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"~South~ Appreciation Group"

For FFF, Rasta and myself (and hopefully for the rest of you) I have started this topic to enlighten you about the brilliance of a band called South.

It appears they are not nearly as big as they deserve to be and I am using them as a perfect opportunity to promote a great band that didn't break it big. I think it's ridiculous that I hadn't heard of these guys, yet there is tons and tons of crap on any "chart" in the UK.

Having got and listened to, fully, their second album (With the Tides - 2003), I can tell you that they are brilliant. They're quite mixed and remind me of many bands as well as having a style I can't link to others.

As an example the first song on this album has a drum rhythm I would associate with Drum and Bass or far heavier rock, but instead it merges quite well with a pleasant vibrant style, not too heavy or overly bassy at all. Through out the album, there are some really brilliant and beautiful riffs and arpeggios accompanied by some really pure and provocative singing. The lyrics aren't amazingly good, but they accompany the music well.

I haven't received my order of their first album yet, but it's supposed to be even better. I just can't wait.

So remember the name, South.

Had those two tracks for at least 3 years now actually.

Can't think why I never bought the album before...

Good man.

I've got Keep Close and Paint the Silence but haven't invested in the album, and not sure why.

I think I may go and purchse the both of them now...

Yeah, it's not that his voice is anything special on its own, but when it's swathed with swelling string sections and guitar that makes you drift away on a cloud of ambient beauty it becomes something amazing. South's music is more, much much more, than the sum of its parts.

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> CIW's on now :-) The soaring vocals in the chorus are just sublime.

That's just it. (see mine below)


But it's that eruption of the drum and striking notes, to go with the lyrics and his strong but smooth voice which blew me out of the water the first time I listened to it. And so, ever since then, I pumped the volume right up and let it blow me away with the strong crescendo of it's amazingness.

What I Find is the weird thing about his voice. I absolutely love the song, but the singing is weird. Sometimes I listen to it and think the wobbles are God awful and makes him sound amateur. Then other times, I think it sounds fine.

I like the smooth-ness of his voice and as well as the strong drummer, it was the thing that lured me into loving them from just hearing Colours in Waves.

I listened to it 62 times in 3 days. Beating Karma Police by 32.

:'}

Otherside still tops the charts with approximately 122 listens in 3 days.

I get a tad obssessive about my favorite songs, needless to say...

CIW's on now :-) The soaring vocals in the chorus are just sublime.

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Listening to Motiveless Crime now, he's got a really distinctive voice
> hasn't he?

I love that song. It's one of my absolute faves.

Drum solo intro? Brilliance.

Swathing violin/chord sounds? Magnificent.

Lyrics and voice? So well suited.

Ending? Perfection.

Anything else amazing about it? When it ends, I now Colours in Waves is gonna start. Rivalling it for my favorite.

down wrote:
> Thanks for your answers
>
> Gagging Order is so good...

Certainly is. My favourite B-side and contender for one of my favourite Radiohead songs.

Thanks for your answers

Gagging Order is so good...