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Friday 24 November 2017

River's Edge


I found this picture I took a few years ago, the River Irwell again but somehow I managed to get it and everything around it entirely in blue. No filters. So one more river post to complete the week- I was thinking of songs that mention rivers (Nick Cave and Kylie, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Sugar's The Act We Act) but you can flog these blog things to death if you're not careful.

This song is from A Certain Ratio's 1989 album Good Together, released following their move to a major label (A&M) in search of funds and a hit. Hits evaded them. But Good Together is a good album, a song based record, a little over polished possibly, and they went several steps beyond it with the following year's ACR:MCR, an album which was soaked in what was happening in the clubs.

ACR are playing The Ritz in December and then a UK tour in March. I've seen them twice in recent years and will do again next month- they are well worth seeing if they're playing anywhere near you.

River's Edge

7 comments:

C said...

Loving your river pictures, SA. This is particularly stunning.

drew said...

I dug out ACR:MCR the other day when Lamacq was asking for your 2nd record filed under A, I had totally forgotten I had it on vinyl and have it out for an airing tonight.

JTFL said...

I'm with C -- loving these pictures and tunes.

Echorich said...

THAT is a very well curated song and image SA!

Anonymous said...

Thanks everyone.
MCR is an evening well spent Drew.
Swiss Adam

drew said...

It's shagged SA! Probably why I forgot I had it

Anonymous said...

Luckily it's reissued early next year.
Swiss Adam