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  • 20-02-2006 5:20pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Whats their best album??


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    #2
    Nimrod's Son
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Nimrod's Son


    Radiator. Followed closely by Rings Around The World and Guerrilla.


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    ball ox
    Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭ball ox


    rings around the world


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    m_stan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭m_stan


    Nimrod's Son wrote:
    Radiator.
    second that. pure class


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    treefingers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭treefingers


    great band.

    i'm torn between guerrila/radiator/phantom power.

    probably leaning towards guerrila to be honest, and i think phantom power is greatly underrated....


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    Amazotheamazing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Amazotheamazing


    Guerilla has the best songs, but it isn't as consistent as Radiator. Surprised no-one's mentioned Fuzzy Logic yet, it's very raw but I like it. Not too big on their latest stuff though.


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    Doctor J
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    Guerilla.

    Anybody got Love Kraft? I was bitterly disappointed by Phantom Power, so haven't bothered to pick it up yet.


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    Nimrod's Son
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Nimrod's Son


    Doctor J wrote:
    Guerilla.

    Anybody got Love Kraft? I was bitterly disappointed by Phantom Power, so haven't bothered to pick it up yet.

    Love Kraft is so-so. It's a bit of grower, there's a couple of decent tracks on it. Wasn't too gone on Phantom Power either.


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    comet
    Registered Users Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭comet


    Doctor J wrote:
    Guerilla.

    Anybody got Love Kraft? I was bitterly disappointed by Phantom Power, so haven't bothered to pick it up yet.

    I was dissappointed by Phantom Power as well, imo it was definitely a dip in form, I like Love Kraft though, some nice songs on it.
    They are a class band.

    Its probably Radiator followed by Guerrilla then RATW.


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    the real ramon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭the real ramon


    Radiator and Guerrilla would be my favourite albums of theirs as well. Like RATW and Fuzzy Logic too. Like others I was disappointed by Phantom Power


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    DerekD Goldfish
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    I didnt think phantom power was taht bad
    Rings around the world as the best


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    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    Fuzzy Logic for me, for its pure Gritty approach to punk rock in a bangin Welsh way! I have Love Kraft but i haven't played it too often, must dig it up again actually. SPF are one of my favourite bands, i'd love to see them live.


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    #13
    [Deleted User]
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    Id say rings around the world
    then Mwng
    then radiator


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    VCK
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    Fuzzy Logic FTW!
    Rollo Tamasi wrote:
    i'd love to see them live.

    You should, they're fantastic!:)


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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,802 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Radiator, then Mwng. Both are consistently excellent.

    Guerilla, Fuzzy Logic and Rings around the world are all a bit patchy, but have plenty of amazing tracks on them. the last 2 albums aren't great - too much mid-paced balladry, not enough craziness.

    Gruffs solo album is good fun though, and he has a new one out in January:
    http://www.myspace.com/candylionmusic


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    JoeyJJ
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    Radiator defo the best imo, Herman loves Pauline is a cracker... Rings probably 2nd love the last 4-5 songs on it.

    Wasn't gone on Phantom power infact I didn't like it at all


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    mwnger
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    Phantom Power wouldn't be one of my favourites either. I felt the problem with it was that the songs were too long - one of the many virtues of the Furries was that the majority of their songs were under 4mins, particularly their early stuff, which is essential in pop/rock music IMO. They seemed to forget that with PP.
    That said, Phantom Power does contain one of my top 3 SFA songs ever - Slow Life. An absolute masterpiece. Best song of the 21st century so far!
    Yeah, I'd definitely go with Radiator as their best album. Closely followed by Out-Spaced, their B-sides and rarities album. Probably because there's so much weird/experimental stuff on it. Also I think the Welsh tracks are as good, if not better than the songs on Mwng.


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    Sinfonia
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    Rings Around The World
    Rollo Tamasi wrote:
    SPF are one of my favourite bands
    Super Purry Fanimals??:D

    They're great live, too


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    CherieAmour
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    I find that fans who were into them from the start like the early stuff and not the newer stuff, and newer fans are the other way around. Maybe they've changed as a band? Any thoughts?


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    Lunar Junkie
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭Lunar Junkie


    Guerilla for me!


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    #21
    DadaKopf
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    For me, I reckon (best to less best, and chronological, strangely enough):
    1. Fuzzy Logic
    2. Radiator
    3. Geurilla
    4. Rings Around the World


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    loyatemu
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    CherieAmour wrote:
    I find that fans who were into them from the start like the early stuff and not the newer stuff, and newer fans are the other way around. Maybe they've changed as a band? Any thoughts?

    their first couple of albums have a marked glam-rock infuence that has disappeared on recent albums in favour of a more 70s folk\country-rock style (CSNY style harmonies etc).


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    tricky@
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    For me Radiator is their finest work, it would be up there in my top 10 favourite albums. The experiment with Love Kraft of having Daf, Bunf and Cian not only writing but contributing lead vocals on songs didnt work as far as i'm concerned, that album lacked cohesion and like Phantom Power contained a few excellent tunes but disappointed overall.


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    loyatemu
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    tricky@ wrote:
    For me Radiator is their finest work, it would be up there in my top 10 favourite albums. The experiment with Love Kraft of having Daf, Bunf and Cian not only writing but contributing lead vocals on songs didnt work as far as i'm concerned, that album lacked cohesion and like Phantom Power contained a few excellent tunes but disappointed overall.

    aye - the other guys can sing, but they don't carry a song as well as Gruff, and the songs themselves were weak. There's probably a half-decent album there if you combine LoveKraft with Phantom Power:

    Golden Retriever
    Valet Parking
    The undefeated
    Slow Life
    Zoom
    Ohio Heat
    Laser Beam
    Psyclone
    Cloudberries
    er...

    well, a short half-decent album anyway.


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    #25
    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Radiator ftw
    Guerilla
    Fuzzy Logic
    Rings Around the World
    Phantom Power
    Love Kraft

    Ice Hockey Hair may be their finest moment though. Love it.


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    lil jilly
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    First of all, furries are AMAZING live!! only seen 'em twice as opposed to my uber fan sister who's seen them about ten times. GRR!

    my favourites are mwng, radiator and fuzzy logic. while some of their other albums aren't AS good, i still think they are a most superb band and do not get enough praise or air play on the radio, seriously, one of the most under-rated bands around!


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    #27
    ullu
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭ullu


    Mwng
    Radiator
    Guerrilla
    Fuzzy Logic
    Phantom Power
    Rings around the World
    Love Kraft

    I'm surprised Mwng isn't even mentioned by most people...


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    #28
    JæKæ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭JæKæ


    Rings Around The World - i love Run,Christian, Run
    MWNG - I love Ysbiulog
    Radiator - love Demons
    Fuzzy Logic - love Something For The Weekend


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    Pineapple stu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭Pineapple stu


    Fuzzy logic and radiator i think are the best, the new stuff i think is similar in parts to Griffs old band Ffa coffi pawb.


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