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To be honest I would make only make minor changes. Anyone can make a personal best off using itunes etc but I think every artist needs a good singles collection. I think the chronological track listing allows the listener to see how Sylvian has developed as an artist over time. The only thing I ...

People are just very cynical now. When Depeche Mode canceled dates in their last tour, many suspected Dave Gahan had turned back to drugs again. Turned out he had cancer. Likewise Duran Duran's recent cancellations (due to Simon Lebon's voice problem) were blamed on poor ticket sales. However the ...

I'm no fan of compilations. In David's case, I'll buy them if they offer either new tracks (Sleepwalkers, VoS), hard to find tracks (E&N) or possibly a unique element of packaging (eg Weatherbox).

The other reason is to support the artist in producing new work - for Samadhisound that is a no ...

I really do not see the point in something like this being released.
From retro to new i just don't get? As for the comments of people who lost touch with Sylvian during the 80's... that was a choice of the superfluous over the profound. It reminds me of people who discard their religion of birth ...

It is a pretty solid compilation. E&N was good for rarities but missed out some of Sylvian's biggest hits and best songs. Here we finally have Bamboo Houses, Red Guitar, Taking The Veil and Forbidden Colours in one place. Of course Ghosts provides the overlap between the Japan and solo material ...

the holy blood of saints and sheep was the working title of the song Wave. It was also probably the original name of either Gone To Earth and/or Alchemy.
I think sometimes you have to take what DS and other arists say with a pinch of salt. "we left the best songs off the album" is a very cliched ...

1.Red Guitar
2.Forbidden Colours (1984 version)
3.Ink In The Well
4.Nostalgia
5.Taking The Veil
6.Upon This Earth
7.Silver Moon
8.Words With The Shaman Part 3
9.When Love Walks In
10.Boy With The Gun
11.Let The Happiness In
12.Pop Song
13.Jean The Birdman
14.Heartbeat
15.I Surrender
16.Wonderful ...

These people have the right to an opinion. Surely it is ignorance when you have to like everything by an artist just because you are a "fan". I respect DS recent output my it is not my cup of tea. I am not asking him or anyone to recreate any old sound but I can be honest and say I don't enjoy the ...

I see Sylvian's career consisting of two parts, the Virgin years (1984-2001) and then everything after. Obviously the Virgin era was when Sylvian was at his most commercial and we can some of the most commercial songs in that timeframe:

Bamboo Music (1982)
Forbidden Colours (1983)
Red Guitar (1984 ...

Interesting info as always Paul.

I also found this:

q+a with Fripp
You were on David Sylvian's record, Gone To Earth.

"He asked me to play on his record. The actual message I got was—this was from EG, my office in London—"David Sylvian phoned. He has this piece of music and he says you're the ...

Ithink DS is well aware how much his post blemish change in direction has divided his fans. I think a lot of it had to with his personal uphevals. He also says several times in the interview that he may one day return to his old way of working. I would not rule out another Beehive album or even a ...

Then I can only suggest that you refrain from this thread, because that is exactly the reasoning behind it - and I surely hope it continues and in greater abundance once Manafon is released.
What we see is already a trend...Fans getting worked up and spouting off about how Sylvian is past his ...

I think you are all being too defensive. People have a right to an opinion and it's unfair for you to copy and paste comments from other forums and groups. I am personally not a fan of the recent DS material because I a mostly interested in synthpop and melodic electronic music. As with Sakamoto, I ...