Goldfrapp...

[E38Ross]

Been a while since I listened to Goldfrapp until the other day and realised just how much I like the music. So relaxing most of it.

Anyway, had all of their albums, or so I thought and so got myself their latest album head first.

Anyone else on here like them.... Any particular favourites on their newest album?

[Justin Cyder]

Felt mountain will always have a place at my table & Lovely head in particular. She's ancient though isn't she? We always called her Oldfrapp.

[Getragdogleg]

46 is old ?

crikey.

[E38Ross]

Been ages since I listened to felt mountain. I quite like supernatural, particularly time out from the world. Also really like let it take you.

[Justin Cyder]

Is she? Well there you go. Let's say upper quartile in the ephemeral, fluffy world of pop then.

[MitchT]

Love Goldfrapp. Have all the albums on my iPod and they regularly help me through my days at work. They're are all so different that it's hard to have a favourite, though Supernature is probably the most appealing to me as a synth lover. Koko is my favourite of all the tracks - Just love the heavy, nasty synth lines in it. Also love the 'James Bond theme' sound that few of the tracks across at least two albums have. Have had a couple of exhanges with Alison Goldfrapp on Twitter too - geeky talk about synths!

[Justin Cyder]

One of the reasons I love bands like Radiohead is they never sat back on a winning formula to cynically rake in the cash off a loyal fan base. You can say the same thing about Goldfrapp - always pushing for something new. It's to be admired.

[Vladimir]

Always liked Alison's music and saw her live at the Eden Project; not the best live performance but still well worth seeing.

Eden is a pretty cool venue.

[don logan]

I LOVE Seventh Tree (at first seems like a folk album but isn`t) but also LOVE Black Cherry!

The lyrics to Clowns on Seventh Tree are BIZARRE!

Also, who cares how old she is?

[E38Ross]

Just been listening to Black Cherry - cracking album, particular favourites are black cherry and hairy trees....deep honey is also good.

[marcosgt]

Like 'em but don't love 'em.

Quite like to hear a track pop up on the MP3 player on shuffle, but a whole album gets a bit much.

M.

[geezerbutler]

Number 1 from Supernature is a favourite, as is Pilots from Felt Mountain - Alison looks great in that video.

[don logan]

Sorry to put a downer on things but I've always thought Goldfrapp's "You never know" would make a great funeral song as you go through the velvet curtains!

[don logan]

Flip side to that is "Happiness" which is a very happy song!

As is "Caravan Girl"

[wal 45]

Although I've got all the albums, Black Cherry and Supernature are the only ones I listen to with any regularity. The synth sound on these albums is awesome and coupled with the vocals of Alison Goldfrapp makes these really standout.

Favourite track for me is Koko, almost has that classic early Gary Numan sound closely followed by Hairy Trees and Strict Machine.

Saw them in Southampton Guildhall on the Supernature tour, absolutely fantastic live band and they had a real power and clarity that normally gets lost there. Brilliant voice and stage presence as well, would highly recommend seeing them.

[Halmyre]

Justin Cyder said:

Felt mountain will always have a place at my table & Lovely head in particular. She's ancient though isn't she? We always called her Oldfrapp.

Well, I still would. But she wouldn't because she wears comfortable shoes.

[anonymous-user]

Felt Mountain, Black Cherry and Supernature, got all 3, love them all. Got nothing since, tried the next one, didn't like it, lost interest. May have to give them another try. Saw them live at Leeds Uni, stunning vocals and some great electro sounds. Felt Mountain while I work and relax, Black Cherry and Supernature while I drive.
Didn't realise how old she was! Always thought she wasn't in any way 'average' but it has come as a shock to see she likes the ladies too! Not a problem, her choice, just a surprise.

[don logan]

I'm SURE I heard that a review from someone like Q magazine originally rated Seventh Tree with 1 star but after listening to it several times changed that to 4 or 5 stars, O think it may have been the first time they changed a rating!

[CAPP0]

Halmyre said:

But she wouldn't because she wears comfortable shoes.

I believe that her comfortable shoe-wearing is periodic (no pun intended) rather than permanent? I recall an interview where she said something along the lines of "when I'm single, I fall in love with people. Sometimes they're men, sometimes they're women" - something like that!

[CAPP0]

Oh, and my very favourite Goldfrapp track is Utopia, from Felt Mountain.