MissVelvetDress_75
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You can do it! Just don't look at this thread for a couple of days.
When I move from this city, I am going to miss the local record store that always "accidentally" sells new records/CDs a few days before the actual release.
I was a bit surprised to see Kingdom of Rust of the shelf, and on sale. But what the hell...I could not pass it up.
Best of album of the year?
And I got two tickets to see them in May in Minneapolis.
Popmatters apparently hated the second half of the album:
Doves: Kingdom of Rust < Music | PopMatters
Popmatters apparently hated the second half of the album:
Doves: Kingdom of Rust < Music | PopMatters
That's a bit disappointing. Guess I'll find out for myself tomorrow.
for some reason, Doves get absolutely no respect in the US, unfairly dismissed as inferior versions of Coldplay or Radiohead. the critical reception is very lukewarm...just look at Rolling Stone's pathetic three star review. what a bunch of crap. most of these reviewers give it a half listen and then try to find comparisons to the latest Brit Indie rock flavors of the month.
My father really should apply for a job at Rolling Stone. He automatically gives anything that could pass as indie a 3/5 and is highly impressed when the aged manage to release an album of any level of quality.
He'd do well at the Grammys too.
I rely on my ears for my review.
wow! An award statue. ohhh, its a grammy!
*tosses it off the balcony*
Hey! Don't throw your garbage down here!
Doves more "joyous" than Coldplay or Radiohead?
for some reason, Doves get absolutely no respect in the US, unfairly dismissed as inferior versions of Coldplay or Radiohead. the critical reception is very lukewarm...
Yeah, that's true. The acclaim they generally get in UK doesn't seem to translate in US, who often don't look beyond the "British + mellow + guitars = another Coldplay". But it often works the other way as well, with American bands/artists getting acclaim/popularity in US but not across the pond.
I think it also doesn't help that Doves have so little star quality - love him or hate him Chris Martin is one of the few easily identifiable, magazine cover-friendly frontmen in music today.