little Sister" video, we see that the couple has started a family together. And for some reason, the Sign Your Name vid shows Sananda's wife leaving TTD and taking their child. "Au Revior, Terence", she says . And then, you know what happens from there.


I'll be waiting for someone to tell me "duh".

What about 'If You Let Me Stay'?

I love TTD as well, and Neither Fish Nor Flesh did it for me. When I heard This Side of Love and saw a clip of the video on MTV news, I knew it was a recording I had to own.

Cloudbuster said:

That video doesn't count. There's no story to it. Sorry, I should've mentioned that beore.