Mack_Again
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I reported your post, Mack. Mods are on the way.
sure, whatever
I reported your post, Mack. Mods are on the way.
At first I thought How Do You Sleep was the clear highlight, but now I think Tonite is a legit challenger. Some very clever lyrics in that one.
The man's an absolute fucking idiot. Not even going to click on that. I saw his tweets on it, "do they even give a shit anymore" or something to that effect. That's, like, objectively wrong. In the popular Australian vernacular, he's a flog.
Im not saying this album is bad or anything but you kinda got to admit this doesn't quite match the hype that LCD Soundsytem reunion was associated with.
is that a fucking joke, iyup?! that's contrarianism for the sake of it. what a fuckwit. actually, your other two points make me mad too. I hope you don't still view him as a good critic.
you guys have to understand, i personally think this album is quite good but it seems like James over-sold the reunion.
Not to dwell on the negative but when this was announced I was a little snarky talking about how the band is basically just Murphy (much like Reznor with Nine Inch Nails) and that him needing to rally the troops for a new album was kind of bullshit, and I was met with a little pushback.
Looking at the production credits for each song (I bought the CD), I stand by my earlier remarks. Aside from Al Doyle, no one else appears to have made significant, recurring contributions to the writing and recording process. Nancy Whang is fucking useless, appearing on one single track and far from impactful. So to act like this is a legitimate band just doesn't make sense to me, even as a touring unit most of these people could easily be replaced. In a sense this is a testament to Murphy's talents; it's staggering how much of this album he did by himself.
I'm also a little disappointed in my reaction to Black Screen, which has been so hyped around here. I won't say the track doesn't do anything for me, but Murphy's delivery is way too detached for me; I don't feel anything from it. Only the long instrumental outro provides the emotion. We could also talk about the humblebrag nature of the song but that's a little dicier.
No one argued that Murphy isn't doing everything on the albums, though. Your point at the time, as I recall, was that Murphy was being ridiculous by saying he wanted to consult the live band before deciding to bring the project back.Looking at the production credits for each song (I bought the CD), I stand by my earlier remarks. Aside from Al Doyle, no one else appears to have made significant, recurring contributions to the writing and recording process. Nancy Whang is fucking useless, appearing on one single track and far from impactful. So to act like this is a legitimate band just doesn't make sense to me, even as a touring unit most of these people could easily be replaced. In a sense this is a testament to Murphy's talents; it's staggering how much of this album he did by himself.
You can go fuck yourself for the Nancy Whang comment, because a) her vocal appearance on Other Voices rules and is the best part of the song and b) she's a fucking champion and a crucial part of the band.
I don't really have a stack of evidence to dismiss your claims, and I noticed the same thing myself reading through the production credits, but I imagine that James comes in with sketches/skeletons ready to go and the band just record them in a room together. Which is still far more involvement than it takes to make a Tame Impala record.
Bro, leave Nancy alone. She's okay and even I liked her contribution to Other Voices.
No one argued that Murphy isn't doing everything on the albums, though. Your point at the time, as I recall, was that Murphy was being ridiculous by saying he wanted to consult the live band before deciding to bring the project back.
I'm reading Meet Me in the Basement right now, and Murphy specifically addresses that the reason he does everything on the albums is because he's too OCD to be a good collaborator and people find him to be a nightmare to work with.
I was about to post "I don't know why this still upsets you a year and a half later" but then I remembered who I am replying to.Well, if his original intention was simply to record again, then I don't think it matters what the other members think. Obviously if he wants to play out he'll need a band. But as I said, he's Trent Reznor; as far as the audidence is concerned he IS the act and anyone else is interchangeable. It's cool that he's loyal to his past collaborators, at least.
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