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[imomus]

[Poll #313781]

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off-topic but,

[caoilte.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that although I've not used paypal to reimburse you for the mp3s you put up in your livejournal I did like them (and your journal in general) so thought to buy one of your albums the other day when I saw it in a record shop.

Re: off-topic but,

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[femme-letale.livejournal.com]

Mr Ulysses is such an evocative title... Homer Joyce, modernism, penelope and even Fado music! I can't believe it is only me that likes it!

[imomus.livejournal.com]

'Mr Ulysses' also captures the wandering stylistic spirit of the album, which seems to alight on islands and have picaresque adventures with bizarre characters on each one.

[(Anonymous)]

what about ‘tip-toe-tap-do and the other inside’

[yanatonage.livejournal.com]

Can you give us a brief explanation of why you chose all those titles, since some of them probably have obscure references we're not privy to? I like "The Artist Overwhelmed.." and "A new theory.." because they're pompous and overreaching and your music hasn't showed off that side of yourself in a while.

[stanleylieber.livejournal.com]

I like "The Artist Overwhelmed by the Grandeur of Ancient Ruins," basically for the reasons you already stated in your initial expalanation of the title.

Switching horses midstream?

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

There's always "Micromégas":
http://eee.uci.edu/clients/bjbecker/ExploringtheCosmos/week5c.html

Like Gulliver, Voltaire's Micromégas is diminutive or gigantic, depending on the planet he's visiting.

"How long do you live?" said the Sirian.

"Oh, a very short time," replied the little man of Saturn.

"That is just as with us," said the Sirian, "we always complain how short. That must be a universal law of nature."

"Alas!" said the Saturnian, "we live for only five hundred great revolutions of the sun." (That comes to fifteen thousand years or thereabouts, counting in our way.) "You can readily see that that is dying almost at the moment we are born; our existence is a point, our duration an instant, our globe an atom. Hardly has a man begun to get a little education when death comes before he has experience. For my part I do not dare make any plans; I feel like a drop of water in an immense ocean. I am ashamed, especially in front of you, of the ridiculous figure I cut in this world."

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, I like the sound of something like that. Surely there's some hapless wanderer (more comic/less epic and "obvious" or really, English Professorish (blech) ) whose ostranenie matches yours, personally and artistically?

Then again Momus in Furs could be a beautiful cover...

liquid diamond baths

[senators.livejournal.com]

the furs one is by far the best. but perhaps there should be mention of diamonds?!

[(Anonymous)]

snwow

then and then maybe

[(Anonymous)]

at first notice i was drawn to momus in furs. then after a minute or so i felt stronger about Mr. Ulysses. in third place barleycorn, and i'll suggest
Oh Places, or
Up the Chimney,
Soggy Summer Songs, or maybe
Never a Broken Button Fixed, or
Momus Sings & Sweats,
or
Momus in a Cabin,
Momus in Cash

please tell if you enjoy any


kindly
jellybean

Re: then and then maybe

[imomus.livejournal.com]

'Momus in Cash' sounds a little nouveau riche.

[dickon-edwards.livejournal.com]

Definitely Momus In Furs. It's the wittiest one, and wit is the soul of brevity.

[dickon-edwards.livejournal.com]

Or, indeed, "Definitely Momus". Maybe that's more of a compilation title, though.

[(Anonymous)]

Call it Lodger and be done with it! You know you want to! Otherwise, Mr Ulysses is pretty good. Momus in Furs is too much of a one-note joke - a livejournal entry heading perhaps, but not an album title.

H.

[londontheory.livejournal.com]

o but Mr Ulysses verges upon pretense doesn't it? even tho conceptually i love it, something about it throws me off. i like Robin Hood - delightful!

Authorised Coprophilia

[mafism.livejournal.com]

I voted for Mr Ulysses, I believe James Joyce and his wife were both avid coprophiles. And whilst we are discussing Momus album titles what do people think of a Stars Forever 2 project in three years time so we can catch up with a few of our favourite characters from the first one ( what ? me self indulgent?). A bit like the 7 Up series that has been going on ITV since the late 60's

By the way I heard a version of Semprevrde that my friend has, its fantastic , I'm really looking forward to the new album Nick

[bifteck.livejournal.com]

I chose "Barleycorn" just for the way it sounds and rolls off the tongue, especially with your accent.

