Comments on: Blog ’92: THE MUSIC WAS FANTASTIC

By: Alfredo Sotomayor

Alfredo Sotomayor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:53:23 +0000

I’m a peruvian guy living in Florida and Lima. Now I’m 29 years my aunt send me this double tape when I was 13, that album change my life, I love rave music, electronic music. It was the first time that I listen something about “The prodigy” and many more. Is the record of my life.

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:11:26 +0000

This has been a great series Kat!

Along with the commentaries about each individual track, you really remind us of how few records we had when we were children, and how we really got to know them in such detail, and how when we hear some songs we always expect them to be followed by other ones thanks to formative compilations.

‘Toxygene’ is the great neglected Orb moment, by the way.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:21:21 +0000

Excellent way to finish a really well-written series. Well done The Kat!

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:13:45 +0000

Oh how I heart the Orb. I was listening to their entire output on Spotify the other day and Adventures Beyond and UFOrb are still tremendous albums. Later work is spotty, but still remarkably Orby – And recent stuff in particular sounds more Ultraworldy (though of course that is now almost TWENTY YEARS OLD so not exactly cutting edge).

I always regretted never seeing them live when they were at their peak (ie with Thrash, not that Thrash) but ABTU is still one of my favourite albums ever.

And Blog ’92 is one of my favourite completed FT series ever too. Thanks Kat, its been a wonderful ride.

By: SteveM

SteveM — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:43:38 +0000

I thought the TOTP “performance” was funny for the first 20 seconds at least. ‘Toxygene’ one was much better! Orb singles doing so well in the top 40 was v pleasing and they did sound like nothing else in the charts. I keep meaning to check out some more of their 00s stuff altho I know it’s a minefield and maybe not worth it just for what is probably only a handful of gems.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:14:38 +0000

I saw the cosmic chess TOTP when broadcast and was delighted: I was a huge fan of The Orb (and still think the 40 minute Blue Room single is one of the best things they ever did!) and in fact queued up to buy UFOrb at midnight on the day of release as a Tower Records signing! By the time we got in though Dr Alex and Thrash were extremely stoned and taking 5 minutes to sign each copy so things had ground to a halt and we just ended up buying the thing instead.

By: Kat but logged out innit

Kat but logged out innit — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:47:57 +0000

Thanks Geoff! They’ve been a pleasure to write.

That must be one of the highlights in TOTP history I think, however I’m not sure I actually saw it until some years later. What I DEFINITELY did see though was ‘Toxygene’ where they were sat down cross-legged, spinning around on little turntables. Hurray! About a fortnight later I was listening to Dr Fox’s Jukebox on Capital FM (yes I know he is not a real doctor) and a girl who was about six or seven rang up and requested Whitney Houston or something for her mum, but when Dr Fox asked what was *her* favourite song at the moment she said ‘Toxygene’ and Dr Fox was all a-splutter. I gave her a round of applause from my bedroom.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:36:00 +0000

Thanks for a great series of posts Kat, they’ve all dragged up a lot of happy memories of a 17 year old me equally obsessed with all this sort of thing (whilst being incredibly jealous of my big sister who actually got to dance to all these records in ACTUAL clubs while at uni while I just had to imagine it stuck at home in Canterbury.

This was of course also one of the finest ever TOTP performances:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0C9ku8gCm7w

Marvellous stuff.