Talk Talk — The Rainbow
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Oh yeah
The world's turned upside down
Jimmy Finn is out
Well how can that be fair at all
Lenient
The song the lawyer sang
Our nation's wrong
Well how can that be fair at all
Repented, changed
Aware where I have wronged
Unfound corrupt
This song the jailor sings
My time has run
Sound the victim's song
The trial is gone
The trial goes on
Sound the victim's song
The world's turned upside down
Jimmy Finn is out
Well how can that be fair at all
Lenient
The song the lawyer sang
Our nation's wrong
Well how can that be fair at all
Repented, changed
Aware where I have wronged
Unfound corrupt
This song the jailor sings
My time has run
Sound the victim's song
The trial is gone
The trial goes on
Sound the victim's song
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Among many great aspects of this song, I love the harmonica.
Ahhh....perfection is so blissful!! Thanks Bill!!
spinslps wrote:
You don't become poor, presumingly?
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
You don't become poor, presumingly?
Having being born a smidgen too late to appreciate this music at the time, I was familiar only with Talk Talk's big hits. Over the past couple of years I have heard a handful of tracks from this album, on RP, and I have been blown away. Such craftsmanship. Thank you, RP!
excellent
RP...thank you again. 
hard to believe mark is gone...such a loss.
Any time there is an opportunity for listening to them I'm remembering the struggles I was fighting with their and this kind of music. Today, growing older, I don't understand myself anymore, because of listening this kind of music any single day.
joejennings wrote:
PS: May Mark Hollis Rest in Peace!
EXCELLENT!! Thanx RP! 
PS: May Mark Hollis Rest in Peace!
EXCELLENT!! Thanx RP!
Mark Hollis/Talk Talk are gold standard for any period…
Talk Talk are musical legends. They are the original beating heart of whatever we call “Post Rock,” but why not just ignore genres and call it highly evolved music. It took me a long time to get into this album because it was such a strange collision of so much different music. But when it finally hit me, I felt like it had been with me all my life.
I also really respect Mark Hollis’ approach to his career. His early retirement frustrated all of us - the fans - who wanted more music. In one of his extremely rare interviews he explained that he could not be both a travelling “rock star” and still be a good father to his two young sons.
It was so tragic to lose him permanently. This kind of genius and good heart is too rare.
One of the finest pieces of popular music ever recorded from one of the finest albums ever conceived. In 300 years from now, students of music will study this.
That harp will just destroy you. I wish we could fight wars with music. Then the healing would be a solid stone set-up. Probably wouldn't even call it war anymore. Maybe call it done with...
solid 10 the entire album,, put on your headphones and chill out!
i could listen to talk talk all day. each album from start to finish.
Brilliance - 10 - Rip Mark...
This whole album AND the album Laughing Stock are in regular late-night-whisky-in-hand-dark-room rotation. Absolutely incredible works of art.
I would if I could. I hope that you still do that, if you can.
This site is a goldmine for great music, and playing Spirit of Eden is the proof of that.
This site is a goldmine for great music, and playing Spirit of Eden is the proof of that.
One of the most underrated band.
RIP Mark Hollis
RIP Mark Hollis
Absolutely fabulous tune. One for the ages. No wonder I have already rated it a 10.
They were a very underrated act. I was a fan of them 25 years ago.
spinslps wrote:
Putting the "gift economy" to work for you! Excellent!
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
Putting the "gift economy" to work for you! Excellent!
TripletThreat wrote:
Their popular songs "It's my Life" and "Life's what you make it" were enough to draw me in. Brilliant songs, proving commercial success doesn't preclude a song from being extraordinary.
I love this song...new to me through RP. Until this I only knew about Talk Talk's "popular" songs played on commercial radio, which is probably why I never pursued them. Shame on me, and kudos to RP.
Their popular songs "It's my Life" and "Life's what you make it" were enough to draw me in. Brilliant songs, proving commercial success doesn't preclude a song from being extraordinary.
tententen all day long
what ten was made for
may have to put the album on
what ten was made for
may have to put the album on
I love this song...new to me through RP. Until this I only knew about Talk Talk's "popular" songs played on commercial radio, which is probably why I never pursued them. Shame on me, and kudos to RP.
oscarvan wrote:
Every time I play this album...yes album, it just takes me on a different journey. A top 5 album of all time!
Just kicked the Average up .1
Every time I play this album...yes album, it just takes me on a different journey. A top 5 album of all time!
Just kicked the Average up .1
spinslps wrote:
Sounds like bribing, see you in court!
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
Sounds like bribing, see you in court!
Easyrider wrote:
The entire album is a masterpiece. A rare 10!
