http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ Forum » Tag: Hips - Recent Posts en Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:45:32 +0000 http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/hips-and-makers-birthday#post-2144 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:35:53 +0000 ska4me 2144@http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ <p>Petrolboy! Welcome back! </p> <p>I couldn't agree with you more. If ever there's been an album that deserved deluxe repackaging, it's "Hips," eh? We've been spoiled with so many demos and whatnot, I'm not sure what could be included. But it's certainly worthy of something.</p> <p>Thank goodness that album came out in the first place. Before it did, ours was a one-K fan household. I pushed Throwing Muses way too hard on Kelly, just as I had the Pixies before them. She dug in her heels and refused to listen to them. But when I begged her to give K's solo work a chance, knowing it was more up her alley, and K's in-store to promote "Hips" at Virgin Records in Newport Beach, a fan--probably a bigger fan than me, even--was born on the spot. And the rest is history.</p> <p>Fifteen years, hunh? Wow... </p> http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/hips-and-makers-birthday#post-2134 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:33 +0000 petrolboy 2134@http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ <p>thanks Tony, I'm a longtime lurker and was a member of TMO but never got round to re-registering as I'm a bit busier these days. Followed the thread on TM but I think since there's already been 'In a Doghouse' it'd be quite nice to have a KH compilation in advance of another muses one. </p> http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/hips-and-makers-birthday#post-2133 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:53:49 +0000 tony 2133@http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ <p>Hi and welcome to the forum.</p> <p>It's a bit quiet here at the moment but a similar thread has been running here</p> <p><a href="http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/throwing-muses-best-of" rel="nofollow">http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/throwing-muses-best-of</a></p> <p>also check out the Ning link to the fans forum </p> http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/hips-and-makers-birthday#post-2132 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:46:17 +0000 petrolboy 2132@http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ <p>Just realised it's 15 years since the release of Kristin's first solo album. Thought this would be a very nice idea for a Kristin Hersh retrospective CD (dare I say 'best of') and would be a great introductory CD to people new to her. It would also be great to release a single, something admired and very popular but which never got it's moment - 'Your Dirty Answer' springs to mind.</p> <p>The theme could be furthered: 15 tracks on the CD, maybe 15 shows to support the release and 15 of something else?!? I know these things take a while to go through production, but it could come out next year, and as 4AD released all the albums (here anyway) it surely shouldn't be a nightmare in terms of paperwork.</p> <p>Perhaps this could work as a twin pack with K's new Speedbath release? Or an additional CD of rarities and acoustic versions to keep the hardcore fans happy?</p> <p>Regardless, it's a long stint of consistently good stuff that I think should be commemorated in some way. Perhaps just a re-release of the original album?</p> <p>rob </p> http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/topic/kristin-revisited-after-fifteen-years#post-1758 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:07:03 +0000 The Necromancer 1758@http://www.kristinhersh.com/forum/ <p>I had left my beloved London in 1993 and - following a particularly unhappy relationship breakdown with my long-time girlfriend and soul mate, Maureen - I was flitting from bed-sit to hotel room for around six months, I eventually settled in at a lovely flat - the first place I could really call home. At last, I could spend nights settling down listening to music or just watching telly. </p> <p>It was on one such evening that I first came across Kristin Hersch - in late 1993 / early 1994. I was entranced by her appearance on British TV show, The Southbank Show, hosted by Melvyn Bragg. In truth, Kristin's look, voice, manner and general demeanour eerily reminded me of my recently ex-girlfriend, Maureen Anne Potter, with whom - despite the unpleasant breakup - I was still besotted, in love with and whom I couldn't get out of my system. I played the video recording of Kristin's performance over and over again.</p> <p>I went out and ordered Kristin’s debut Hips &#38; Makers album - it too was played over and over and over again. Kristen, her lyrics and sound were pretty unique at the time - more so from a female artist.</p> <p>I then discovered that Kristin had a UK tour planned. I was pleased to find that she had included an evening at Parr Hall in Warrington - not far from where I was living. So I dashed out and got my ticket from the box office - this was in the days before online bookings.</p> <p>Sound recording is one of my hobbies; no, make that passions; in fact make that obsession. I record people, animals, industrial noises - even just ambient background noises and sounds. And, since 1979 I'd had a penchant for bootleg recordings of concerts - it all started with Rush's Tour of The Hemisphere's at Liverpool's Empire Theatre and some rather large and cumbersome recording equipment which I always managed to get into the venues without challenge. It would not be possible to do it nowadays without being shot or roughed up by the overzealous British Thug-force (Police). I never sold the recordings – they were always just a personal memento, but one in which I took pride and dedication in capturing.</p> <p>By the time Kristen was touring I had a rather compact and very advanced Sony WMD6Pro recording deck with suitable high quality microphones. It picked up every cough and wheeze during the evening’s performance in a packed Parr Hall; as did Kristin - she was concerned at all the coughing and politely asked if we were alright? We were; and all the better for an excellent gig.</p> <p>Years passed and I moved on and I (eventually) convinced myself that I'd got 'that girl' out of my system. Until last night. I had been doing some spring cleaning and in a drawer I found the master tape of the Parr Hall concert from some fifteen years ago. It has stirred memories. So I found myself at this website and my mind curiously wandering elsewhere. Was I looking for Kristin, or perhaps someone else…….. </p>