Fantastic Day

PROFILE:

2005-08-14T09:52:00.000-07:00

DEE(Vocal,Keyboard,R.Guitar) CHI WAI(L.Guitar) SIMON (Drums) LO(Bass)

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influences: The Loft/Stereolab/Desert Wolves/A Flock of Seagulls/Hair & Skin Trading Company/Northside/Paris Angels/New Order/Lotus Eaters/Chesterfields/Aztec Camera/Friends Again/Ride/Pale Fountains/Blueboy/Riverside/The Bible/Trash Can Sinatras/Bathers/Bradford/Louis Philippe/Housemartins/Pale Sunday/Weather Prophets/Morrissey/Shack/Butterfly Child/A Certain Ratio/Chapterhouse/Felt/Microdisney/The High/Moose/Orange Juice/Groovey Little Number/Five Thirty/Flowered Up/Josef K/World Of Twist/The Stars Of Heaven/Halo James/Choo Choo Train/The Railway Children/Mighty Mighty/Doves/Bark Psychosis/
/Harvery Williams/Harpers Bizarre/Prefab Sprout/Danny Wilson/Hit Parade/The House Of Love/Wham/Dexys Midnight Runners/Orlando/The Orchids/Moonflowers/Me/St. Christopher/East Village/China Crisis/Happy Mondays/Wild Swan/New Fast Automatic Daffodils /Legendary Jim Ruiz Group/Ocean Blue/Mccluskey Brothers/Whirlpool/Math and Physics Club/The Farm/Roger Nichols & A Small Circle of Friends/July/The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band/The Neon Philharmonic/One Thousands Violins/Airhead/
Loop/Revolver(uk)/This Heat........

I can make the sun rise- ORPHEUS

2005-08-13T16:59:00.000-07:00

60年代永遠是最偉大的年代,最正嘅樂隊都係呢個年代出現,
近期澀愛一隊命叫orpheus嘅樂隊,我認為他們比harpers bizzarre
還要出色!!!令人感動流涕的 soft rock旋律,加上動人的harmonia,
獻出昂貴的金錢還是值得!!不要浪費時間去聽你們的coldplay,radiohead,
orpheus是更值得你們掏錢包的樂隊!!!

Dee

Microdisney

2005-08-13T10:24:00.000-07:00

wow,很高興在某討論區上,還有人提起microdisney,八十年代其中一隊最被人忽祝的樂隊之一,
39 minutes永遠動聽,我還欠他們的crooked miles,很想盡快擁有!!!!!

TOP OF THE POP--TOP

2005-08-12T12:48:00.000-07:00

想問還有多少人記得這隊來自manchester的indie樂隊top?
我覺得他們跟miltown brothers一樣優秀,但同樣被人乏視的90年代初guitar樂隊.

