Music Banter

Music Banter (https://www.musicbanter.com/)
-   Rock N Roll, Classic Rock & 60s Rock (https://www.musicbanter.com/rock-n-roll-classic-rock-60s-rock/)
-   -   The Zombies (https://www.musicbanter.com/rock-n-roll-classic-rock-60s-rock/8331-zombies.html)

Wake me up 07-20-2005 09:55 AM
The Zombies
 
Hey guys,

Does anybody else, apart from me, remember The Zombies??

Beatles era. Promoted Dandyism!!

Zygomycota 07-21-2005 01:34 AM
YES!!! Time of the Season! She's Not There! Great songs. great songs.

Wake me up 07-22-2005 09:37 AM
So what is it about The Zombies that you particuarly like?

I personally enjoy their verging-on-eccentric, dandy-esque personnas

:band:

Expletive Deleted 01-08-2006 11:50 AM
The Zombies were better than just about every band of that era.

Urban Hat€monger ? 01-08-2006 11:53 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Expletive Deleted
The Zombies were better than just about every band of that era.
*cough13thfloorelevatorscough*

Expletive Deleted 01-08-2006 12:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
*cough13thfloorelevatorscough*
Well I didn't say they were better than every band.

Farfisa 12-13-2008 04:06 PM
What no love for The Zombies? It's been almost three years since the last post. Well anyway, I've been getting into "Odyssey and Oracle" lately and It's gotten me to think about pop music in a different way.

DJ Retro 06-21-2009 05:10 AM
The Zombies
 
Love the Zombies. Time of the Season, She's not there, Tell her no and more. Great band with talented musicians and song writers :dj:

sidewinder 06-24-2009 12:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships (Post 563381)
What no love for The Zombies? It's been almost three years since the last post. Well anyway, I've been getting into "Odyssey and Oracle" lately and It's gotten me to think about pop music in a different way.
Odyssey and Oracle is fantastic. I only discovered it last year, or maybe even early this year.

lePetiteCrab 06-30-2009 02:09 PM
Totally classic group. I love "Brief Candles"

NumberNineDream 07-28-2009 08:10 AM
they're great ...

Time of the season - Care of cell 44 - She's not there
and their Summertime version is my favorite one.

Bulldog 07-28-2009 08:19 AM
Aha, a Zombies thread, I knew there'd be one!

I've said how brilliant I think Odyssey and Oracle is before. Fans of the album should definitely hunt down the 30th anniversary edition - big improvement with the sound quality.

As for the rest of the stuff, I just remembered I've had Begin Here on my hard drive for months and still not listened to it. I expect good things!

Classof75 07-30-2009 10:59 AM
I recently picked up Odyssey and Oracle and was a little disappointed. I thought I would take to it like Love's Forever Changes (which, I quite like!) I am familiar with the Zombie's "hits", but O&O sounded like the Cowsills on acid to me, and it was hard to take seriously. A little "dated" (imo). Forever Changes has held up better over time, to my ears anyway.

Flower Child 07-30-2009 03:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog (Post 710798)
Aha, a Zombies thread, I knew there'd be one!

I've said how brilliant I think Odyssey and Oracle is before. Fans of the album should definitely hunt down the 30th anniversary edition - big improvement with the sound quality.

As for the rest of the stuff, I just remembered I've had Begin Here on my hard drive for months and still not listened to it. I expect good things!
I know its weird, but I actually like the sound quality a little rough around the edges with this album. I think its because like to hear it how it sounded when it first came out, giving me a more genuine experience, but thats just me. I would love to get Odyssey and Oracle on LP, but I have to get a player first! haha.

sidewinder 07-31-2009 11:24 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Classof75 (Post 711834)
I recently picked up Odyssey and Oracle and was a little disappointed. I thought I would take to it like Love's Forever Changes (which, I quite like!) I am familiar with the Zombie's "hits", but O&O sounded like the Cowsills on acid to me, and it was hard to take seriously. A little "dated" (imo). Forever Changes has held up better over time, to my ears anyway.
Both are great albums. Odyssey and Oracle gets better with each listen, IMO.

Bulldog 07-31-2009 02:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Classof75 (Post 711834)
I recently picked up Odyssey and Oracle and was a little disappointed. I thought I would take to it like Love's Forever Changes (which, I quite like!) I am familiar with the Zombie's "hits", but O&O sounded like the Cowsills on acid to me, and it was hard to take seriously. A little "dated" (imo). Forever Changes has held up better over time, to my ears anyway.
As Sidewinder said, Odyssey and Oracle gets better with each listen. It did click instantly with me though - those piano chords and harmonies on Care Of Cell 44 pretty much drew me into it from the first time I heard it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Flower Child (Post 711987)
I know its weird, but I actually like the sound quality a little rough around the edges with this album. I think its because like to hear it how it sounded when it first came out, giving me a more genuine experience, but thats just me. I would love to get Odyssey and Oracle on LP, but I have to get a player first! haha.
I don't have many albums on vinyl that I haven't long since flogged for a bit of cash, but Odyssey and Oracle is one I'd love to hear in LP format, just to see if it's true how much better it sounds than the CD versions.

