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(Message started by: Kevin Cryan on Today at 09:38)

Title: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Kevin Cryan on Today at 09:38

This entry (http://whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.com/2008/10/sound-of-silence.html) has been posted by David Hepworth (http://www.davidhepworth.com/ ) - of The WORD (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/) - to his online diary earlier today:
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AND ANOTHER THING
David Hepworth - nothing goes to waste

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2008

The sound of silence

Did an interview with Clive James and Pete Atkin yesterday for Word's Backstage (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/podcast) series of podcasts……………….
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Kevin Cryan

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Kevin Cryan on 06.10.08 at 16:13

David has posted it to the "Backstage" podcast site this afternoon, and it's here (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/new-backstage-podcast-featuring-clive-james-and-pete-atkin).

Kevin Cryan

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Jon Philpot on 08.10.08 at 20:08

Haven't had the chance to listen to this yet - but there is a very rude accompanying comment about our heroes here. Why shouldn't dads dance at weddings?
Jon

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Gerry Smith on 09.10.08 at 01:29

Hi Jon, oops, that's a duff link in your post above:

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Gerry

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Ian Chippett on 09.10.08 at 07:01

Here is the rude comment. I wonder what he does like?

<<Holy hell. That is the very worst music I have ever heard I think. The aural equivalent of your dad dancing at a wedding. What were you thinking? The words sounded like a third-form poetry competition entry and the signing sounded like a civil servant auditioning for the X Factor for a bet. Approach with lashings of caution.>>

Ian C.

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Mike Walters on 09.10.08 at 11:04

I'm not sure we should take too seriously anyone who headlines his (I'm assuming 'gunnerboy' is a he) comment 'Ohmigod'. I had a chance to listen to the podcast in the course of a rail trip to London yesterday - well worth an hour of your time. There's probably not a lot in there that will be news to the cognoscenti here, but it's an entertaining and informative conversation, with a particularly good discussion of the craft of putting words to music or vice versa. Clive can of course talk effortlessly about almost anything, but I'm also always struck by how interestingly and thoughtfully Pete talks (and writes) - which is why it was a shame that his contributions were excised from the original Word interview.

Dear old gunnerboy seems to have jumped to his conclusions on the basis of a few very short snippets of the songs - we have a few seconds of 'Thief in the Night', 'Laughing Boy' and 'Senior Citizens'. In fairness, I'm not sure how well they come across - the songs probably need a little more room to breathe - but equally I'm a little bemused that anyone could dismiss either the lyrics or the singing (or 'signing') so vehemently on the basis of what's included.

Mike

Title: Re: Clive James, Pete Atkin & "The WORD"
Post by Kevin Cryan on 19.07.12 at 08:22

on 10/02/08 at 09:38:14, Kevin Cryan wrote :

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The bad news is that the closure of The Word Magazine is that this interview is no longer available here (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/new-backstage-podcast-featuring-clive-james-and-pete-atkin).

However, the good news is that you can still find it as a"Backstage" podcast from Word at Apple iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/backstage-podcast-from-word/id278884409) or Pure Lounge (http://new.thelounge.com/us/content/podcast/17856-backstage-podcast-from-word-magazine).

Kevin Cryan