The Days Run Away

Track Listings

1. Bright Angel

2. Hermetic Bird

3. Days Run Away

4. Song

5. Two Persian Miniatures I

6. Two Persian Miniatures II

7. Fall of Quang Tri

8. Nostalgia of the Southern Cross

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Orchestral Maneuvers: The Music Of Pink Floyd
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The Best.

It could have been so much more...

Weak and Unimaginative

Just buy Floyd

The Best Floyd-Tribute So Far

Orchestral Maneuvers: The Music Of Pink Floyd

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ASIN: B000003EUS
Release Date: 1991-11-12

Tracks:

Run Like Hell
Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 - The Happiest Days of Our Lives - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
Goodbye Blue Sky
Money
Hey You
Wish You Were Here
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond
When the Tigers Broke Free - Eclipse

Customer Reviews:

The Best. .......2006-10-27

This orchestral pink floyd is very classic even more classic than pink floyds The Wall.

It could have been so much more..........2006-07-25

Like their later 1994 Pink Floyd recording, this recording of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Pink Floyd could have been so much better than it was. Essentially, it is a recording of a Pink Floyd tribute band backed by an orchestra. The use of electric guitar, electric bass, full trap set, vocalists and synthesizers detracts from the performance and leaves the listener longing for an actual symphonic version of these works. It would have been entirely different if it had been members of Pink Floyd contributing, however it was not. Therefore, it left something to be desired.

For a fully symphonic Pink Floyd experience, try "Us and Them" by the London Philharmonic.

Weak and Unimaginative.......2004-04-22

Pink Floyds music is very indepth, strong, and moving. I never thought someone could butcher such solid music and take away everything that makes it great. But somehow this awful "tribute" seems to do just that. The arrangements are poorly constructed, the music loses its emotion, and the titles with vocals are sung so emotionlessly that it kills the even takes the meaning away from what was once beautiful poetry. There are very, very few tributes that I would recommend. One is "Us and Them: Pink Floyd Symphonic." It keeps the integrity of the songs while introducing a whole new way to look at the bands work. I'm a Pink Floyd completionist and while their work varies, this is the only Pink Floyd related disc that I regret purchasing.

Just buy Floyd.......2002-10-03

There's nothing special about this tribute other than it being for Pink Floyd. For a new twist on Floyd favorites, Us & Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd is amazing.

The Best Floyd-Tribute So Far.......2002-09-08

There have been a number of Pink Floyd tribute albums in the past ten years, few of them any good, from electronic tributes to bluegrass sendups. But "Orchestral Maneuvers: The Music Of Pink Floyd" places the band's work in a form that fits them better. It's a shame this tribute was ripped off and overshadowed by "Us And Them: The Symphonic Pink Floyd" a few years later; David Palmer's brilliant arrangements and conducting of the skilled Royal Philharmonic Orchestra shine bright in variations on 'Run Like Hell' and especially the 'Brick In the Wall' series. One wouldn't expect 'Hey You' to appear here, but it works anyway, just like the subtle choir on 'Goodbye Blue Sky' and the curiosity-provoking take on 'Wish You Were Here.' The highlight is no doubt a variation on 'When the Tigers Broke Free,' which fares far better than its original version (from "The Wall" movie in 1982). "Orchestral Maneuvers" is classical variations at its finest, fitting and just short of essential for any Floyd fan's collection.

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Quality Songwriting + Mediocre Production/Mastering
Hell Froze Over
House of Correction
$34.49 - Your joking right?
still great music

Days Run Away
The House of Love
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ASIN: B0007PLYTO
Release Date: 2005-03-07

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Love You Too Much
Gotta Be That Way
Maybe You Know
Kinda Love
Money and Time
Days Run Away
Already Gone
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Album Details

A Thrilling Return to the Incendiary Sound of their Creation Records Years and the Chemistry that Ignited their First Two Albums.

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Quality Songwriting + Mediocre Production/Mastering.......2007-06-23

Upon listening to this disc, one is struck by just how gorgeous the 1990-93 albums sound. On those albums, Chadwick had major label cash to spend on the production of the records, and he used it to full effect. Moreover, those were the days before the loudness race, so the albums are mastered with their full dynamic range and very little compression. Absolutely stunning work.

On this record, it is apparent that Chadwick has lost none of his songwriting skills, despite his indulging lifestyle (if the press is to be believed). Also the addition of Bickers adds much to the mix, as his skills are quite formitable. Although, he never really gets to cut loose. Chadwick is still in control afterall.

However, this does sound like a very low budget recording. Which is fine, indie rock can still be great. But it is mastered horribly, it is just too loud. The punch of the drums is gone, the waves are clipped, and it's been compressed. For me, it's hard to listen to, but I'm really picky. I guess if you're going to be listening to it in your car or on portable headphones in a noisy environment, it won't bother you. But hook it up to a good systems (not even a great system, just a good one) and concentrate on the music (ie don't do anything except listen to the sounds) and the flaws jump out. I understand why the band had it mastered this way, no band wants to be the quiet one and everything else is so loud toady, at least in the rock world. But it did make me very nostalgic. So I dug out my eponymous butterfly record, & Babe Rainbow, & Audience With the Mind and drenched myself in those glorious guitars. Just lovely. If you really want to appreciate the band, and good production/mastering, get those three records. That is the House of Love at the Peak of their powers.

