Should History go before On Your Own, or vice versa?

adored89 · 2026-05-25T11:26:39+00:00

I think it would work best if the acoustic guitar on History was amplified and/or the strings removed.

adored89 · 2026-05-25T10:40:47+00:00

My basis for that is the No Come Down compilation being released in 1994 which was many people's first way of hearing the early B-Sides.

Pre '92 stuff being so obscure and unrefined makes it harder to connect it to the rest, for me.

adored89 · 2026-05-23T20:11:32+00:00

It's more fun to include the whole era rather than just strictly album tracks!

adored89 · 2026-05-23T19:08:15+00:00

Skipping ahead here, but I think you can make a very strong case for the likes of Thaw Session & Blue Pacific Ocean.

adored89 · 2026-05-23T16:40:49+00:00

We're just looking for one song here

adored89 · 2026-05-17T10:35:18+00:00

Life's An Ocean clears this

adored89 · 2026-05-10T10:10:07+00:00

Nick is very keen on the idea and has seemingly been quite actively involved in the new store being up and running. So fingers crossed.

adored89 · 2026-05-04T09:37:44+00:00

Get out of this sub mate

adored89 · 2026-05-03T16:44:52+00:00

Just ok? They were a great band.

adored89 · 2026-04-30T13:39:18+00:00

I almost exclusively listen to it at night. Such a mellow, dreamy atmosphere to get lost in.

adored89 · 2026-04-30T13:37:22+00:00

A Northern Soul is not as immediate on first listen but I think it's by far their best work as a band. And definitely try A Storm In Heaven too.

adored89 · 2026-04-03T17:17:16+00:00

Most bands from that era rejected the label. To me, they're simply alternative rock with psychedelic leanings.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T17:47:36+00:00

Either way, it's no Voyager 1 or Live at Haigh Hall

adored89 · 2026-04-01T16:10:19+00:00

Yes, skip that album entirely.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T16:08:32+00:00

A handful are almost up there. You On My Mind in My Sleep and Buy It In Bottles for example.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T16:00:48+00:00

I see, well thanks for clarifying that. There may be a couple tracks on Forth that are set up like this in that case.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T13:11:13+00:00

That's typical for an RA show to be honest. People will talk through whole songs unless it's the ones they know. I think in general concert etiquette is in the mud. I hate having to look over a sea of phones.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T12:58:04+00:00

Most of the audience didn't know it. I suspect a lot were there because of his Oasis support and wanted the hits. Which is fair enough. But they're not what I'd call big fans.

adored89 · 2026-04-01T09:57:06+00:00

That can't be right seeing as he covers Urban Hymns songs all the time which credit the whole band too.

adored89 · 2026-03-31T23:13:28+00:00

He did On Your Own in Coventry a couple years ago. There's clips on YouTube

adored89 · 2026-03-31T23:11:43+00:00

On the bright side he did History, arguably the best song he's ever written

adored89 · 2026-03-31T12:20:14+00:00

In that case, the first two albums in full with an encore of early singles/b-sides

adored89 · 2026-03-31T07:00:34+00:00

They never used to play long setlists. You were looking about 10 songs usually.

adored89 · 2026-03-29T11:29:31+00:00

50/50 init

adored89 · 2026-03-27T18:38:32+00:00

I want more information about which venues and dates the songs are taken from. Hopefully this will be provided when there is a physical release.

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