tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post182220620714605069..comments2024-03-14T07:17:45.361+00:00Comments on Snap, Crackle & Pop: The Chills - Brave Words (1987)Mr Tearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245874711568171519noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-73167730854629917852014-07-10T11:36:49.259+01:002014-07-10T11:36:49.259+01:00Thanks for posting this! Have it on vinyl and have...Thanks for posting this! Have it on vinyl and have always loved it. Other than the early Kaleidoscope World compilation and the Lost EP stuff this is my favourite Chills material and a solid gold classic. By the way, The Chills are on tour in Europe this August (2014), can't wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-60663420473105531792013-12-08T21:04:04.149+00:002013-12-08T21:04:04.149+00:00Thank you for this!Thank you for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-42796281041031274952011-02-05T09:57:12.400+00:002011-02-05T09:57:12.400+00:00Hi SueJayne, glad to be sharing this classic - I h...Hi SueJayne, glad to be sharing this classic - I hope some people who may never have heard the band, or thought to listen to them, may have given it a go and been turned on to something wonderful.<br /><br />I wish I had kept more of the New Zealand lp's I used to have, but unfortunately I sold most of my record collection back in the mid-nineties. I used to love Snapper, The Clean, The 3Ds, Peter Gutteridge and This Kind of Punishment. There seemed to be so much great stuff going on.Mr Tearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245874711568171519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-80649701735500092172011-02-05T04:47:15.535+00:002011-02-05T04:47:15.535+00:00A truly marvelous album from start to finish, no m...A truly marvelous album from start to finish, no matter what one thinks of the production. I have several copies of it already, but I'm pleased to see you sharing it with others. It deserves to be heard!suejaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985486850753275054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-26724096104781006512011-01-11T21:44:13.860+00:002011-01-11T21:44:13.860+00:00Hope you find some gems RPM. Let me know how you ...Hope you find some gems RPM. Let me know how you do.Mr Tearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245874711568171519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-32542077123793500362011-01-10T06:36:18.762+00:002011-01-10T06:36:18.762+00:00Mr. Tear, come on: I have to know what your friend...Mr. Tear, come on: I have to know what your friend (and you) considered roughly equivalent to Brave Words! <br /><br /> I've been moderately in thrall to Brave Words for a couple of years now, although I've never heard it on vinyl. I did not know about Mayo Thompson; fascinating to read about him on wikipedia.<br /><br /> I'm not sure what I would have made of the record in 1987, but I think my love of the Housemartins, R.E.M. and Elvis C. might have made me a fan. Certainly "Look for the Good in Others.." would have been sounded great on lunch hour radio and "Night of Blue Chill" just as good after midnight. <br /><br /> I think your comments re Submarine Bells are reasonable: it was clearly designed - for better or worse - to crack the American (and UK?) market, which I guess it did, a bit. I didn't realize, until I looked at the wiki entry, that Bells was produced by Gary Smith, an early Pixies producer - the rationale is fairly obvious. I have not listened to Submarine Bells in a while, although I can recall bits of it very clearly.<br /><br /> In any event, as much as I love everything from Kaleidoscope World to Sunburnt, Brave Words is clearly the last record the Chills made while they were on the outside looking in. It is also, in my view, just about as great as a record can be. <br /><br /> Thanks again. I look forward to poking about your blog in search of interesting albums.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620792698971816584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-63902812734144183082011-01-06T20:26:30.781+00:002011-01-06T20:26:30.781+00:00Hi RPM, and happy new year to you. This was my fir...Hi RPM, and happy new year to you. This was my first taste of the Chills. My friend bought the album back in 1987 and it grew on me steadily over a period of time until I bugged him to swap it with me (can't remember what he got in return). I was disappointed when I heard Submarine Bells, the songs didn't touch me in the same way as the ones on this album, and I thought it was over-polished - too bright and shiny for my tastes. <br />I love Mayo Thompson's rough production job on this one, it suits the dark material perfectly, but each to their own is what I say!<br />I sincerely hope that this one grows on you the way it has on me, and I hope that the Chills would understand my reasons for sharing this classic album.Mr Tearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245874711568171519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041890406822353257.post-73797217801123758962011-01-06T17:44:39.195+00:002011-01-06T17:44:39.195+00:00Thanks for posting this classic; hard to believe i...Thanks for posting this classic; hard to believe it is not in print.<br /><br />Like most outside NZ, I first heard of the Chills via Submarine Bells. It took me years to track down Brave Words; I've read Martin Phillips is a bit unhappy with the production, but I think the songs and playing are outstanding.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing how it sounds on antique vinyl.<br /><br />There are some nice live performances of various songs from the album on youtube.<br /><br />Happy New Year and thanks again.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620792698971816584noreply@blogger.com