Hell Froze Over.......2006-01-03

The acrimonious split between Guy Chadwick and Terry Bickers was one of the worst in rock and roll history. Not only did Guy kick Terry out of the band, he actually kicked him out of the back of a moving van. People thought there was no chance in hell that they'd ever get back together. Well, people thought wrong.

First, a few corrections.

1) No, not everyone thinks that the first House of Love album is the best. That album has some fantastic stuff, as was the case with a lot of their Creation output. But in my book, the second self titled full length album, often referred to as "The Butterfly Album" or "Fontana," is superior. It's one of my favorite albums ever, and I probably have over 1,000 at this point.

On that album, you've got "The Beatles and the Stones," "Shake and Crawl," "I Don't Know Why I Love You," "Someone's Got to Love You," "In a Room," "Blind," and "Se Dest."

Of those songs, only "I Don't Know Why I Love You" is the only one with bombastic production values. It's a huge anthem in this version, but to get the subtleties of the structure, listen to Ivy's beautiful acoustic cover. It was basically designed to work as a great hit pop song, and it was enough to suck me in when I first heard it on the unfortunately now defunct "progressive" "college" pre-"alternative" WHFS radio station in Washington, D.C.

The rest of my favorites off the album have some of the absolutely clearest production I've ever heard. Yes, they've got lots of layers and interesting guitar effects here and there, but otherwise, I've never heard such attention to detail anywhere in music. On most of these tracks, you can hear every tap and brush on the drums and every subtle, delicate, intricate guitar pattern. Much more stripped down than most of their earlier stuff. Most of it is slow and quiet. "In a Room" with its apt repeated lyrics "I can't slow down" is one of the most infectious and energetic up tempo songs I've ever heard.

2) It was not the record company that changed their sound. It was Guy Chadwick and his perfectionism. In this period, Chadwick was almost as bad as Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. It took them 2 or 3 years to put that album out. I'm sure a record company would have wanted them to put an album out as fast as possible. And before settling on that album, they had an entire album's worth of mostly great stuff. That material, released as an outtakes album called "A Spy in the House of Love," is more stripped down than the Butterfly one.

From Butterfly/Fontana, the band did become more and more processed, with sometimes bloated studio trickery. Even so, they put out some beautiful stuff like "The Girl with the Loneliest Eyes" and, one of my favorites, "Burn Down the World" and their cover of The Chill's "Pink Frost" on their later releases.

I didn't even know about their first album until about seven years after their second album came out. Of that material, "Christine," "Hope," "Destroy the Heart," "Love in a Car," "On the Hill," and "Loneliness is a Gun" are fantastic songs. It's great to listen how they kind of started out as a Jesus and Mary Chain-like band on songs like "Christine" and "Destroy the Heart" and then evolved into their own sounds. But, maybe because I heard the newer versions first, I don't think the original versions of "Shine On," "Hedonist," and "Blind" aren't as good as the later Fontana/Butterfly versions.

Except for "Christine," "On the Hill," and "Destroy the Heart" and some others, these songs sound like they could have been without Terry in the first place. If you listen to later House of Love things, you'll hear many of the same guitar details. I don't know why people tend to completely discount Chadwick's own guitar virtuosity.

The centerpiece of all this material has always been Chadwick's terrific songwriting. Out of all the House of Love's original genre mates such as Echo and the Bunnymen and The Jesus and Mary Chain, none captured the spirit of earlier rock and roll as well as they do. Chadwick's a master pop song crafter in league with Lennon/McCartney, Brian Wilson, and Lou Reid. And that song craft continued even into the more psychedelic studio noodlings on "Audience with the Mind." Other than Butterfly/Fontana, nothing has highlighted his songwriting as much as Chadwick's solo album "Lazy, Soft, and Slow." That album's title is fitting, as it has some of the quietest and gentlest songs I've ever heard.

Ok, finally on to this particular album:

There's some great stuff on here, and it continues to grow on me. Unlike what others have said, there is hardly anything at all on this album that screams to me "yeah, that's Terry playing now." Most of this album sounds like it could have been done without him. Most of it sounds like it's an extension of Chadwick's solo album, with it's rather acoustic stripped down sounds. The only songs on here that say to me that it's probably Terry playing are "Maybe You Know," "Money and Time," and "Already Gone." Those and more are some great songs, with "Money and Time" being one of the best House of Love songs I've ever heard. "Other than some Terry tones, it could fit right on Butterfly/Fontana or "A Spy in the House of Love." Money and Time" revisits the soft/loud/soft song structure used previously to great effect on songs like "Hope" and "Se Dest," a structure few bands have ever done as well as HOL has. It's taken a long time for "Love You Too Much" to grow on me. It sounded for a while that they were trying too hard for a catchy pop song, but the mounting guitar and vocal tension near the end of the song saves it.

