Talk:The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other

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Banton's songwriting credit[edit]

About the cello part of "Refugees", the article now mentions: "Banton was credited writing the part, but not given an actual songwriting credit." But it remains unclear who or what credited Banton with writing the part. I can't remember what the story behind this was, unfortunately. Maybe someone should clarify that? (Yes, this someone will surely turn out to be Ritchie333, I expect. ;-) ) Thanks in advance. Mark in wiki (talk) 16:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This should all be on the album credits. I only have a 1980s Dutch LP reissue of this album, without the gatefold and with, of all things, "Pop Legends" written across the front cover. I kid you not. But fortunately, the excellent fansite has a facsimile of the original LP here which says "All songs by Peter Hammill (except "Out Of My Book" Hammill / Jackson)", then below it "The 'Cello parts were written by Hugh". Incidentally, a number of ^{[citation needed]} tags that have been in the article for a while were simply describing the credits in the LP (mostly 8 / 16 track stuff, that I've now cited from Jim & Phil's book and elsewhere). Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 17:07, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I get it. I now understand what exactly is meant by the word "actual". Great work on the article by the way, as you did on Pawn Hearts. Thanks and compliments! Mark in wiki (talk) 17:17, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I felt the album articles could do with some spit and polish and beefing up a bit. I think I'll tackle H to He next and write a load of (albeit reliably sourced) waffle about c. As I've finally worked out the weirdness in "After The Flood" is a twelve tone, next task will be to decipher the seemingly random gunfire of notes right at the end of "Pioneers Over C". Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 17:21, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Weirdness of VdGG's music certainly merits a whole load of waffle, as far as I'm concerned! Mark in wiki (talk) 17:25, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Who is Mike?[edit]

I've found some sources saying the Mike in "Mike and Susie" (in "Refugees") is Mike McLean, and others saying it is Michael Brand (composer) - none are very reliable, and as this article names the former, there might be Citogenesis at work. Do we have a good source? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:07, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No Citogenesis, I believe, as the book by Phil & Jim Publishers is from 2005 and Mike McLean wasn't mentioned in the article until years later, and referenced to page 57, where McLean is mentioned. Isn't The Book a good enough source in your opinion? What reliable sources mention it may have been Michael Brand? Mark in wiki (talk) 07:52, 7 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty comical[edit]

International Times said the album was the best debut since King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King

They may well have said that about it, but seeing as how ITCOTCK had been released a whopping.....four months previous, that sure must have been an interesting (and impatient) bunch at IT around then.

Not really; comical though it may be, calling something "the best [form of media] since [an example of the media that was released less than a year before]" is standard practice in journalism, to the extent that even parodying this practice has become cliche. The idea is simply to create a hyperbolic phrase that makes the media sound impressive, even if on examination the phrase isn't saying much at all.--NukeofEarl (talk) 04:41, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]