Let's talk about Darren Hayes and his concept album "This Delicate Thing We've Made"

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Hayes

I only know who he is from his recent badness. Sure I remember Cabbage Garden, and loved Moon and Back, but somewhat randomly I just got handed his DOUBLE ALBUM "This Delicate Thing We've Made" and I've been WTFing all the way through. There's some bland boy-band singing stuff in there that's made less impact, but I was immediately caught sideways by the first four tracks. Moody/bombastic electro-tinged pop, but then there's some mad titles and lyrics going on here.

Track 3, Waking The Monster starts "The Professor is building something extraordinary"
Track 4, How To Build A Time Machine starts "If I have understood correctly, velocity equals the distance travelled divided by time. I've read every word printed on Quantum Physics...

"Bombs Up In My Face" is a great title and the only really dancey type track. Other track titles: "The Future Holds A Lion's Heart" "Me, Myself And (I)"

Seriously, who ordered a 25 track epic from him? i'm going to listen to this some more

(OK, so it may not be a CONCEPT album, but srsly, WTF)

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I mean..those two tracks you quoted just make me cringe. There is really nothing clever about either of them (though a whole load of "I have been listening to 'Cloudbusting' and 'Experiment IV' recently")

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

oh i agree - pretentious is most def the word. and i must admit Kate Bush sprang to mind for me too.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

(the not exactly subliminal "Future holds a Lion's Heart" might have a lot to do with that tho)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Haha yes now you have pointed this out the dial has slid from "intriguing" to "embarassing" quite quickly.

Alan you must restore Dazza's honour by posting YSIs of the good ones.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

the point of my WTFness is that the embarassing ones ARE intriguing!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I was intrigued by the concept up til the point at which I heard it!

'My Myself And I' is the best song by miles (doesn't try to be K Bush, doesn't do that horrid quavery singing, can't hear the lyrics).

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

re YSI-ing.

a) what sites do ppl use these days? i use zshare mostly, but i've heard bad things
b) i've heard the whole thing through precisely 1.362 times now so i've not got a handle on what to YSI

having said that i'll perhaps try
Waking The Monster
Bombs Up In My Face
Me, Myself And (I)

separate locked thread??