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Antony and the Johnsons?
Anyone listening to their stuff? I have the most recent album, and I'm really loving it. Superb stuff.
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I heard them on something the other day - I'm not sure about them, but then I wasn't sure about the Killers to start with, or the Kaiser Chiefs but now I am a confirmed fan of both.
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I've only really heard Hope There's Someone. The biggest shock for me was putting the face to the voice - I was expecting an old black guy to be honest.
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Originally Posted by McPhee
Anyone listening to their stuff? I have the most recent album, and I'm really loving it. Superb stuff.
it's funny, but my brother told me about them and i ordered their album for him - now i've got it. not long after, they were mercury prize winners. ever listened to rufus wainright - superb. |
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bloody awful.
He sounds like Alison Moyet and Daniel Johnston mixed together... terrible |
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Love it, great voice, such a nice relaxing album!!!
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Love it, great voice, such a nice relaxing album!!!
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ditto!!!! not everyone realises he has been going for quite a few years now. truly deserved mercury winner.
Is this another Doherty / Elton John story in the making ? |
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I'm loving the album, I get choked everytime I hear 'You are my sister'
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Hope There's Someone is incredible. I remember hearing it in the car on the way back from Windermere in the summer and the first thing I did when I got back in the house was download it. It's really original with so much emotion in it.
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I first discovered his music about 9 or 10 months ago, just a few months after discovering Rufus Wainwright. I think they are both great. Different and a refreshing change.
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I Am A Bird Now was voted the best album of 2005 by Observer Music Monthly.
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Anthony sounds like an old black lady...very Nina Simone. I really love 'Hope there's someone'.
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Originally Posted by spankyplugs
I've only really heard Hope There's Someone. The biggest shock for me was putting the face to the voice - I was expecting an old black guy to be honest.
exactly what i thought too. and i thought they were american at first. they are bloody amazing. |
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You should check out Antony guesting on the Rufus Wainwright track "old Whore's Diet"
It's a fantastic song. |
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Originally Posted by McPhee
Anyone listening to their stuff? I have the most recent album, and I'm really loving it. Superb stuff.
absolutely superb!
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You should check out Antony guesting on the Rufus Wainwright track "old Whore's Diet"
It's a fantastic song. thanks for mentioning this track--downloaded it and love it!! |
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Did you see him last Friday night (16th Dec) in a one hour concert on BBC 4. It was a fantastic programme. I wonder if it will be repeated over and over again like so many other programmes on BBC 3 and 4!
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I saw him last year with Lou Reed. He was doing backing vocals for the tour, but he sang lead on "Candy Says" - absolutely stunning !! It's one of Lou Reed's most beautiful songs and Antony does an amazing job of it. It's available on the last Lou Reed live album "Animal Serenade".
I also saw him a couple of weeks ago doing his own show with the Johnsons. A really great gig. |
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I saw them live a couple of months ago, and they were absolutely fantastic. Plus Antony's so modest, and completey nutty
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Did you see him last Friday night (16th Dec) in a one hour concert on BBC 4. It was a fantastic programme. I wonder if it will be repeated over and over again like so many other programmes on BBC 3 and 4!
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not my usual thing, but his voice really captures me, brilliant!
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I just heard Antony's cover of Nina Simone's "Be my Husband"...it is sooo good! he is such a great singer.
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I saw him last year with Lou Reed. He was doing backing vocals for the tour, but he sang lead on "Candy Says" - absolutely stunning !! It's one of Lou Reed's most beautiful songs and Antony does an amazing job of it. It's available on the last Lou Reed live album "Animal Serenade".
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Originally Posted by cybergirl3
I just heard Antony's cover of Nina Simone's "Be my Husband"...it is sooo good! he is such a great singer.
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Did you see him last Friday night (16th Dec) in a one hour concert on BBC 4. It was a fantastic programme. I wonder if it will be repeated over and over again like so many other programmes on BBC 3 and 4!
I also thought, and Ive never been a fan of his, that Marc Almond was superb on it as well.
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absolutely superb!