So... the big 'From Here' thread...

[lupus225]

We were all in Taarstedt 

[ruckedout]

Looking forward to dancing for a few nights in October...and November, and of course December.

[jc]

Looking forward to dancing for a few nights in October...and November, and of course December.

Welcome back Matt.

Cheers

jc

[ManxPat]

Whirlwind, have you really not listened to Winter yet? I don't believe you. Its one of my favourites once edited (HAH!) I'm not sold entirely on this idea of saving up songs. I used to try and keep the funnest part of an experience until the end of the night but mostly what happened was everyone around me enjoyed themselves and I was anxious all night.

[Whirlwind]

Whirlwind, have you really not listened to Winter yet? I don't believe you.

It's true. Have not listened to one second of "Winter." I have it as something to look forward to. An untouched, unheard New Model Army album.

I also have not listened to the final five songs of the new album "From Here."  Right now I just play the first seven songs over and over. When it gets to song eight I just restart the CD. I haven't decided if I will give the final songs a listen sometime this week or wait a few years to give them a listen.

[Red]

Whirlwind, do you actually like NMA at all? ...you don't seem to say anything positive ever.

I spent my hard earned money on a region free DVD player just so I could watch the New Model Army DVD releases that our DVD players here in America can not play.



I spent my hard earned money buying a natural finish Gibson SG guitar just so I can play New Model Army tunes and sound like Justin.



I spend my hard earned money buying every album, single, EP, 12" single that New Model Army released.




I am without a doubt the biggest New Model Army fan here. That point is not debatable. It is an accepted fact. What makes me different is that I am honest. I am not a silly fanboy who thinks everything the band does is the greatest thing the world has ever beheld. I love the band so much that I get angry when they do not live up to expectations.

So Mr Space/Whirlwind

Please can you enlighten us heathens on what makes you or anyone for that matter the biggest fan or why we are not at your level?

Cheers

[Whirlwind]

So Mr Space/Whirlwind

Please can you enlighten us heathens on what makes you or anyone for that matter the biggest fan or why we are not at your level?

Cheers

I just told you.

1- I bought a region free DVD player so I can watch all NMA DVDs here in the United States Of Trump
2- I bought a very expensive natural finish Gibson SG because that's the guitar Justin Sullivan used
3- look at number 2 above, I know the names of the members of the band
4- I wrote brilliant lyrics to "Caslen"
5- I played guitar on an unreleased version of "Inheritance" (it's never been released by the band because it's buried amongst all my cassettes in the basement and can't be found.)

6- I have seen the band live at the famous Marquee Club show on April 4th, 1985
7- I have the best user name at a New Model Army forum
8- I actually own an unheard New Model Army album ("Winter")
9- I designed and photographed the band's best album cover - "...& Nobody Else But Whirlwind" (see photo above)
10- I have actually sat through all of that horrendous song "Gigabyte Wars"

Those qualifications make me the biggest New Model Army fan in the universe.

[Tony S]

So Mr Space/Whirlwind

Please can you enlighten us heathens on what makes you or anyone for that matter the biggest fan or why we are not at your level?

Cheers

4- I wrote brilliant lyrics to "Caslen"

Leaving aside all the other nonsense, they already did this you know !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5izgBig45I

Maybe you will try and convince us your lyrics are better than Justin's.

[Tony S]

6- I have seen the band live at the famous Marquee Club show on April 4th, 1985

Funny that because "Space" said he'd never seen them;

Alright, cat out of the bag time.

Answer to how many times I have seen NMA live in the past ten years? None.
Answer to how many times I have seen NMA live at all? None.

But with New Model Army the thing is this -- no one I know, absolutely no one I know has ever heard of New Model Army. I'll go to a movie alone, a restaurant alone, but I ain't going to a concert alone. And a New Model Army show (or any concert) wouldn't exactly be a great place to bring a date who is unfamiliar with the band. So I, a concert-goer extraordinaire have never seen them live.

[Whirlwind]

Funny that because "Space" said he'd never seen them;

That's not true, Tony S. You did some digging. Dig some more and you will discover that Space has said he has seen New Model Army live at:

- The Marquee in '85,
- The Astoria in London in 2003 
- Rockpalast Philipshalle 1990
- Rockpalast Bizarre Festival 1996
- Rockpalast Koln Palladium 2006

Whirlwind has also seen New Model Army live five times and it was at those five shows.

[cthulhu]

It's been a month since i had met From Here. It was an immediate pleasure getting to meet her, we had a direct connection to each other and she was full of surprises. I always thought that i've met him before, there was a sense of knowing while we talked, though it was a total stranger to me and since then we had much good conversations and got to know each other better with every meeting.

So i would say that From Here has now become a very good friend, a part of the family and i'm looking so forward to finally meet in person, since we only could talk via speakers, and feeling and hearing it live will be a new step in our relationship.

And btw, Passing Through and Never Arriving are/is one song!

I love that album!

[Tony S]

Funny that because "Space" said he'd never seen them;

That's not true, Tony S. You did some digging. Dig some more and you will discover that Space has said he has seen New Model Army live at:

- The Marquee in '85,
- The Astoria in London in 2003 
- Rockpalast Philipshalle 1990
- Rockpalast Bizarre Festival 1996
- Rockpalast Koln Palladium 2006

Whirlwind has also seen New Model Army live five times and it was at those five shows.

You've watched those shows on dvd. It's all here in this thread where you said you have never seen New Model Army live and probably never will.

https://board.newmodelarmy.org/index.php?topic=8500.msg142199#msg142199

To be honest, it doesn't matter how many times you have or haven't seen them. No one cares. Just be honest !
Please stop with the "I'm the biggest fan because... blah, blah, blah (insert misleading 'reasons')". It's childish and embarrassing.

[Tony S]

Sorry for rising to the bait folks
Back to the topic, I absolutely love From Here. Winter was a good album, but From Here has really got to me much more deeply. I feel it's their best work since BDAW. There seems to be something quite fundamental being expressed in some of the lyrics.
"It will be over soon", "Come back when you're ready", "Call me anytime", "It should be easy to forgive everything that happened", "Come back, I am here", "If we can forgive ourselves then we must forgive the others
The seasons will always return when they're ready
Like people will always come round when they're ready"

It all seems deeply personal like Justin is sending a message to someone. It makes for compulsive listening.
So many layers going on in the music too. It sounds fantastic through headphones.

[Whirlwind]

But is "From Here" an album you would recommend to someone unfamiliar with New Model Army?
Not really.

Obviously, some of the older albums I would suggest...and even something as new as "Dog And Wolf." With that one, the band proved they can still put it together and deliver an album that is an essential component of their career.  Is "From Here" that?

[ruckedout]

Looking forward to dancing for a few nights in October...and November, and of course December.

Welcome back Matt.

Cheers

jc

Thanks :-)