THE BAND FROM MANCHESTER----DESERT WOLVES

2005-08-12T06:06:00.000-07:00

Who are the Desert Wolves ? That is what a lot of people have asked us lately. We can explain it very simple: The Desert Wolves were one of the best groups from Manchester in the late 80ties. In 1987/88 the band put out two great singles on the Ugly Man label, where Black released his first single, Man From Delmonte one 7" and two 12"s (now rereleased on Vinyl Japan) and Too Much Texas, while being fronted by Tom Hingley, later singer of The Inspiral Carpets, had a great 12". The Desert Wolves play melodic guitar pop. As the critic said that there are a lot of indie bands producing music like this, but few reach the purity of sound the Wolves have evolves, or the clarity of emotion, you can find in the songs. Just listen to the song "Mexico". As one of our all-time favourites ever this song reflects perfectly what this band stands for: Chiming guitars, melodic trumpets, a thumbing rhythm section and a voice, so lovely, so sweet, so heartfelt and as soft as peanut butter. "We could go driving/down Mexico way/The wind in your hair/You look lovely beside me" Surely, nothing is as perfect as you want it to be and "the line between friendship and what could have been in thin" but how would life be like if there wouldn't be any struggle left ? But let us begin with the begin. "Gunmental Jaguar" is one of the unreleased gems from this album. Although Manchester is not Liverpool, in this song you find musical references to the other huge music metropol in the north of England. Here i would mention Ian Broudie (now mastermind of The Lightning Seeds) and the bands he produced in the 80ties: Wild Swans, Care or even Echo & The Bunnymen. And traces of another group can hear in here: The La's, a band who never rised above cult status but later turned into Cast (well two of them actuelly) who had some reasonable success. You go on listening to this album and you will feel the freshness and the youth in every song. But even when you are young you are "Yearning for all that yesterdays" (from "Stopped in my tracks" which was produced by now famous radio DJ Mark Radcliffe). When something ends another thing will start but will it be as good as before ? "I catch the falling rhythm of the soft summer rain/sad again" (Desolation Sunday Morning"). And isn't the trumpet a gift of heaven ? Then you have "Passions in the afternoon": "He made her love/he made her cry/ he gave her everything" but "now he is alone/walking the streets/loving her forever". Hear Martin's great voice on this one singing a great falsetto after the fantastic guitar solo: "She said goodbye-hi, goodbye, goodbye-hi". Isn't it sad ? In 2 1/2 minutes you can say a lot of things. "How happy i would be/If only you would speak to me, Rochelle" ("Speak to me Rochelle"). Just listen to the begining of this song: You hear the half- acoustic guitar, a bit distorted, then some smooth piano chords come along the way and the song starts. Please i have just one wish: Speak to me, Rochelle - you would save my life ! After aforementioned "Mexico" we will come near the end. Two steps before it there is "Besotted". How it starts, do i have to say more ? Anyone who has ever fallen in love with chiming, brilliant plink-plonk guitars will immidiatly feel a warmth around his/her heart. There it is, the perfect sound of a guitar, promesing the fullfilment of all your dreams and more. "I don't really care if i never see you again/ just as long as i see you tomorrow". Live for the moment, it's the only time you'll have for sure! "November" is far away and it was recorded in the same session as "Besotted". You can hear it in the guitars. Until today this song has been a lost masterpiece. It is short and terse. In a around two and a half minutes a fantastic melody is developed from nothing to something beautiful like a spring lawn in the early morning aftzer a humid night. "Just close your eyes - be near to me" - this is what we dream of in cold, frosty November nights. "There's a wonder in the sky..." On this compilation you will find two unreleased tracks ("November" & "The Gunmetal Jaguar", one song ("Passion in thze afternoon") that was out of a football compilation from the follow-up label to Ugly Man and six songs from their two 12"s on Ugly Man leaving out one song from the second single, a short accoustic version of "Speak to me, Rochelle" named "Le Petite Rochelle". Nowadays Martin King and David Platten play in the The Vermont Sugar House. This band has released one 7" on our label at the beginning of this year (which might see the daylight in the UK through the re-started Ugly Man label) and are planing to release another 7" later this year. If everything is goin ist way there might follow a full lenght album at the end of this year or at the beginning of the next year.

Back to the 80's - The Stars Of Harven,The Loft,One Thousand Violins

2005-08-11T16:14:00.000-07:00

有無人還記得他們呀?分別有revoia,vinyl japan,indep為他們推出舊作品,
高興!!!

Dee

Never again - A flock of seagulls

2005-08-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

噁心的造型,但完美的聲音,
flock of seagulls再次徹底地
把我帶回80's,classic!!!

dee

One fine day on Lamma Island

2005-08-10T02:41:00.000-07:00

When not conquering the world with their infectious pop, the boys of FD likes to indulge in a bit of deep comtemplation on how to actually go about doing so.

Be a Vegetarian!!!!

2005-08-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

請大家放棄肉食,成為素食主義者吧!!
你可以因此挽救無數生命!!!
謝謝!!

Simon vs 巫啟賢

2005-08-08T11:33:00.000-07:00

Oh my Goodness, they're look like a same person!!!

A Day In The Life of Fantastic Day

2005-08-07T20:47:00.000-07:00

The World's Most Beautiful Man..... Ever!

2005-08-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

east village

2005-08-04T15:00:00.000-07:00

如果你問我有咩願望
我希望家出入平安
下年可以到英國見bill外
我就希望得到east village呢兩隻碟
hotrod hotel係ebay 就炒到$4000港元,
好想擁有阿!!!

dee

yesterday..........

