As an At The Drive-In diehard, I was at this show a month before this album dropped. The band was opening for The Chili Peppers for an arena tour and to end the East Coast leg, Mars Volta did a one off at North Six in Brooklyn (650 person venue). Flea played bass with MV, and John Frusciante was in the crowd. 4 days after this show MV member Jeremy Ward (sound technician and vocal operator) died of a heroin overdose. This was his last show. ... read more
Nigel Godrich produced, one year on from OK Computer. Stands next to Odelay on its own right. Not as off the wall, more just knocking it out of the park indie country/folk songs. Great vocal melodies on here, esp love We Live Again and Dead Melodies. Tropicalia is a without a doubt a great tune, but it feels like the label was like "uh, we need a song for the masses".
Never been a huge fan of traditional punk rock music but some of these songs are fun, furious and sound fresh. Hope the rest catches up with me.
Security, Hertz & Knifey for sure.
Used to like him 10 years ago, now I'm officially done trying with Drake. When even the "good" songs have moments that annoy me, I just don't see the purpose anymore.
Drake with that 19 YO mentality when the dude is in his mid 30's... and people say Kanye is unlikable. Best song Drake dropped was that andre 3k Kanye song.
Last one from Mega Bog was a NR from me, but I am enjoying this new one quite a bit. Def hear the Aldous and Cate Le Bon comps.
Don't take it so seriously. Angel has "fun" like I do.
Listened to this more. Dont love Safety Dance, the rest I enjoy a good amount. As a child of the 80s I don't really get down too much with music from then, but I knew all these songs obv. Dont get why Gloria isn't rated higher, that shit is great.
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already have lots of feelings about this, but being that we can't even officially know if this is the final thing and we only have a censored album its hard to really know what to score this. I go back and forth on a score, and can understand people giving this a 60 or so, but I def enjoy it more than that. I think this album will be looked on more favorably in the future.
I also think Kanye continues to be a great microcosm for America. Ugly, beautiful, confusing, profound, ... read more
written and recorded in a week, Sturgill continues to blaze whatever trail he wants.
The singers uncle was my High School social studies teacher. lol
One of the kings of post-hardcore, Walter Schreifels played in Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, & Rival Schools along with fronting Quicksand. After dropped two acclaimed albums back in the mid-90's Quicksand went away for 20 plus years. Now 2 albums into their return, they are back with a melodic crunchy rocker post-hardcore album. A bunch of solid 2/3 minute tunes, easily digestible and highly enjoyable.
If you like ... read more
you don't need to "buy 4 cd players" per se, you just need to have one CD player and 3 friends.
The ever name changing GY!BE companion band that grew into something more. Efrim's laments were as effective as they ever would be. These songs aren't nearly as complex as a Godspeed song, but are no less beautiful and maybe are even more so. The world seemed to be teetering when this came out, now it seems almost without meaning. War still sucks, hope seems even more distant, and we still can't see pictures of the dead Marines.
"They tell me I'm a juiced up
worn out sad sack
And they can't figure out what I'm trying to do here
Except stand around and be a dick"
worn out sad sack
And they can't figure out what I'm trying to do here
Except stand around and be a dick"
Its like my experience at aoty! jk jk, lets get on with it.
After Aaron Hemphill left the band post "Mess", Angus Andrew became the loan Liar. The wedding dress album covers from TFCF & Titles With The Word Fountain perhaps reflect on the marriage of being in a band, and the breaking up of said "marriage". After the two ... read more
I will never forget geeking out seeing kanye on SNL perform Black Skinhead and New Slaves. After his SNL performance of Power and Runaway I couldn't see how he could ever compete with that creativity. Enter Yeezus.
Imagine thinking this.
Imagine thinking that.
Imagine caring about this.
Imagine caring about that.
Imagine thinking that.
Imagine caring about this.
Imagine caring about that.
Its a lot to take in, but some of these songs are really powerful. Canadian indigenous singer-songwriter's output of the 70's and 80's is collected on one, 22 song / 78 minute journey. A lot of heavy material, but a few of the arrangements add much needed light. In general though, its a man with a deep melancholy voice ruminating over his guitar.
Light in the Attic knows what is up.
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