Talk:Pawn Hearts

NPOV
The line 'the music is extremely complex and non-standard' doesn't really come across as NPOV, does it?--HisSpaceResearch 00:55, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Have you heard anything that's more complex? Moreover, "complex" and "non-standard" are factual terms without negative or positive connotations. By the way, the AMG review that is linked to is rather poor, with several dubious statements: "without the discipline and restraint needed to make the music manageable", ""Lemmings," calls to mind early Gentle Giant", "The band was trying for something midway between King Crimson and Genesis", "the lack of any obviously cohesive ideas in the lyrics". Narssarssuaq 14:14, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

I recently heard this album for the first time, and am currently fascinated by it. It would be very interesting to see some more detailed exposition of the musical style and lyrical themes here- currently the entry is limited to rather dry factual information, which doesn't add anything to the info already in the CD booklet. I realise that Wikipedia may not be the best place for subjective discussions of aesthetics etc, but it should be possible to include some deeper considerations, without violating the NPOV requirement. Any VdGG obsessives out there who fancy taking this on? Scholiwiki 11:40, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

N. 1 in Italy
In Italy this album peaked only at #12 in 1972 as stated here http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1972.htm. The source put in here by user "Mark in wiki" is just a piece of a newspaper which doesn't explain to which kind of chart it is referring. So I'm removing the reference to Pawn Hearts' alleged first position in top selling lp's in Italy. The aforementioned user is kindly asked to explain here his further changes on the topic, if any. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.145.117.141 (talk) 12:02, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. I won't make any further changes. Enjoy. Mark in wiki (talk) 12:19, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Audio sample(s)
Just to be clear, for the purposes of music samples, is "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" a single track, or does each part count as a separate item? Martinevans123 (talk) 14:17, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Since the LP has no track markers on it, and the CD is one 23 minute track, I'd say it's one thing. What were you thinking of doing? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:24, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Undecided. Any requests? I'd be asking you, of course, to write a prog-rock-musicological-essay-in-the-form-of-a-FUR. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Personally I think a bridge between the quiet piano verse section and the insane sax squealings in "Man Erg" would fit the bill. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:08, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, yes, sounds promising. I must remember to upload a sample that is "generally no more than 64kbps." Or maybe I'll try just 4kbps, so that it sounds like it's being played on a Dansette down a telephone line. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:20, 6 July 2015 (UTC) User:Ritchie333, did you mean approx 2:45 - 3:15?

ARP 2500
Any source? Or even one for the two models of Hammond organ? Is it all covered by "Powell, Mark (2005). Pawn Hearts (Media notes)"? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:07, 7 August 2019 (UTC)