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  Greg Adams
 Member Username: Greg_adams
  Post Number: 29 Registered: 06-2005
  | | Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 04:37 pm:    |  |  
  Rough Trade is selling the new Allo Darlin' album with an exclusive bonus disc that has six cover songs, including the Go-Betweens' "Dive for Your Memory." Elizabeth Morris is an outspoken GBs fan. You can hear it here:    http://soundcloud.com/fortuna-pop/dive-f or-your-memory-allo | 
      
  Allen Belz
 Member Username: Abpositive
  Post Number: 2199 Registered: 09-2006
  | | Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 07:47 am:    |  |  
  Thanks Greg...I liked ADs first album a lot, so this is a double treat. | 
      
  Burgers
 Member Username: Burgers
  Post Number: 36 Registered: 05-2005
  | | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:31 am:    |  |  
  Got my copy of the album yesterday. I've only listened to the covers so far. Very nice version of Dive for Your Memory. Quite a sparse arrangement - mainly Elizabeth singing with drums.    Three of the covers have been previously released. Nothing to say if they're re-recorded.    The version of I Wanna Be Sedated with ukelele and tambourine is pitiful. The version of Eux Autres' City All to Himself is tremendous. | 
      
  Greg Adams
 Member Username: Greg_adams
  Post Number: 30 Registered: 06-2005
  | | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 03:55 pm:    |  |  
  I agree—"I Wanna Be Sedated" is pathetic. Where was the Quality Control department on that one? I like the new album quite a bit, though. | 
      
  Burgers
 Member Username: Burgers
  Post Number: 37 Registered: 05-2005
  | | Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012 - 07:51 pm:    |  |  
  I like it too, Greg. Neil Armstrong is a very good opener. Tallulah is maybe the worst thing on the album. Could be the ukelele again. When I saw them live recently I thought 20% of the set was terrible. I think she's very talented and having been a few feet from her she's also very pretty. If you haven't heard her vocal on Darren Hayman's I Know I F***ed Up you should check it out. |