calumlynn wrote:

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Jarvis is doing stuff with Chilly Gonzales, so it's not like he's retired. Jarvis is clearly more of a collaborator and never seemed comfortable as a solo artist. I really hope he starts doing more stuff soon, as there are countless artists I'd love to see him work with. He definitely seems to lack confidence.

I agree that Pulp clearly never planned anything beyond After You. Never say never though! I could see another Pulp comeback in a few years.

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There's finally a date for Neil Gaiman's Sky Arts series that Jarvis has done some music for. I agree with calumlynn, he does seem to have plenty to do, just not in the classic making albums way. He's in a position to cherry pick the aspects of the creative process that he likes, which seem to be mainly writing and performing. He's always popping up singing a few songs in someone or other's concert. And he also regularly appears having written a song or tow on someone else's record, or produced it, or written an essay about something. And then there's Wireless Nights too. It's a nice position to be in, when you have sufficient reputation to do what you like and explore things that interest you, like this writing for TV project.

I also agree about his preference for collaboration. In interviews about his solo albums, he suggested that he wasn't so comfortable in that role, that although he had a band that included several long time musical friends, it was still his album and he talked about turning up with more or less complete songs and he didn't seem to like that. One asdect of Russell's book that really struck me was that he didn't hold back about tensions in the band at times. maybe even quite bad tensions, but never in a bitchy way but with the belief that the tensions were essential to getting the best out of all of them. Working solo is probably a lot simpler in many ways, but maybe also less rewarding, though that presumably depends on your personality. Anyway. Jarvis always seems a lot happier working with others. Maybe also having to produce a whole album can seem a bit oppressive as opposed to just writing as it comes to you and then deciding what to do with it. You need a whole album's worth of tracks and maybe some sense that they belong together, then you have to promote it and presumably tour properly and all that nonsense.

https://www.list.co.uk/article/80440-interview-neil-gaiman-when-you-sit-down-at-a-keyboard-you-are-god/

calumlynn wrote:

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Jarvis is doing stuff with Chilly Gonzales, so it's not like he's retired. Jarvis is clearly more of a collaborator and never seemed comfortable as a solo artist. I really hope he starts doing more stuff soon, as there are countless artists I'd love to see him work with. He definitely seems to lack confidence.

I agree that Pulp clearly never planned anything beyond After You. Never say never though! I could see another Pulp comeback in a few years.

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Well someone should tell him both his solo records are awesome and the shows were equally great. Maybe that would motivate him.

Who's got his number ?

maidmarian wrote:

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Leave your message on the answaphone

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I'd say i'm gonna ring him home in Paris, to tell him, but that would make me look like a stalker.

Fran wrote:

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There's this art installation thingy as well. I ought to go at some point, never been in the depths of the Colston Hall.

http://www.colstonhall.org/shows/iain-forsyth-jane-pollard/

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superchob wrote:

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andy wrote:

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Well someone should tell him both his solo records are awesome and the shows were equally great. Maybe that would motivate him.

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I rate Further Complications as the third best Pulp-related album after This Is Hardcore and Relaxed Muscle. His solo gig in Amsterdam in 2007 is one of the best gigs I have ever seen.

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I was really into FC at the time, but it's one of the Pulp/ish albums I play the least now. It has some great moments, but I found it quite predictable in places, and at times I felt (hard as I tried to shrug it off) that Jarvis was trying a pinch too hard with his lyrics... There were clever and funny turns of phrase, but it was almost as though the whole 'national treasure' thing had gone to his head a bit... That's something I didn't experience with his first solo record, which I think has stood the test of time better. It feels less forced and has a more alluring atmosphere about it. The live shows were great though, and it was exciting hearing the standout tracks from that album played before it was released - especially ISIWD and Hold Still. 

Relaxed Muscle is soooo under-rated! A new RM album would be a boon. Saw the one-off guest appearance during a Barbican show a couple of years back and it was jaw-dropping.

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Jarvis's FC is amazing quite frankly, is you're into raw garage rock n roll. Throw in Girls Like It Too and you have one of the best (soft) Garage record of the past ten years. I often play it and it never gets old, in fact it gets better as years go by. The first record is a bit closer to the Pulp sound and melodies.

But i can understand Pulp fan not liking it. It's closer to Oasis in sound, less brain and more gut.

andy wrote:

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The first record is a bit closer to the Pulp sound and melodies.

But i can understand Pulp fan not liking it. It's closer to Oasis in sound, less brain and more gut.

 

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 Ha! Got me bang to rights. I do like it, mind, only 'like' as opposed to 'love'.