This is not the best House of Love album, but I think it's at least #1 or #2 of the stuff that's still readily available for sale. It's a shame that Amazon doesn't even list Butterfly Fontana. The double disk "Fontana Years" album looks strange to me. Songs I either don't know or don't think are that great replace some of the best from the Butterfly album. While you can't get Butterfly/Fontana on Amazon, you can try to look it up on half.com or gemm.com. It's definitely worth checking out, as it might be one of my top ten of desert island disks.

House of Correction.......2005-09-30

Everyone would agree that the House of Love's 1988 Creation album was probably their highest and most defining moment, one of those records that only happens once in a band's lifetime, embodying that 'special something', a certain magic exclusive to itself alone that cannot be recaptured.

But with this surprise-comeback record, I have to give full marks to the HOL for certainly TRYING. It's as though the band actually got together and said - We all know what our best stuff sounds like, let's DO IT!

Terry Bickers is back with the shimmering heart and soul he employed on 'Christine' and 'Destroy the Heart' bringing some feel and sparkle to Guy Chadwick's introspective, enigmatic musings. And good, because although the later albums were brave attempts to push ahead, let's face it, it never really worked as well without him.

Kicking off is 'Love You Too Much', a Lou Reed-ish stomper reminiscent of 'Never' but without the heavy production. In fact, all throughout the album the band have opted for a simplistic approach - even reuniting with their Creation-era producer Pat Collier - making for a crisp, fresh-sounding result, far from the sometimes-bloated production of the early-nineties material. 'Gotta Be That Way' is up there with their finest, spaghetti-western fretwork over a lilting acoustic turnaround, laced in Bickers' speciality atmospherics.

'Maybe You Know' is a meditation on the now-legendary Chadwick/Bickers fallout, underpinning a signature HOL chord progression with twin vocals that poignantly ring with an acceptance of past ills, illustrating how the demons of those contentious times have been well and truly exorcised. This song is a blatant apology from Guy to Terry. And songs like this are rare. Chadwick's honesty in the ego-bloated world of music has to be commended (just look at Morrissey's petty attitude towards his past-Smiths as he stubbornly plods along sporting a missing gap in the musical department).

On 'Already Gone' there's the country-folk shades of Dylan's 'Nashville Skyline', and 'Kinda Love' drives us back through 'Love in a Car' territory with heartfelt lyrics ("Sometimes I just cry myself dry/The way that I'm feeling inside") and movement through light and dark towards a pounding crescendo.

All in all, this is a promising return from one of the best alternative bands of the late 80's British indie era. And judging from the two recent London shows I witnessed, here is a band still shining bright and capable of greatness.

$34.49 - Your joking right?.......2005-04-27

This $34.49 price point is a joke right? Even for an import. Sorry V2, you must think we are very stupid.

still great music.......2005-04-16

these guys still have the magic. A pity they've waited so long !

instant classics

"Kit Carter",
"Money and time"
"Gotta be that way"
"days run away"

For those who discover them, it's all about subtle pop music and elegant song writing. Nothing ever violent...a kind of sudden desire emerges to appreciate your neighbours and smile to the old lady!

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Days Run Away
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ASIN: B0007Z9Q1M
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

Love You Too Much
Gotta Be That Way
Maybe You Know
Kinda Love
Money and Time
Days Run Away
Already Gone
Wheels
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Anyday I Want

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The post-Smiths guitar pop of the House of Love was popular for a short time in the late '80s, as many college and alternative rock fans became converts to their mixture of shiny ringing guitars, pseudo-psychedelic melodies, and bursts of noise. The British group formed in 1986. Days Run Away, with its chugging and strident guitar and bass runs, which is almost perfection. Nothing feels out of place. Which is to say that this album meets expectations and this may be a disappointment for those wanting reinvention. V2. 2005.

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Days Run Away
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Release Date: 2005-07-04

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Love You Too Much
Gotta Be That Way
Maybe You Know
Kinda Love
Money And Time
Days Run Away
Already Gone
Wheels
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Anyday I Want
Shine On (Live) Bonus Track
I Don't Know Why I Love You (Live) Bonus Track

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Japanese version of their 2005 album features two bonus tracks, 'Shine On' (Live) and 'I Don't Know Why I Love You' (Live) . V2. 2005.

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Days Run Away
House Of Love
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0008GIRWO
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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austere, pretty, etc.

The Days Run Away

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austere, pretty, etc........2001-07-27

Peter Garland's "The Days Run Away," an interesting collection of repetitive process-oriented piano works, is a good introduction to his works. These compositions are almost Satie-like in their simplicity and directness, but still retain the ritualistic or ceremonial character that I frequently associate with Garland's music. The occasional extreme use of repetition might give some listeners pause, but the end result is beautiful. My only criticism is that some of the pieces seem a bit on the short side, needing a little extra time to fully develop in the listener's mind. Still highly recommended.

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Days Run Away
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