Neapolitan 08-04-2009 10:27 PM
Yeah they're pretty good. I like "Tell Her No" and "She's Not There"

Classof75 08-30-2009 10:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships (Post 563381)
What no love for The Zombies? It's been almost three years since the last post. Well anyway, I've been getting into "Odyssey and Oracle" lately and It's gotten me to think about pop music in a different way.
Have you heard Love "Forever Changes"? I think you would like this album also.

NumberNineDream 08-30-2009 12:29 PM
I've downloaded by mistake Begin Here last week, I really liked it. I didn't expect that, seeing the worse album Artwork.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EH_x8lRfyy...Z-bh-front.jpg

Very different from O&O, reminded me more of the early Beatles albums.

Inuzuka Skysword 08-30-2009 03:30 PM
Holy ****. I just got Odyssey and Oracles today and it is the most amazing album I have heard in awhile. I have heard Time of the Season about 1000 times, but never recognized the band.

Classof75 08-31-2009 05:25 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewinder (Post 712469)
Both are great albums. Odyssey and Oracle gets better with each listen, IMO.
If an album does'nt grab me on the first listen I will probably not play it again.
I do burn the songs I like (if there are any) though.

sidewinder 08-31-2009 12:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Classof75 (Post 727592)
If an album does'nt grab me on the first listen I will probably not play it again.
I do burn the songs I like (if there are any) though.
And that's really sad, but...such is life in this "ADD/instant gratification/I need more/next" world.

Many of the albums that have meant the most to me in my life have taken time to click. And even some that clicked right away get better with time. Now there are things that I'll pass on after one listen, if I really hate it or if it was a recommendation and it really missed the mark. But if I'm at least somewhat interested in it or if it's something I discovered on my own, I'll put more effort into it.

NumberNineDream 08-31-2009 03:38 PM
^ I even don't like the music the first time i hear them, which turn out to be the highlight of my knowledge.

-I remember getting annoyed the first time I heard "I Am the Walrus", and "we're only in it for the money" started a massive headache.

But that wasn't the case for The Zombies anyway, I stumbled upon them by accident:
I was watching "Shanghai Knights" [not a quality movie], and during the pillow fight dream scene, they were playing "Time of the season" ... I googled the lyrics that evening, and downloaded 15 of their songs the same day. Which all btw catched me right away, that was the day I was introduced to the 60s music.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Classof75 (Post 727592)
I do burn the songs I like (if there are any) though.
I feel it's a sin to cut-up an album.

Classof75 08-31-2009 05:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewinder (Post 727665)
And that's really sad, but...such is life in this "ADD/instant gratification/I need more/next" world.

Many of the albums that have meant the most to me in my life have taken time to click. And even some that clicked right away get better with time. Now there are things that I'll pass on after one listen, if I really hate it or if it was a recommendation and it really missed the mark. But if I'm at least somewhat interested in it or if it's something I discovered on my own, I'll put more effort into it.
Just the way I roll, I guess. Much of what I hear I can practically tell what notes are going to be played next, even if I have never heard the song before. That is what is sad.

jehkilyde 09-09-2009 10:20 PM
Beechwood Park is my favourite song off O & O can't go past Time of the Season of course..

Quite a decent album. I only started listening to them because of their appearance on one of those late night timeshare "Sounds of the 60s" 2 hour infomercials with Peter Fonda and some other slag.

Classof75 09-10-2009 05:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by NumberNineDream (Post 727704)
^ I even don't like the music the first time i hear them, which turn out to be the highlight of my knowledge.

-I remember getting annoyed the first time I heard "I Am the Walrus", and "we're only in it for the money" started a massive headache.

But that wasn't the case for The Zombies anyway, I stumbled upon them by accident:
I was watching "Shanghai Knights" [not a quality movie], and during the pillow fight dream scene, they were playing "Time of the season" ... I googled the lyrics that evening, and downloaded 15 of their songs the same day. Which all btw catched me right away, that was the day I was introduced to the 60s music.



I feel it's a sin to cut-up an album.

Well, (for me) there are not too many albums that I think are "sacred" enough, or conceptual, that I would not just take what songs I like from them. It's not an "all or nothing" thing for me. I don't have the time to listen to what I consider to be "filler" on albums.

NumberNineDream 09-12-2009 08:59 AM
^ yeah i know, it's not "sacred" or anything, I just listen to an album like I watch a movie. From the beginning to the end. I feel there's a certain evolution in any album, an opening track, a closing track, and a climax in some part. but that's just me, I'm not a compilation person.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:32 PM.


© 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.