I always thought Loss Adjuster was really great and it irritates me that it wasn't on the album. That and Black Magic, Big Julie, and Further Complications are probably my favourites, but it's hard to pick since I think most of his first album is pretty flawless.
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At the risk of listing half his output: Apparently, Big Julie, From A to I, Fucking Song, Found Myself Looking for God, Pilchard, Loss Adjuster and Tonite.
Don't Let Him Waste Your Time, I Will Kill Again, Running the World, Fat Children, Heavy Weather, Further Complications, Fuckingsong, You're In My Eyes
I Will Kill Again Disney Time Running The World Big Stuff Loss Adjuster Girls Like It Too Never Said I Was Deep (radio session/live versions) Leftovers (as above) Hold Still Discosong (better live an'all. Fookin' Albini...)
It's a rare remix that's better than the original to me. Along with Facts of Life Chocolate Layers Mix and the Scratch Perverts remix of Time Is My Everything by Ian Brown.
I'm sorry but I just can't get away with Disney Time, such an utterly dreadful song! Surprised Caucasian Blues hasn't been mentioned, I absolutely love it (though I've heard other people say that THAT one is utterly dreadful, haha)
Today, You're In My Eyes is my favourite. It's the one I remember most from seeing him at Glastonbury. It's so much less...obvious...than the rest of his stuff.
Mind you, Further Complications is one of my favourite ever combinations of song and video.
I too really love Discosong but also have a soft spot for Girls Like It Too which was kinda thrown away to be honest. Oh, and of course Loss Adjustor is pure class.
Me too. Concerning the rest, I only really like Running the World, Fat Children, One Man Show and Lost Adjuster from the first album period. I like the second in total with I Found Myself...., except for Angela, You're In My Eyes.
As far as his 'solo songs' not on the record. I like the Harry Potter song Do The Hyppogriff. I like Everybody Loves The Underdog, I like I Just Came To Tell You That I'm Going and I like A Cheat.
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This is the sound of someone losing the plot, making out that they are okay when they are not. You're gonna like it, but not a lot.
Into You, AF 607109 (perfect travel song apart from the crashing), Synchronize (bought the 12"), Fat Children (perfect Jarvis song made for those Indie nights), Running the World, You're In My Eyes (Discosong) - the shows in 2009 kind of finished with this and that extended outro bit gets me every time, Angela (cause its f**king ridiculous and once again reminds me of those crazy times on his Australian 2009 tour). I love Jarvis solo.
I Will Kill Again, Disney Time and Tonite have some of my favourite lyrics ever. I used to hate You're in My Eyes and thought the lyrics were a bit rubbish but hearing the remix completely changed my opinion. I really like Girls Like it Too because it wonderfully sums first romances for me. Synchronize (if you can call that a solo song) has been constantly in my head since I first heard it to the point I actually dreamt about it.
I'm sorry but I just can't get away with Disney Time, such an utterly dreadful song! Surprised Caucasian Blues hasn't been mentioned, I absolutely love it (though I've heard other people say that THAT one is utterly dreadful, haha)
I don't think Caucasian Blues is dreadful but I find it hard to listen to after I read a review in Mojo describing it as an awful attempt at rewriting 19th Nervous Breakdown.
Disney Time has nice brooding keys and production, the lyrics though kind of covering old Jarvis ground are a good summation of cartoons viewed through adult eyes and the lies sold to kids. It doesn't outstay its' welcome which Pulp/Jarvis songs have a tendency to do at times. I can see why some might find it a bit 'meh' as it doesn't really have a hook but I've always thought it as boss.
I'd like Jarvis to write more relatively simple songs on the piano like he did for that record (this, Big Julie, I Will Kill Again)
Ok, two points: that sounds dangerous, you could slip. And: how long do you shower for? It doesn't sound very good for the environment. Perhaps you should play Slush instead. It will make you think about what you've been doing AND it's a shorter song... you know? It's a small change in your routine and I think Jarvis would approve.