Pure brilliance and spiritually moving ✌️
The entire album is a masterpiece. A rare 10!
Pure brilliance and spiritually moving ✌️
The moment this tracks opens and aural experience succumbs🥰
Can hear Spiritualized taking notes from this for LAGWAFIS album - specifically Cop Shoot Cop
timmus wrote:
Agree. Except this isn't fm radio in Cleveland or wherever. "Late at night" isn't fixed across the whole RP listening audience. Maybe Bill could add world time zone channels :-)
One of these days BillG should just play the entire Spirit of Eden album. A "deep tracks" format late at night would be incredible.
Agree. Except this isn't fm radio in Cleveland or wherever. "Late at night" isn't fixed across the whole RP listening audience. Maybe Bill could add world time zone channels :-)
The more I hear this tune, the more I like it!! Thank You RP!
Easyrider wrote:
I agree. Had to bump it from 9 to a solid 10.
Each time I hear this tune,I stop what I’m doing and marvel at the musicianship,a pure and brilliant 10.
I agree. Had to bump it from 9 to a solid 10.
timmus wrote:
It is a great album, I agree, but when is late at night for you?
One of these days BillG should just play the entire Spirit of Eden album. A "deep tracks" format late at night would be incredible.
It is a great album, I agree, but when is late at night for you?
One of these days BillG should just play the entire Spirit of Eden album. A "deep tracks" format late at night would be incredible.
Pure beauty...
luminouslass wrote:
I AGREE!! First time that I heard this tune. Thank You RP!
Timeless and hauntingly beautiful!
I AGREE!! First time that I heard this tune. Thank You RP!
Timeless and hauntingly beautiful!
Each time I hear this tune,I stop what I’m doing and marvel at the musicianship,a pure and brilliant 10.
torino390 wrote:
Wow....I haven't heard this in a while. Spine-tingling!
So deep. How music can trigger certain emotions still amazes me. Talk Talk were masters at it.
Wow....I haven't heard this in a while. Spine-tingling!
So deep. How music can trigger certain emotions still amazes me. Talk Talk were masters at it.
Harmonica soufflé
A wonder of timeless beauty and work of rare genius
They've some great tracks but I hate to say that it's difficult to get excited about this at all. Ho hum all the way. Sorry.
Music to fully immerse yourself into this wonderful soundscape✌️
Amazing work! Easy 10! Praise to RP as I would never have stumbled upon this record or any of their other music. By the way, this record is best suited to late night listening.
Sublime just edges a little nearer to a description of this.
Song is 8 minutes long... about 20 minutes too short. Listening to the entire album puts me in a state.
spinslps wrote:
That's $140.00 so far this month!!
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
That's $140.00 so far this month!!
Mark Hollis is one of music's most under acknowledged geniuses.
ColdMiser wrote:
I have to agree, not that I don't like the song, but it does seem like I hear it every day here.
Your imaginations I thinks, but you do caveat your comment with 'seem' so I'll let you off ;-)
Plays (last 30 days):
Main Mix - 5
I have to agree, not that I don't like the song, but it does seem like I hear it every day here.
Your imaginations I thinks, but you do caveat your comment with 'seem' so I'll let you off ;-)
Plays (last 30 days):
Main Mix - 5
NeilBlanchard wrote:
I have to agree, not that I don't like the song, but it does seem like I hear it every day here.
This is THE most frequently played song on RP, I think. At least lately.
I have to agree, not that I don't like the song, but it does seem like I hear it every day here.
Awesome band. Loved this album but I feel Hollis did start to lose it later in life. His music started to get real weird!
Great album!
Interesting that Talk Talk generates so few negative comments.
Which in my book merely reinforces my view that they are one of the top 5 bands of all time.
Which in my book merely reinforces my view that they are one of the top 5 bands of all time.
I have never heard this (thanks BillG!)
I had no idea these pop stars could be so melodic and atmospheric
Love it
ourmanwhere637 wrote:
It's certainly up there, largely because their work before and the one album after sounded nothing like this ephemeral beauty.
The most underrated album of all time.
It's certainly up there, largely because their work before and the one album after sounded nothing like this ephemeral beauty.
Grayson wrote:
Excellent quote. It says more about his feelings about music than about the general state of the musical world. Personally, a background stream of instrumentals takes the edge off the tinnitus.
One should never listen to Mark Hollis as background music. Ever.
"You should never listen to music as background music. Ever." ~ Mark Hollis. Why we play Radio Paradise.
RIP Mark Hollis.
RIP Mark Hollis.
Excellent quote. It says more about his feelings about music than about the general state of the musical world. Personally, a background stream of instrumentals takes the edge off the tinnitus.
