Tag Archives: Carmel

Record Review: Carmel – The Drum Is Everything [part 2]

[…continued from last post] Side one of the album winds down with a real anomaly. “The Prayer” was another of the six and a half minute tracks that anchored the album, but while “More, More, More” and “Bad Day” were the … Continue reading

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Record Review: Carmel – The Drum Is Everything

Carmel: The Drum Is Everything GER CD [1986] More, More, More Stormy Weather The Drum Is Everything I Thought I Was Going Mad The Prayer Rockin’ On Suicide Rue St. Denis Willow Weep For Me Tracks On My Tears Bad … Continue reading

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Record Review: Carmel – The Falling

Carmel: The Falling UK CD [1986] I’m Not Afraid Of You Let Me Know TOK The Falling Mama Told Me Not To Come Mercy Easy For You Sticks & Stones Sally I had first heard Carmel when there was a … Continue reading

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When New Wave Met Tin Pan Alley

Reader Echorich commented yesterday about the appearance of The Coconuts covering “If I Only Had A Brain” hot on the heels of Captain Sensible’s version of “Happy Talk” at roughly the same time period. And that got me thinking. You … Continue reading

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Want List: Full Series of Carmel DLX RMs

I just found out today that raving fave jazzpunk heroes Carmel have had all of their studio albums re-issued in DLX RMs with serious bonus tracks added. Released last month, the band’s six studio albums were re-issued by Drumfire Records … Continue reading

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