From Bryan Bickel Sent Tue, Jan 27th 1998, 03:03
From Bryan Bickel Sent Tue, Jan 27th 1998, 03:03
Is this the track that osunds like madonna's " Like a Prayer " ? It rips off the chords ... ?? bb. lwtcdi wrote: > > The cut is ambient and the vocals are sensually sung by an imaginably > > beautiful siren. I can hear, I think, music sampled from an orchestra, > > which is very broken throughout the track. The most repetitive words in > > the song (chorus) are as follows: > > > > You're not alone > > I'll wait 'til the end of time > > Open your mind > > Surely it's plain to see > > > > You're not alone > > I'll wait 'til the end of time, for you > > Open your mind > > Surely there's time to be with me > > Oh Christ, it's bloody Olive, those bastions of pale pop who > demonstrated the power of marketting by getting to No.1 in Britain (and > probably around the world) by releasing the same thing time after time > with different remixes until they got it right. The one that did it, and > the one of which the above person speaks, is the Paul Oakenfold mix. The > track is called "You're Not Alone" and even Roni Size couldn't do > anything interesting with it (although he chucks away all the correct > bits). That 'beatiful siren' is just a crappy filtered noise - pre-set > standard on most 'sound boxes' these days. > > One question - Why is Paul Oakenfold so bloody popular? The man is a > total dick and something should be done. Why? > > i) he remixed everyone from the Happy Mondays to On-U sound in a > horrible baleric style. > ii) that bloody Pig-Bag thing (Reach Up or whatever the hell it was > called). > iii)that Perfecto FC logo. What a load of shite. > iv) touring with U2. > v) he brought trance back from the grave. > > There are many many more which are just too painful to list... > > Anyone want to start the "Kill Paul Oakenfold List"? > > gb. > > PS If anyone reccommends to me a 3xCD boxed set of his stuff that is > "really innovative" and "lays bare the techniques behind his works > genius", I will not be responsible for my actions. > > PPS Forgive this post. Flu is addling my brain... > -- > /TheW i http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/lwtcdi/all/ > f o L D > o dlr WTC "Let's decompose and enjoy assembling!"