One should never listen to Mark Hollis as background music. Ever.
passsion8 wrote:
I always loved this comment and every time I hear the beginning notes I go in my head "This is my church call"
The first notes are a call to reverence. This is my church.
I always loved this comment and every time I hear the beginning notes I go in my head "This is my church call"
I've never heard this song before. I'm spellbound.
"Before you play two notes, learn how to play one note. And don't play one note unless you've got a reason to play it."
You played one note like no other, Mark. RIP.
You played one note like no other, Mark. RIP.
spinslps wrote:
Wow, at 6 plays for this, 3 for Eden and 4 for I Believe in You in the last 30 days on the Main Mix alone, you're in for $260. You are a die-hard RP supporter indeed!
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
Wow, at 6 plays for this, 3 for Eden and 4 for I Believe in You in the last 30 days on the Main Mix alone, you're in for $260. You are a die-hard RP supporter indeed!
NeilBlanchard wrote:
In the SF Bay Area, I hear this and other Talk Talk songs played in stores quite often (at least relative to the expected frequency of such an event). Evan as background, it has power.
This is THE most frequently played song on RP, I think. At least lately.
In the SF Bay Area, I hear this and other Talk Talk songs played in stores quite often (at least relative to the expected frequency of such an event). Evan as background, it has power.
The most underrated album of all time.
I will admit that it took me, even as a major TT fan, some time to get used to this album when it was released. On the heals of some incredible, and more commercial, material. But when it hit, it really stuck. I would later come to understand why so many of the world's musicians put TT on a pillar and why they had become so revered.
I will say that over the years I would search for more and more (band info, Mark Hollis info, music, back stories, etc.). So little info in public about this great band...but isn't that how Mark Hollis really wanted it? Less can be more...how refreshing. Resulted in what could be the best band nobody's heard of (or remembers).
I will say that over the years I would search for more and more (band info, Mark Hollis info, music, back stories, etc.). So little info in public about this great band...but isn't that how Mark Hollis really wanted it? Less can be more...how refreshing. Resulted in what could be the best band nobody's heard of (or remembers).
Chills. Every time. RIP Mark Hollis.
Love this..............as a bonus it is THE piece that my son and I completely connected on. Our tastes are different. He holds Pink Floyd and the Dead in the highest regard. I think I appreciate them but don't share his enthusiasm. It is hard for him to understand how I can't see it. But I see this. Thanks again Bill.
E P I C
Where is an 11 when you need it?
I bought the album right after it was released. Unfortunately I couldn't do anything with this album, which was overly complex for me at the time.
I should have taken more time for this.
R.I.P. Mark Hollis, you will stay great!
I should have taken more time for this.
R.I.P. Mark Hollis, you will stay great!
exjunkie wrote:
Music isn't about a destination, it's about a journey.
I keep waiting for the song to go somewhere but . . .
Music isn't about a destination, it's about a journey.
Fabulous,every time this is played 10👍
This is THE most frequently played song on RP, I think. At least lately.
exjunkie wrote:
That's too bad. while you are waiting you forget to enjoy the ride...
I keep waiting for the song to go somewhere but . . .
That's too bad. while you are waiting you forget to enjoy the ride...
Mark Hollis.: "To me the ultimate ambition is to make music that doesn't have a use by date, that goes beyond your own time." He added: "Technique has never been an important thing to me. Feeling always has been, and always will be, above technique."
Talk Talk fans... check out former band members & TT touring musicians as "Spirit of Talk Talk" in new recordings (recorded while social distancing) and released in videos for frontline workers' charities. They've released 2 newly recorded/mixed tunes with videos here, as of May 17, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/channe...
https://www.youtube.com/channe...
Damn, Bill's been on his game all afternoon 😁
Sublimely beautiful ❤️
Do please read Phill Brown's book "Are We Still Rolling" about his engineering career, which reached its peak with the recording of this album. The circumstances are incredible.
Are We Still Rolling?
by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0...
Are We Still Rolling?
by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0...
Gives me shivers everytime 
such a beautiful song...
such a beautiful song...Another song introduced to me for the first time by RP where I immediately go and download the entire album to explore later.
Me too
WOW
MM_Prague wrote:
I'm totally with you - would segue perfectly, especially with the 'drugs' comments!
OK, you can flame me if you want, but I'm hearing echoes of Steppenwolf's "The Pusher" in places here. In any case, a good song.
I'm totally with you - would segue perfectly, especially with the 'drugs' comments!
I love you RP when you play a track that takes my breathe away, this is one of them. Just a beautiful track. Check out EOB RP fans.
This is blinking awsome. I'd forgotten all about it.
Just got this on Vinyl and spun the entire thing. Really good.
