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Pacha Daddy Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: Sep. 2000 Posted: April 19 2001, 09:05 Dragged out my vinyl copy of Airborn and have been listening to Platinum a lot lately. It's one of those pieces that, to me, just got buried and unlistened to for a while. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it. Great stuff. The howling guitar at the end is worth the trip. (And yeah, now and then I'll flip the disk for the guilty pleasure of Punkadiddle.) Back to top

CarstenKuss Group: Musicians Posts: 362 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: April 19 2001, 15:58 Yes, Pacha Daddy! I had buried it for YEARS, and now have rediscovered it. Esp. Charleston: So surprising how Mike combines the sax (!) theme with the 'disco' bass. Looks quite strange when you write the notes down. Tried to understand it for hours, but gave up. Mike's genius again! -------------- -Carsten- Back to top

mirwais57 Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Feb. 04 2002, 05:29 Punkadiddle is by far the best track on the album. very cool bass. -------------- http://www.mp3.com/57_13/ http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/57_ttpo_13/ NB: Avatar = Mirwais himself. Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 13 2002, 14:58 the album sounds so lively, i think you can hear the fun and excitement that went into the recording! the use of horns is inspired, and north star is a tremendous climax!...also, in contrast to many other peoples opinions, i think Into Wonderland is a delightful song, one of the best vocal songs that Mike has ever written!...very underrated album i think, and such a break from what had gone before...the incantations/platinum/qe2/five miles out sequence is one of the strongest runs in mike's whole career IMHO... Oliver -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

MusicallyInspired Group: Musicians Posts: 1445 Joined: June 2001 Posted: June 04 2002, 22:41 i love part 2.....i love playing along with it! such a fun tune...and punkadiddle rox also! -------------- BrandonBlume.com "The beauty in life is in the embracing of the variety of things. If all the world was blue there would be no colour blue." Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: June 05 2002, 03:39 Yeah! Punkadiddle rules...I love the live version too. I have fond memories of listening to Punkadiddle over and over and over and over.... -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

MusicallyInspired Group: Musicians Posts: 1445 Joined: June 2001 Posted: June 08 2002, 00:11 hahaha i know what u mean timshen!! -------------- BrandonBlume.com "The beauty in life is in the embracing of the variety of things. If all the world was blue there would be no colour blue." Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Aug. 06 2002, 05:48 Yeah! I have a website named Punkadiddle. It's such a rocking tune! The four parts of Platinum are all good, and I also love I Got Rhythm. It's a really fun album to listen to, and probably my favourite of the seventies, even though it seems so much simpler than the others. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

Thomas Andersson Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: Aug. 16 2002, 12:41 platinum is marvelous... except for possibly the last two tunes I never really liked punkadiddle... but how come no one's mentioned Woodhenge? the atmosphere in that piece is just superb. Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Aug. 14 2003, 14:57 Platinum is one of my favourites! The title song is easily one of Mike's best ever. All four parts. Very cleverly written, having parts one and two as delightful rock tunes, part three as an amusing comic relief, and part four as a finale. Woodhenge might be one of Mike's first attempts at doing pure ambient music, maybe? I like how Into Wonderland pretends to be serious and emotional, but comes in with all the tongue-in-cheek goofiness. The best part of Punkadiddle are the first 50 seconds. Excellent album, if only for the sidelong song. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

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