[ciaan]

I like "The Artist Overwhelmed by the Grandeur of Ancient Ruins," "Sempreverde," and "A New Theory of Everything" best, but that makes me seem like I must be feeling pretentious this afternoon.

[seanthesean.livejournal.com]

i like barleycorn the best, because it is the most evocative, while not being too specific.

[mykwud.livejournal.com]

I voted for "..Sun Mountain", although I think "Barleycorn" would look cuter alongside the High Llamas' new one. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CAPV3/qid=1088451404/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/026-2301177-8211625)

[thegroupie.livejournal.com]

mr. ulysses is too pretentious. also (and i do realize it's kind of pretentious to say this but i'm going to anyway) i feel like joyce references in general are just too obvious. i voted for momus in furs because i've been sort of obsessed with the song venus in furs for the last few weeks but that's just me.

[substantiv.livejournal.com]

momus in furs is great.
they all are really quite
nice, though.

Hummm...

[me-vs-gutenberg.livejournal.com]

Re: Hummm...

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, now I want a fur eyepatch, fur beard and hair shirt!

Poll taxed

[(Anonymous)]

I can't seem to be able to vote from up here (maybe it's the rarefied heights of these mountains), but I'd like to cast another vote for "The Artist Overwhelmed by the Grandeur of Ancient Ruins." Besides, I like Fuseli and wish I'd gone on the Grand Tour myself back in 1808.

"Momus in Furs"? Already been done--look at the American cover of "Folktronic." There he is surrounded by pines!

"Travels with a Donkey" would be nice, but it's already been done. "Journeys of an Ass"?

eks why zedt

[(Anonymous)]

either "momus in furs"

or "all tomorrow's arty-farties"

Velvet Goldmine

[(Anonymous)]

Speaking of which, has anyone seen the above titled film?
I recently found this at the Tsutaya near my girlfriend's
place. An adventurous and experimental film in many ways,
but modestly presented with a, shall we say, "light touch".
I suspect XYZ would enjoy it.

Furs

[(Anonymous)]

Is this poll only open to Livejournal users? My vote is for MOMUS IN FURS.

Ulysses

[red-scharlach.livejournal.com]

I voted for Mr. Ulysses becuase I think it is the most solid of the names. Momus in Furs strikes me as too silly and though I like some of the others, none catches my attention like Mr. Ulysses. Plus, I think that and Life of the Fields are the two strongest songs among those you've let us sneak a peek at. Accusations of pretensions don't particularly interest me and I think that Ulysses is larger than any single reference.

Belvedere would be a fine title as wel, I'd say.

I've got to say, I've been listening to the album (so far) over and over at work, which has been nice becuase headphone listening has greatly enhanced my taste for the subtlety of a lot of the songs (as well as my ability to parse some of the more abstracted lyrics in Sempreverde and elsewhere). Anyway, my point is that it is shaping up to be my favorite Momus album. A great blend of the traditional forms with what seems the product of recent sonic adventures off the beaten path. Texturally Life of the Fields and Semperverde strike me as two of your most sophisticated compositions and I can't wait to listen to the final product. What is interesting is how well it all flows together despite the sometimes radical differences between songs. I've been listening to it in alphabetical order (thanks to iTunes making such determinations for me) and it has a nice flow that way. Perhaps this sounds fanboy, but that is not my intention. I just think its great.

Re: Ulysses

[imomus.livejournal.com]

My current running order is:

Sempreverde
Life of the Fields
Corkscrew King
Klaxon
Robin Hood
Lady Fancy Knickers
Lute Score
Belvedere
Your Fat Friend
Mr Ulysses
Water Song
Jesus in Furs
Bantam Boys
Cockle Pickers
The Artist Overwhelmed
I Refuse to Die

I think that's probably the final order.

[psychoxlips.livejournal.com]

more more more
more pop-up pandas
more more more

go go go!

i like how this sounds

nO vOtE?!?!?!?!

[(Anonymous)]

Cant vote....dont know why....just put it here----->

i like the "Sempreverde"

it is how i feel when i listen to momus....and feel of that spectacular lifestyle...

grrrr....meow....
argh!
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