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MarkyMark77 
Drowning with Land in Sight
Registration Date: 03-24-2005
Posts: 465
Favorite 77s album: 99
Location: Illinois
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| Both of those ep's remain in a regular rotation in the soundtrack that is my life... |
Same here. They're so different, but so great. It's hard to believe they bookend "Crows" which, while I like it, is so different (read: poppy) from those two releases.
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sirjakeyjake
Praying Naked
Registration Date: 07-29-2004
Posts: 554
Favorite 77s album: S&S
Location: WEST COAST, BABY!
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| Both of those ep's remain in a regular rotation in the soundtrack that is my life... |
Same here. They're so different, but so great. It's hard to believe they bookend "Crows" which, while I like it, is so different (read: poppy) from those two releases. |
Ditto re: the EPs
I think AGFORC is the perfect filling between the EP sandwich. I'm not one to shun a song or a project for sounding *too* pop...it's all about balance, and it's hard to argue (though I'm sure it'll come) that AGFORC was "unbalanced". ('Late" pun intended)
The "EP Sandwich" has been in my "rotation" the past few months, along with a 77s MellowMix I made a few years back and The Cars Greatest Hits.
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MarkyMark77
Drowning with Land in Sight
Registration Date: 03-24-2005
Posts: 465
Favorite 77s album: 99
Location: Illinois
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| I'm not one to shun a song or a project for sounding *too* pop...it's all about balance, and it's hard to argue (though I'm sure it'll come) that AGFORC was "unbalanced". ('Late" pun intended) |
I didn't mean to imply that AGFORC is too pop, (I'm not a pop music snob) it's just that "EP" and "Direct" are not. It is a cohesive, consistent work. It was a slow starter for me, and still not one of my favorites. However, seeing Mike's live solo version of "Related" in 2001 or 2002 made me revisit it. And, I really dig "Genuine" and "Mr. Magoo" ends up in my head more than I'd like to admit! 
And, I think if the guys explored the style of those two EP's on a full-length release, you'd have a brilliant work.
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Just noticed that the Wiki for Direct does not have a link to "Holy Ghost Building", nor it HGB listed in the discography. Also, the David Leonhardt link sends you to an article about an economist and writer for the New York Times. I'm going to guess that it's not the Dave that wrote Dave's Blues 
. And, the Jan Eric Volz link just sends you back to the 7's page. Not sure who maintains those articles, just thought I should let someone know.
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Radioactive Hatchling
Registration Date: 11-17-2004
Posts: 9,890
Favorite 77s album: The one's Mike plays guitar on
Location: Springtown
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I can't find my "Late" disc.
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me-is-e
Drowning with Land in Sight
Registration Date: 03-14-2006
Posts: 362
Favorite 77s album: the one I'm listening to
Location: Jefferson City, MO
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For my two cents, I'll paraphrase someone from the 'damb' in that Mike could do an album of yodels and I'll probably still buy it. I can least say that whenever Mike records something I almost always find it interesting and enjoyable.
It sounds like everybody else, I'm looking forward to hearing the current or next sonic experience from the 7's and the 'solo sound'. Been re-experiencing Direct and it would be great to have the next progression from there. I really hope there may some day be a full length, 'alternate versions' release with gems similar to the alternate 'Alone Together' from When Numbers Get Serious, or the early take of Blue Sky that was available on the website. Releases along those lines are always personal favorites IMHO. 
Looking forward to what is to come!
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juan ahmal
Someone New
Registration Date: 08-06-2008
Posts: 59
Favorite 77s album: TTB
Location: if you've seen juan, you've seen ahmal
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The good doctor said elsewhere on this board that he would be trying this year to record two solo records and get the 7's in the studio. With that in mind, I'm curious what they might be like, and what you'd like to see |
As far as solo work, I'd love to hear a follow up to The Boat Ashore. (Maybe titled: Mike Roe - Phone!) 
It doesn't have to be the same style of music, but I have always dug the mood of that album, it takes me to a different place than any of mike's other solo work.
If the 77s where to follow the trends in CCM lately, they would definitely have to do a live praise and worship cd from Australia, or maybe an experiment in alt-metal with a full orchestra backing, but I'm hoping they buck the trends and record something that sounds completely different but exactly the same as the 77s
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Mark
Unbalanced
Registration Date: 05-30-2004
Posts: 1,141
Favorite 77s album: Island Album
Location: Corpus Christi
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As far as solo work, I'd love to hear a follow up to The Boat Ashore. (Maybe titled: Mike Roe - Phone!)
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Very cool idea! You should be in the credits as naming it.
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Kit
Flower in the Sand
Registration Date: 06-02-2004
Posts: 1,695
Location: AUSKIMG TEGSAGS
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yeah
Mike Roe - Chip
Mike Roe - Cosm
the possibilities are endless....
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