I keep waiting for the song to go somewhere but . . .
westslope wrote:
This is so profound, so exquisite. RP could play The Rainbow 10 times a month.
I could't agree more. In fact, this song makes me WANT to to drugs!This is so profound, so exquisite. RP could play The Rainbow 10 times a month.
MrStatenIsle wrote:
I'm with you on this one. Ditto Talking Heads
I know these guys are one of the darlings of RP, but I just can't find a place and time where they resonate with me. :(
I'm with you on this one. Ditto Talking Heads
Greatly underrated! I love them!
Timeless. I need it on vinyl
MrStatenIsle wrote:
Don't worry about you not liking them. Your taste is your taste, and my taste is mine.
I think this tune is really, really good. I can see folks objecting to the vocal timbre, but the instrumental work and overall atmosphere are outstanding.
This one is perfect for those mellow after-midnight sessions with a good Scotch.
I know these guys are one of the darlings of RP, but I just can't find a place and time where they resonate with me. :(
Don't worry about you not liking them. Your taste is your taste, and my taste is mine.
I think this tune is really, really good. I can see folks objecting to the vocal timbre, but the instrumental work and overall atmosphere are outstanding.
This one is perfect for those mellow after-midnight sessions with a good Scotch.
Broken_Ear wrote:
I had no idea about this until I saw this post, what a great shame. Mark Hollis and the rest of the band are one of the greatest musical talents to emerge from the UK . Always recognisable but totally unique. What an amazing legacy of tracks he has left behind.
One of the greatest musicians of the 80s passed away today, so sad. RIP Mark.
I had no idea about this until I saw this post, what a great shame. Mark Hollis and the rest of the band are one of the greatest musical talents to emerge from the UK . Always recognisable but totally unique. What an amazing legacy of tracks he has left behind.
spinslps wrote:
That's a great idea ! Talk talk donation ;)
That's a great idea ! Talk talk donation ;)
I can totally picture this song being used in a movie .
the_jake wrote:
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When this song starts to play - I get a Pavlovian response for the Miles Davis tune that typically follows it. "Doo-Bop"
I appreciate you pointing out the patterns in the algorithm. Power to the hive brain!!!
No relation to poster
When this song starts to play - I get a Pavlovian response for the Miles Davis tune that typically follows it. "Doo-Bop"
I appreciate you pointing out the patterns in the algorithm. Power to the hive brain!!!
I know these guys are one of the darlings of RP, but I just can't find a place and time where they resonate with me. :(
Most sublime. Prog Blues? RIP Mark.
Now they need to start playing some tunes off of Laughing Stock.
Thank you!!! Talk Talk rules.
Jim_Messenger wrote:
Could not have put it better myself. Why we have listened to RP for 10 years or more.
Mark may have passed away but RP will ensure his music will live on.
And it needs to in the 3 minute sound bite music world we now have in the 21st Century.
True, but the "three-minute song" format has existed since the beginnings of recorded music; it is not an innovation or deviation of the 21st Century.
Could not have put it better myself. Why we have listened to RP for 10 years or more.
Mark may have passed away but RP will ensure his music will live on.
And it needs to in the 3 minute sound bite music world we now have in the 21st Century.
True, but the "three-minute song" format has existed since the beginnings of recorded music; it is not an innovation or deviation of the 21st Century.
This entire album is magical. It's a slow-burn, but so worth the wait.
the_jake wrote:
I'm pleased to report that all your dribbling has not been in vain. From one 10 to another.
When this song starts to play - I get a Pavlovian response for the Miles Davis tune that typically follows it. "Doo-Bop"
I'm pleased to report that all your dribbling has not been in vain. From one 10 to another.
MeanUncleJake wrote:
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When this song starts to play - I get a Pavlovian response for the Miles Davis tune that typically follows it. "Doo-Bop"
Thanks To RP I now am the happy owner of this excellent CD. Thanks Bill & Rebecca. Go!
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When this song starts to play - I get a Pavlovian response for the Miles Davis tune that typically follows it. "Doo-Bop"
Whale talk?
The last half hour has been a string of 9s and 10s in my ratings and I've been thinking "Thanks, Bill! hope this means the pledge drive is going well".
Everytime Radio Paradise plays something off of this album, I give them a $20.00 donation.
RIP Mark Hollis
Love this whole dreamy album. Thanks for playing so much Talk Talk lately.
This song never works in PSD -- it comes up but doesn't play anything. And that's a shame because I rated this one an 8!
MassivRuss wrote:
Such a Shame you feel that way.
Dear Lord this is awful....
Such a Shame you feel that way.
Dear Lord this is awful....
RIP Mark Hollis... You deserve better than rest. We learned try to never talk empty.