Had Too Much to Dream Last Night

A rather messy Tube this morning, with a train breaking down in front of us. Frankly, though it makes no difference whether I get to work at 9 or 10 these days...

I found some MP3 files by 'The Enid' yesterday, which was really a blast from the past. I've got several albums on vinyl (In The Region of Summer Stars, Touch Me, Salome, Something Wicked..., Aerie Faerie Nonsense, The Spell), but no CDs. Well, I found several MP3 fragments here, on their website. Great fun, but frustratingly brief snippets.

I saw The Enid back at Uni, in 1990 or thereabouts. Absolutely superb, with just Robert John Godfrey and Stephen Stewart (there may have been a drummer, but I think they were using backing tracks). Some bits just took my breath away...

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came (excerpt) 0:59 Aerie Faerie Nonsense, @ 128 kbps
Childe Roland Coda (excerpt) 0:40
Fand Intro (excerpt) 1:13
Fand Sea Shanty 1 (excerpt) 1:48
Fand Sea Shanty 2 (excerpt) 0:58
Fand Orgasm (excerpt) 1:36
Fand Finale (excerpt) 1:22

Judgement 7:55 Demoes @ 192 kbps
Mars (Orchestral Prelude) 4:16 Demoes @ 128 kbps

The Tower (excerpt) 1:12 In The Region Of Summer Stars, @ 128 kbps
The Lovers Intro (excerpt) 0:48
The Lovers Climax (exceprt) 1:25
Judgement Part One (64 kbps; excerpt) 1:28
Judgement Part Two (excerpt) 1:05
In The Region Of Summer Stars (excerpt) 1:11, with just a short bit of the beautiful twin-tracked guitar

Raindown (excerpt) 1:04 Something Wicked This Way Comes, @ 128 kbps
Then There Were None (excerpt) 1:14
Something Wicked This Way Comes (excerpt) 2:31

Winter (Fanfare) (excerpt) 1:17 The Spell, @ 128 kbps
Winter (Climax) (excerpt) 0:59
Spring (Waltz) (excerpt) 0:47
Spring (Coda) (excerpt) 0:57
Summer (Chorus) (excerpt) 1:20
Autumn (Climax) (excerpt) 3:00
Elephants Never Die (excerpt) 1:28
Sentimental Side of Mrs James (excerpt) 1:11


Some shorter songs today to take my mind of the transport system and its victims - between 2.30 and 4 minutes:

The Calvary Cross - Richard & Linda Thompson
A Slow Divorce - Boo Hewerdine
Don't Hurt Yourself (Single Edit) - Marillion
Plasticine - Placebo
Tears In Rain - Vangelis
DJ Asylum (7" Edit) - The Orb
Painted Bird - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Did You Ever Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
Match Of The Day - Genesis
Just Let Me Breathe (Live) - Dream Theater, from Live Scenes From New York (Disc 2)
Five-Five-Five - Frank Zappa, from Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (Disc 1)
Ivo - Cocteau Twins
Nimos & Tambos - Pure Reason Revolution
Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake - Kate Bush
May You Never - John Martyn
Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail - John Martyn
Corpus Christi Carol (For Roy) - Jeff Buckley, from the Legacy Edition of 'Grace'
The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush
Lap Of Luxury - Jethro Tull

T - 2; M -3.5; D - 3