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Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 01:29 Are there things in your everyday life that make you think "Oh, Amarok!"? I was recently given a gift, and I had to chuckle because it triggered that very reaction. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 04:16 never -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 05:16 Bizarrely, images of vast landscapes often get Amarok pinging into my head. I think it might be because when I was first listening to it I spent a weeks holiday in the Scottish Highlands which involved lots of driving around with Amarok continuously playing.... -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 09:16 Whenever I drop a glass on the floor I think of Amarok. Although I try not to do this too often. -------------- Clotty Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 15:25 That bit in Jaws, when captain Quint drag's his fingernail's down the blackboard. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 17:03 Every time I see a film of Margaret Thatcher clog-dancing. Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 18:11 I was brushing my teeth in a rather musical fashion the other day and that reminded me of Amarok.  So much so that I decided to stamp around the bathroom in an Amarok-y fashion(my shoes on the tiles make a rather nice noise).  And then I spent the next 15mins wondering if that made me a little bit sad.... Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 18:22 There are two things that I've more-or-less consciously associate with the album: 1) Harvest Moon, for the SNES - I used to play that game by the time I got into the album; 2) Orange-tinted clouds in the sunset, because of a roadtrip when this memorable combination between sight and music happened. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Feb. 01 2008, 18:28 One of the so-called "Guitar improvisations" on the Sallyangie CotS bonus disc, "Branches", features several ideas that, 32 years later, would be featured on Amarok, so obviously I think about Amarok every time I hear that piece. And I'm still amazed at the way Mike re-used his old ideas after such a looooooooooong time... -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Lapelcelery Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: May 2009 Posted: June 05 2009, 03:13 Douglas Adams' computer game Starship Titanic always reminds me of Amarok, the music itself reminds me of Mike, but the overall game reminds me of this album. Dunno why, and very few people out there seem to have the game to pass judgement. In fact, lots of Douglas' works remind me of Mike, and I really don't know why. Perhaps because they each have such a unique way of seeing things and presenting them to others. Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: June 05 2009, 08:33 The Russian letters and Back to top

Delfín Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: Nov. 2000 Posted: Sep. 26 2009, 22:08 OK, let me think. - When I'm lying on the grass in a swimming pool. - Sunny landscapes with palms. - A highway in the sunset (like Sir Mustapha). - Strange mythological masks. I have to questions to make, as well: Clotty, are you a waiter-waitress?? Sweetpea, what was the gift?? By the way, very good thread this one. -------------- The most precious thing I possess, is knowing the answer's yes Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Sep. 27 2009, 11:34 Quote (Delfín @ Sep. 26 2009, 22:08) Clotty, are you a waiter-waitress?? Nope, just clumsy. -------------- Clotty Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Sep. 27 2009, 11:43 Have thought of another one. When someone says "Happy?" to me, I can't help thinking of the strangely pronounced "Happy" in Amarok. In fact sometimes I forget myself and say it out loud, which normally gets me a quizzical look in return. -------------- Clotty Back to top

Guest Unregistered Posted: Sep. 27 2009, 14:03 Quote (Sweetpea @ Feb. 01 2008, 07:29) Are there things in your everyday life that make you think "Oh, Amarok!"? Actually....yes.. Everytime I listen to Amarok.. Back to top

Delfín Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: Nov. 2000 Posted: Sep. 27 2009, 18:12 Quote (clotty @ Sep. 27 2009, 17:43) When someone says "Happy?" to me, I can't help thinking of the strangely pronounced "Happy" in Amarok. In fact sometimes I forget myself and say it out loud, which normally gets me a quizzical look in return. Hahaha!!! -------------- The most precious thing I possess, is knowing the answer's yes Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: Sep. 29 2009, 07:47 As long as you don't go round accusing people of being cloth eared nincompoops or quoting from the Thatcher speech and breaking into an impromptu tap dance routine i think you'll be fine clotty mate. "isn't that charming?D'you know i really feel i could dance!" -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

Inkanta Group: Admins Posts: 1453 Joined: Feb. 2000 Posted: Sep. 29 2009, 08:35 Quote (Delfín @ Sep. 27 2009, 18:12) Quote (clotty @ Sep. 27 2009, 17:43) When someone says "Happy?" to me, I can't help thinking of the strangely pronounced "Happy" in Amarok. In fact sometimes I forget myself and say it out loud, which normally gets me a quizzical look in return. Hahaha!!! And in this thread when I see "Hahaha," my mind automatically adds the "ppy!"  and the ??  BTW, Clotty, same here. -------------- "No such thing as destiny; only choices exist." From:  Moongarden's "Solaris." Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4770 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Sep. 29 2009, 08:53 What about if someone says "bugger"? Back to top

Balbulus Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: Sep. 2009 Posted: Sep. 29 2009, 10:49 Everytime I go round a clumsy Aeromodeller's house. Back to top

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