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View Poll Results: best album?
1995: Blonde Redhead 6 16.67%
1995: La Mia Vita Violenta 8 22.22%
1997: Fake Can Be Just as Good 6 16.67%
1998: In an Expression of the Inexpressible 6 16.67%
2000: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons 8 22.22%
2004: Misery Is a Butterfly (ITA #42, US #180) 5 13.89%
2007: 23 (ITA #20, US #63) 7 19.44%
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Old 11.21.2008, 04:08 PM   #21
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Lift to Experience did the same thing:

Just As Was Told / Down Came The Angels / Falling From Cloud Nine / With Crippled Wings / Waiting To Hit / The Ground So Soft

These Are The Days / When We Shall Touch / Down With The Prophets / To Guard And To Guide You / Into The Storm


Blonde Redhead are a band I've meant to check out but never really have aside from a couple of compilation tracks - what's the best LP to start with?

I've started with misery is a butterfly, but better choice would be melody of certain.
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Has anyone noticed tracks 7-10 on Melody say
7 This is Not
8 A cure
9 For the damaged
10 mother

I missed that easter egg
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Old 11.21.2008, 04:09 PM   #23
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I had to vote twice: La Mia Vita Violenta and Misery Is A Butterfly. I couldn't choose between them. BRH are one of the best bands out there today. Every release is a winner.
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Old 11.21.2008, 05:13 PM   #24
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I had to vote twice: La Mia Vita Violenta and Misery Is A Butterfly. I couldn't choose between them. BRH are one of the best bands out there today. Every release is a winner.

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Old 11.21.2008, 05:29 PM   #25
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Old 11.21.2008, 05:42 PM   #26
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first one is amazing. 23 is shit. didn't listen the others yet.
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first one is amazing. 23 is shit. didn't listen the others yet.

You'll love La Mia Vita Violenta. 23 isn't the best, but it's a logical and creative step in the direction they've been progressing.
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Old 11.21.2008, 06:10 PM   #28
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Misery Is a Butterfly for me. Aside from that one, Melody, and Fake, I don't care for them all too much.
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Old 11.21.2008, 06:47 PM   #29
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I have only listened to 23... and it's fuckin' good.
some shit sounds like Air and they stole a melody from me but it's suchafuckingoodalbum
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Old 11.21.2008, 06:53 PM   #30
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23 is hypnotic, it really is. I must say it's 1,000 times better live. You wouldn't think that they'd translate well live, but they do, and how. Spring and By Summer Fall and Falling Man were AMAZING live.
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Old 11.22.2008, 03:26 AM   #31
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I haven't any chances to see them live, hope that they will bring them on heineken open'er festival.
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Old 11.22.2008, 03:38 PM   #32
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23 is hypnotic, it really is. I must say it's 1,000 times better live. You wouldn't think that they'd translate well live, but they do, and how. Spring and By Summer Fall and Falling Man were AMAZING live.

Falling Man took me by surpirse. He doesn't sing it the same way like th album, but it was still awesome. Spring and by Summer fall and SW are friggin' awesome. My favorite live song (from what I've heard) is Melody of a certain Three.....and 23 heh.
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Old 11.22.2008, 03:43 PM   #33
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I'm trying to remember if they played Equus or not, because that would be mine. I unfortunately didn't write down the setlist and very little media was recovered from the show....by very little I mean one photo.
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Old 11.23.2008, 01:28 AM   #34
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I love Blonde Redhead, but 23 broke my heart a little. And all those "the tour has been cancelled" notices.
I listen to the self-titled almost every day, it's a good wake up album... and La Mia Vita Violenta is one of my favorites too.
ive loved redhead for along time also. my first disc was a gift from a friend( melody of lemons ). he turned me on when that came out.years ago. i must of played it out for a month.now being familiar with all their work i wasnt to keen on 23 either. 2 or 3 songs maybe, plus i had a poor time at the show.
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Old 11.23.2008, 01:35 PM   #35
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I need to listen one more time to la mia vita violenta, it's our leader.
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Old 11.23.2008, 06:17 PM   #36
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I'm trying to remember if they played Equus or not, because that would be mine. I unfortunately didn't write down the setlist and very little media was recovered from the show....by very little I mean one photo.

They played that song live, but...it didn't sound too good. I think they messed up a few times actually.
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Old 12.04.2008, 09:54 PM   #37
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I just picked up the Melodie Citronique and Secret Society of Butterflies EPs real cheap from the local record store.

'Tons Confession' is SUCH a pretty song. I'm shocked I am only just hearing it for the first time. It's a crime that it wasn't included on the Misery album, but instead cast off as a B-side.
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2 Months later...

When the hell are they gonna put out something new? I have heard NOTHING about them writing or recording new material since all the commotion of the 23 release died down. I realize Amedeo is an anal perfectionist and Kazu is crazy.... but come on!


PS I think Kazu is lovely and talented.... she just comes off as batty in interviews.
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Old 02.16.2009, 02:52 AM   #39
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Look for something late this year or next year.
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Old 02.16.2009, 02:53 AM   #40
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