Comments on: The Over/Under: Belle And Sebastian

By: Si

Si — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:47:47 +0000

Personally, I think you’re missing out “The Rollercoaster Ride” from the underrated section. Overlong perhaps, but a beautiful listen.

By: SprkJonz

SprkJonz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:43:56 +0000

I’m a big fan of the band and I totally agree with this list!

I especially have to agree on the Storytelling tracks. If you took just the songs with vocals from that “soundtrack”, you’d end up with an incredible Belle & Sebastian EP.

By: Glenn Boothe

Glenn Boothe — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:56:45 +0000

I personally really dig both Fold Your Hands AND Storytelling. Two more under-rated songs from both: Don’t Leave the Light On Baby and Black and White Unite. I also love all the instrumentals on Storytelling – I feel like the band gets a bad rap for trying something different.

By: geo k

geo k — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:51:35 +0000

For that matter, the song “Storyteller” from that soundtrack is also excellent. “Piazza New York Catcher” is one of my favorites because it is so obsessive and it has that great part about the statue of Willie Mays plus the bit about players and managers trying to maintain their religious practices. I think you’re being rather harsh on this song.

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:59 +0000

I think that The Blues Are Still Blue isn’t that far removed from Sukie. That entire album is a little more muscular than previous efforts, and I fail to hear the “gruff” affectation in Murdoch’s voice. I’ve also heard plenty of detractors saying ‘enough is enough’ regarding his fey vocals, so don’t shoot him or the band for stretching out a little bit into new territory. Great artists don’t produce the same album over and over, sometimes to the frustration of their fan base, but I think this song and album is a winner. Look at other bands like My Morning Jacket, Wilco, The Kinks, etc, and think about what their discography would be like if they never showed any change or development from their initial sound.

As a general comment, this category seems to really be losing steam, not bases on the reader post, but on the initial knee-jerk reactions of the Magnet writing staff.

By: elf

elf — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:17 +0000

I would say the whole Fold Your Hands album should be on the underrated list. The only thing I ever hear about it is that it is no good. I think it’s great and thus a pretty obvious choice for underrated.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:13:33 +0000

This is over/under is so predicatable. In fact, I am actually bored with it at this point. Magnet is such a good magnazine…..Think of something new. PLEASE!

By: Jeremy Jensen

Jeremy Jensen — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:01:10 +0000

You’re right on everything except for “Is it Wicked Not to Care?” That song is like dew drops from heaven.

By: Dave...

Dave... — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:29:16 +0000

Love ‘Lonliness…’ but that song was much better on the bootlegs I heard than on that EP…

all Sinister tracks sound better on the Don’t Look Back recording at the Barbican.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:17:15 +0000

i’d argue that its Murdoch’s posturing that makes “Blues Are Still Blue” so memorable.