Finally bought CD.

I'm impressed with the acoustic versions. It's actually better than if they
recorded a sequel to the album. As paddy's voice has gotten deeper, it
seems to have added a different perspective to the songs. When Love Breaks
Down doesn't have the bitterness the original had, it now seems like a
lament. Just the bittersweet taste of regret.

Maybe, if there is to be another album (solo or otherwise), he should do
what Brian Eno did on Another Day On Earth and focus on the voice; use it as
an instrument and see how he could experiment with it.


On 4/5/07, dermie <dermiedermie@...> wrote:
>
> I would say he lives quite comfortably of his royalties. You maybe
> forgetting there are quite a few sources of income artists recieve,
> record roys, publishing roys, prs, pamra and so on.
>
> a friend of mine was in a band in the 80's and still gets prs cheques
> which i could easily live off.
>
> --- In prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com <prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com>, "Lee
> Redfern"
> <nomadicoutlaw@...> wrote:
> >
> > I thought Thomas Dolby & family to visit him last summer to see
> what he
> > wanted to do next. I thought there was something else in the
> pipeline...
> >
> > Just a quick question - what does he do to survive? Everybody
> else -
> > Martin, Neil, Wendy - all have jobs/new careers on the go, but
> there is no
> > way he can be living off of royalties. Has he got another job
> now? Just
> > curious...
> >
> >
> > On 4/5/07, dermie <dermiedermie@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > well the last i heard from the people in the know is that paddy
> has
> > > very little interest in making music these days. presumably due to
> > > health problems etc,
> > >
> > > we can only live in hope!
> > >
> > > --- In prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com
<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprout%
> 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "GREGG, Stewart" <greggs@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I heard (from a reliable source) that Paddy and Thomas Dolby did
> > > meet up
> > > > last Summer to discuss working together, and that Paddy had - at
> > > that
> > > > time - two albums worth of material that he was interested in
> doing
> > > > something with. However this was obviously before the full
> extent
> > > of
> > > > Paddy's hearing problems became apparent, which made the
> recording
> > > of
> > > > the acoustic disc such a (literal) pain for him. I think Paddy's
> > > > refusal to do interviews this time was partly due to his health
> > > > problems, and partly to do with his being sick of the whole
> > > project - he
> > > > only expected to spend a few months on the acoustic tracks, but
> > > ended up
> > > > spending around a year on them.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if Paddy and Thomas are still planning to work
> > > together or
> > > > not. It wouldn't surprise me if his hearing problems have led
> him
> > > to
> > > > put the whole idea on the back burner.
> > > >
> > > > Stewart
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > >
> > > > From: prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com
<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprout%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > >
[mailto:prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprou\
t%
> 40yahoogroups.com>]
> > > On Behalf Of dermie
> > > > Sent: 04 April 2007 13:39
> > > > To: prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com
<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprout%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [prefabsprout] Re: Steve McQueen - anyone got the new
> > > > edition yet?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > as far as i'm aware, these new recordings are a one off. no
> > > > plans to
> > > > record more or tour. i think everyone knows this deep down.
> > > they
> > > >
> > > > couldn't even get paddy out for interviews this time.
> > > >
> > > > --- In prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com
<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprout%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com> , "swantrash"
> > > > <nomadicoutlaw@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've not heard them yet (should be paid thursday). What
> > > > interests
> > > > me
> > > > > is that for someone who prefers new music than dragging out
> > > > old
> > > > > recordings (eg touring), Paddy re-recording some of his
> > > back
> > > > catalogue
> > > > > is an intriguing turn. Does this mean there could be an
> > > > acoustic
> > > > > album in the offering, esp. if Thomas Dolby is "meant" to be
> > > > > producing. Sounds like a return to Steve McQueen type of
> > > > material.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bring on Thursday!
> > > > >
> > > > > Lee
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In
prefabsprout@yahoogroups.com<prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com><prefabsprout%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:prefabsprout%40yahoogroups.com> , "sockospice"
> > > <sockospice@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Released in the UK yesterday, anyone got any thoughts on
> > > the
> > > >
> > > > acoustic
> > > > > > songs?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bonny and Desire As are probably the stand out tracks for
> > > > me,
> > > > > > although I'm only on my second listen. Paddy's voice seems
> > > > to me
> > > > > > stronger than I've heard it in years.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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