2005-08-03T04:28:00.000-07:00

噚日約左阿ling行街,我地係海旁傾談,發現至從嘉慧事件後,
我係好需要呢個friend,我地現在親如兄妹般......
另外買了orange juice 嘅the glasgow school,正!!!

dee

in NORTHSIDE meet NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS

2005-08-02T15:37:00.000-07:00

初次邂逅NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODIL 的時侯,是係一隻MADCHESTER雜錦cd裹面,
Big係我第一次聽nfad嘅歌,第一個感覺係...好鬼certain ratio!!!!
前幾日在二手鋪買佢地隻peel sessions,20蚊,開心到癲!!!
我對呢類音樂好感興趣,如flowered up,world of twist,paris angels.......
groovey 節拍+節奏結他,型!!佢地首"big""fisher eyes"百聽不厭!!
另外,係ebay bid 嬴左Northside嘅madchester live video,"正"

Dee

The Art Of Parties

2005-08-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

FD goofying in the studio inbetween dead serious sessions....

Fantastic Day's interview on South China Morning Post 28-07-05

2005-07-28T06:42:00.000-07:00

live Review-Fantastic Day

2005-07-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

I walked through the open doors of The Venue last night at 8.30 for the first Underground of 2005. Apparently Joe Bananas said the U was not quite their image (they are right there) and thus declined the U's kind offer for the New Year. In stepped, rather eagerly, the Venue, and all present were looking forward to a rather fun night. First on were Lamma's answer to A Flock of Seagulls, namely FANTASTIC DAY.I saw them at last year's Rockit festival and thought them cool. Their haircuts were not so poncey this time. To be more accurate, I think they are aiming for more of a Pulp/Talk Talk type sound, which when it works sounds very nice. The sound was excellent, as it was all night, and each number received warm applause. Their band name comes from an old Haircut 100 number and you can hear their influence too. A good start to the night. For more info on the band check out the Blog website (and see their video).
William Sickey

Muffin ^<>^

2005-07-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Dedicated to the memory of KAI WAI(1982~2005)

2005-07-16T10:53:00.000-07:00

Dear Kai Wai:

bye bye my dearest friendi'm so pleased to have met you in this life,
don't want to let you go.........
bye bye my dearest friend,see you on the other side!!

forever loved,eternally missed and always remembered with a smile!!

love love love love love

Dee from Fantastic Day

Roger Nichols And The Small Circle of Friends

2005-07-10T19:31:00.000-07:00

haha,好開心係e-Bay bid羸隻small circle of friends,真係好鬼正!!100%perfect soft pop,
我覺得好聽過association,free design...好想買埋paul williams同roger nichol出果隻we just only begun,可惜無$$..0.....
另外無意係2手買到80'S GUITAR POP樂隊The stars of heaven嘅日本版,開心死la...我有齊佢地d cd
la!!!
另外係hmv買了2隻平價cd,associates嘅fourth drawe down同edwyn collins的hope and despair,
但買番黎隻花嘅....妖la星!

dee

SONG LIST:

2005-07-09T16:32:00.000-07:00

1.THESE TERRIBLE THINGS
2.TIME
3.TRUTH
4.PEARL(COVER SONG OF CHAPTERHOUSE)
5.ARE YOU COMING BACK?
6.SONG FOR MADCHESTER

SIMON嘅偶像

2005-07-04T17:34:00.000-07:00

HA HA HA...嘩,你睇HAIRCUT 100 老到?
SIMON嘅偶像!!
FANTASTIC DAY 名字都係來自HAIRCUT的一首歌

THESE TERRIBLE THINGS LYRICS

2005-07-02T21:56:00.000-07:00

VERSE1
i love to sing along
a spectacular songs
but i hate a superstar
like posters on your wall
i realise the everything
a songs we learn and sings
pop idol as bad as terrorism

CHORUS
i'm the one i do it myself
superstar please fuck off away
let real music music change our world today x2

VERSE 2
why do you really love
ador that gabrage stars
they're wearing expensive clothes
but they're got no soul
we're next biggest thing
confidence in me
all the things
done by myself
rock and roll never die

FANTASTIC DAY@ROCKIT WEBSITE

2005-07-02T21:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.rockit-hk.com/Rockit04/Rockit0440.php?subname=Fantastic%20Day

The "cute" baby with his lovely "Mondays" t-shirt

2005-07-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

FANTASTIC DAY MUSIC DOWNLOAD ,CONTACT AND GUESTBOOK

2005-07-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

Contact Fantastic day:
fantasticday2005@yahoo.com.hk

Music download:
http://music.llnr.biz/band.php?i=japan1111

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