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SteveWhite
05-01-2004, 12:39 PM
"Mike Skinner's been talking about how he made the new Streets album.

He says he got his mates to chip in on 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' as it made it more real but he does think that he's a little misunderstood when it comes to his music:

"Vocally I think it's good to have a variety. You can get a lot more character out of real people rather than session singers."

"I spend a lot of time writing. I think there's like a perception that I'm just a p***head who makes p***head music. And I do make p***head music but I think about it a lot."

"All you can do is make it to the best of your ability - performing and doing the videos. And really after that what I've come to realise is that what it comes down to is whether people want to buy it. Whether they actually give a f*** about it.

'A Grand Don't Come For Free' is out on 10 May."
actionwoman
05-01-2004, 07:14 PM
I found out today that it doesn't come out in the US until May 18 - bummer! My boyfriend is in the UK now so I'm going to have buy him it for us (now listening to let's push things forward).
SteveWhite
05-02-2004, 12:24 PM
I found out today that it doesn't come out in the US until May 18 - bummer! My boyfriend is in the UK now so I'm going to have buy him it for us (now listening to let's push things forward).

It's only a week later.
actionwoman
05-03-2004, 10:09 AM
It's only a week later.

true, but it's way cooler to have the import version anyway, esp. on vinyl.
SteveWhite
05-03-2004, 02:06 PM
true, but it's way cooler to have the import version anyway, esp. on vinyl.

You have a record player then?
Sacred_Rage
05-03-2004, 04:16 PM
record player
piff
it's all about the 8-track man!
get with the times :D j/k
actionwoman
05-07-2004, 09:57 AM
You have a record player then?

Yeah, but I call it a turntable! ;)

I have a ton of records. Don't listen to them much anymore since I have iTunes now. One day I'll convert them to mp3s.

Yes, I'm old.
SteveWhite
05-07-2004, 12:03 PM
Yeah, but I call it a turntable! ;)

I have a ton of records. Don't listen to them much anymore since I have iTunes now. One day I'll convert them to mp3s.

Yes, I'm old.

You're not that old are you?

You have a grammaphone as well?
actionwoman
05-07-2004, 12:39 PM
You're not that old are you?

You have a grammaphone as well?

Hee hee.

I'm old but not that old!
Sacred_Rage
05-11-2004, 11:29 AM
Grammaphone, grammaphone! lol
That's old stuff! :eek:
You have records action woman? That's soooo sweet!!!!!
Do you have any Led Zepplin? Or was that after your time :P j/k
I don't think that steve would know what a turn-table would be? I don't think those englanders were that privledged :p j/k
SteveWhite
05-11-2004, 03:52 PM
Grammaphone, grammaphone! lol
That's old stuff! :eek:
You have records action woman? That's soooo sweet!!!!!
Do you have any Led Zepplin? Or was that after your time :P j/k
I don't think that steve would know what a turn-table would be? I don't think those englanders were that privledged :p j/k

My parents used to have one a few years ago and my mum still has some of her records. :cool:
actionwoman
05-12-2004, 10:26 AM
Grammaphone, grammaphone! lol
That's old stuff! :eek:
You have records action woman? That's soooo sweet!!!!!
Do you have any Led Zepplin? Or was that after your time :P j/k


haha! I don't have Zep on vinyl, just on cassette tape. I wasn't that into them when I was collecting records. I have mostly 60s, 80s, and 90s stuff.

Got the new Streets by the way - I'm going to listen to it during my lunch break.
SteveWhite
05-12-2004, 02:28 PM
Got mine in the post (from amazon) this morning.

Only listened to it once but it sounds rather good. :cool:
SteveWhite
05-12-2004, 02:31 PM
haha! I don't have Zep on vinyl, just on cassette tape. I wasn't that into them when I was collecting records. I have mostly 60s, 80s, and 90s stuff.

Got the new Streets by the way - I'm going to listen to it during my lunch break.

Do you have a 'turntable' at your workplace then?
actionwoman
05-12-2004, 02:33 PM
Do you have a 'turntable' at your workplace then?

I wish. Nope, I have it on my iPod. So far I like it (listened to 3 songs). Not as great as their first, but I didn't expect it to be.
SteveWhite
05-14-2004, 02:30 PM
You can listen to all the tracks here - http://www.the-streets.co.uk/updates/flyers/agdcff/index.html
Sacred_Rage
05-15-2004, 11:40 PM
Steve's the man! :D