Message: 1 From: David Doree <daviddoree@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes/Simon Howat

B&T rears again! I thought It was a good album,7/10.But alas I know tis people on this list who think It Is a pile of crap,and that Is fair enough,but the more and more you listen to It tis soundscapes hidden deep Inside the tracks- which Is why I fell In love with The Orb In the first place!-"You've been orbed"-And all that..................

And I bet you these people who think It Is crap haven't witnessed The "B&T" experience live-If not then shame-I recommend!

===== Nicht die welt!

That last little bit, see, that's what pisses me off. Fuck 'em if their live version of the album is a gem. The album is crap. Whatever happened to the concept of the ALBUM? This magical thing that is greater than the sum of its parts and which is augmented by experiencing the live show but which stands on its own? Why not first go play your incredible live set of your new material and then go into the studio and make an approximation of that instead of releasing a shit album of dirt basics you use for your live show? So fucking what if the live show is great? There's a lot of us that the Orb won't come close to on this or any tour and we can't afford to fly to Europe or Japan to see them so their live show is as relevant to us (unless we get a really nice boot of it, hint hint) as the price of oil to an ant. The album is what we've got and it's a piece of crap. Somebody link me to a live version of this stuff that I can actually enjoy instead of being irritated that it was released under the moniker of the Orb. ____________________ www.psychicreform.com or http://www.ifpr.homestead.com until we get things working ____________________ A man without self-doubt is a monster. --Garrison Keillor