Welsh Rich Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 New song / video from The Aliens (aka Lone Pigeon from the Beta Band) The Happy Song: Genius! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Oh. hell. yes. That is awesome. Did you see the other vid/track they have on their site? Even Better! I loved the Beta Band, but these two tracks make me think i'm going to love this even more. When is this supposed to come out?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 18th Sept according to the press release... Heard they've very good live, but don't seem to be coming near me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Suck! It says the EP was released on UK iTunes in March, but I can't get it on the US version. Rich or anybody else from the VC UK branch offices, do you have this? 18th Sept according to the press release... Heard they've very good live, but don't seem to be coming near me... Full album, I guess. I'd like to hear that EP. Sounds really good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 I'll have a look for you.... *dons Deer stalker* EDIT: Do you have access to Oink? http://oink.me.uk/details.php?id=744287 EDIT 2: That won't work as it's not being seeded... it's definitely on the UK iTunes... you can play small 30 sec samples of the tracks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I'll have a look for you.... *dons Deer stalker* EDIT: Do you have access to Oink? http://oink.me.uk/details.php?id=744287 EDIT 2: That won't work as it's not being seeded... it's definitely on the UK iTunes... you can play small 30 sec samples of the tracks. No sir, no Oink access...I have some things to figure out before signing up. No worries, if you find it...let me know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Oh. hell. yes. That is awesome.I loved the Beta Band, too, but the real question is whether those new lyrics are subpar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I loved the Beta Band, too, but the real question is whether those new lyrics are subpar. I've always wonder why they call it subpar, when par is a good thing in golf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 I think I've got hold of a copy Kevin... I'll pm you if it works out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I think I've got hold of a copy Kevin... I'll pm you if it works out... You flippin' rule, Rich. Appreciate you even trying. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 No worries - I'm curious to have a listen as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 That EP is stellar...I can't wait for this album to drop. I hate to say I may even like it better than the Beta Band...may. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Caught them live at the weekend and they were, well, boring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Caught them live at the weekend and they were, well, boring. The Beta-Band weren't that good live either though. Saw them play at The Fridge in Brixton and it was pretty dull. Although I liked all their recorded stuff, I don't think they ever did anything to match the first three eps. I'd like to hear The Aliens new album though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 The Beta-Band weren't that good live either though. Saw them play at The Fridge in Brixton and it was pretty dull. Although I liked all their recorded stuff, I don't think they ever did anything to match the first three eps. I'd like to hear The Aliens new album though. Man, I saw The Beta Band twice at The Metro in Chicago and thought they were fantastic both times. I will really miss that band. They should have been huge! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 I caught The Beta Band on their farewell tour and they were excellent - couldn't believe that they were calling it a day. They certainly didn't release a record to match the 3 EP's though... perhaps that, in the end, was the problem... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I wouldn't mind if they sounded, live, anything like Beta Band, I remember watching them in concert at Glastonbury on tv and thought they were amazing. However, watching the Aliens at the weekend I stuck around for about 3 tracks and thought 'hmmm they have all the stage presence of a bowl of goldfish and the music sounds very similar to Kasabian'. Dull. I'll still have a listen to what the recorded incarnation sounds like though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I saw them in 2001, and at that point they'd only released the ep's and their first album. Perhaps they got better after that. They weren't bad, but I was expecting a lot more concidering it was just a small club venue, but they didn't seem to be too interested in things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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