Shelleyan Orphan - Burst

[govmarshmellows]

Their discography is impossible to get a hold of... -.-;

[tchipping]

If this band were new, and this were their single, they'd be huge and headlining Glastonbury in 2013.

[evad520]

I saw these guys open for The Cure Back in 89. Wow, I feel old.

[Papierkopf]

loved this video. something about short white dresses, wild red hair and combat boots. wish i was in this video sometimes.

[dticer1]

man I used to LOVE this song! What a great memory!

[dticer1]

man I used to LOVE this song! What a great memory!

[vilepete]

very nice, indeed!

[DolittleAdam]

"uncontrollably burst"...."let shatter come", there is very deep territory hidden here...

I hear it in so many of their songs...They speak very innocently of societal repression and breaking those chains...

[IsabellaInc]

And of course here I am again watching this song one more time!

[ticket88]

One of SO's best!

[fatimida]

Uplifting!

[JosephPaul2]

Back for another listen! Thanks so much for putting this up! I wish I had this on CD.

[velvetcaress]

My pleasure. ;-) They have a great sound, don't they?

[JosephPaul2]

I love this song :)

[Prettyflowerchild]

great video to politely send to someone who doesn't know they pissed you off loveit

[1Ladypharoah]

What a song!!! This is a wonderful share~ Thank you,

Ihadadreamcrazydream...

[dmrosetattoo05]

Boris is married to Caroline.

[velvetcaress]

Thank you. :-) Had a feeling I read that somewhere. lol

[velvetcaress]

You're welcome. ;-) No, they're not 'together' I believe. They would make a beautiful couple I agree. I think Caroline was with Boris Williams from Cure fame. She has a daughter I heard but don't think that's her. Someone please correct me! :-)

[dcalvitti]

There was this local am radio that operated only during daylight hours and played only alt music, and I listened to it religiously once I discovered it. This song was on regular rotation and I'll always associate it with my intro to alt music. I'll never forget it and thanks for posting it!!

[IHATEPRINCETON]

this is the best

[jcmlr1970]

What a delight! especially now around Xmas, Thanks velvetcaress, and long live Shelleyan Orphan!

[velvetcaress]

You're welcome. ;-)

[lotreamon01]

Beautiful indeed!

Oh this is like a meeting with a long lost friends... thanx :)

[dontforgetmyuser]

wow...fantastic !

[Martinobeck]

wonderful song !!!!

[onehundredfigurehead]

The drumming in this song is incredible. Saw these guys live this past week and Boris was on top form, chatting to the audience and spending lots of time in the bar afterwards, lovely.

[pelorusjack1]

all lyrics ae on the album sleeve.

[AylerGhosts]

thank you, velvetcaress. you are my hero!

[velvetcaress]

Heh. Anytime. :-)

[paqui2007]

The great Boris Williams (ex The Cure) is the drummer here. His musical taste and musicianship are incredible contributing with this pretty song.

Many thanks for the video velvetcaress.

Regards from a lost country in South America...

[desertshore]

i believe this band opened for The Cure on tour in the early 90s, possibly the "Disintegration" tour. i also believe i missed their performance as opener, and was later pissed to find out it was them that i missed, grrr, lol.

[wmathys]

yes i saw them open for the cure (disintegration) in cleveland and searched for a while for their "tape" . fell in love with humroot and played it for my wife while we dated and fell in love with her

[bolderr]

You just made my day! This is an absolute fave! What a great band!

[velvetcaress]

Glad you like. :-)

[richtomes]

I was the original Shelleyan Orphan violinist when the band first got together in London 1983/4, but I left in 86. I hand wrote the instrumental scores of all their early successes such as 'Cavalry of Cloud', 'Tangled Perpetual'. Amazingly, this is the first time that I've ever seen these videos, which were done just after I left. Thanks very much velvetcaress, for posting this, and the other SO video 'Southern Bess'. So fascinating to see them after all this time. Richard Tomes.

[peacepalestine]

man, you were great. Inspiring and amazingly natural arrangements that never got tiring. Calvary of Cloud is one of the most beautiful things ever. Thanks for your art!

Thanks to Velvetcaress for putting this up. Like everyone else, I didn't know these videos but always imagined they would be wonderful things to see.

[velvetcaress]

You're welcome. I agree that Cavalry of Cloud is truly beautiful. Helleborine is refreshing and sublime even now...

[milkyboysf]

Caroline Crawley is so beautiful. Thank you for this! Can't wait for the new album and box set!

[velvetcaress]

No problem. Caroline is so very gorgeous. I'm hanging out for the box set too. :-)

[pipersofzion]

I waited for this time

thanks for posting

[velvetcaress]

My absolute pleasure. :-) Thanks for your vids as well.