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I'm complimenting the kid, one and done.
i just listened to All My Friends for the first time ever.
woah
noted and appreciated, but i missed the whole "pulling a Fredo" bit.I'm complimenting the kid, one and done.
But that's just how he is. You'd be like that, too, if you had to live in the 19th Century.
noted and appreciated, but i missed the whole "pulling a Fredo" bit.
why is it Scumbo, by the way? is this part of the reason?
Sound of Silver > self-titled
It's a movie reference to another movie reference. It means you're banging cocktail waitresses two at a time instead of listening to music all day.
Why is his name Scumbo? Because he's scum.
I'd rank All My Friends as possibly the best song I've ever heard, so I would not put Someone Great ahead of it.
Self-Titled > Sound Of Silver
Plus, there's really no reason to play the album after the awesome duo of Someone Great and All My Friends. Us v Them, Watch The Tapes and Sound Of Silver are all faceless and unmemorable, and by the time the great New York I Love You rolls around, it feels like the soundtrack to a bad hangover from what had just transpired. By then, I've already forgotten about the solid first half.
And Someone Great is still > All My Friends.
And Someone Great is still > All My Friends.
Why is his name Scumbo? Because he's scum.
For those of you who still think I'm from England, I'm not. No.
Needless to say, I completely disagree. You completely underrate the non-singles on SOS.Self-Titled > Sound Of Silver
Why? I actually have fun listening to the S/T, and it sounds like it was fun to make. SOS is too self-important to have fun, and it spreads itself far too thin. I got an idea of what album James Murphy was attempting to make with the debut, but SOS never really establishes itself in any particular way. A little funk, a little rock, a little dance, a little piano balladry...it doesn't add up to much. Plus, there's really no reason to play the album after the awesome duo of Someone Great and All My Friends. Us v Them, Watch The Tapes and Sound Of Silver are all faceless and unmemorable, and by the time the great New York I Love You rolls around, it feels like the soundtrack to a bad hangover from what had just transpired. By then, I've already forgotten about the solid first half.
Really, what I'm looking for from This Is Happening is the knowledge that Murphy can still churn out a terrific beat, as the pure dance tracks on the last record really weren't quite up to par. They were there, but obviously overshadowed by All My Friends and North American Scum, which sounded a lot more lived-in and impassioned, you know? I don't want to box the band in, as they're good in multiple genres. I just wish they would either settle on something or make a double album to suit their ambitions. Another jack-of-all-trades album with a couple classics and a lot of meh wouldn't kill their legacy, but it would provide another album for the S/T to be superior to.
I have no indie validation, I'm not even close friends with Sufjan Stevens.Yes, thank you for saying this.
Phils, I don't question that you really enjoy "All My Friends," but I fear that effusive praise for that particular song is rapidly ascending the list of indie cliches. I know a few people that reference their love for that song as though it is some type of validation of hipster credibility. But again, Phils, I'm not assuming that you do the same.
I have no indie validation, I'm not even close friends with Sufjan Stevens.
And Someone Great is still > All My Friends.
Did I ever tell you about the time I went trick or treating with Carlos D from Interpol?
For those of you who still think I'm from England, I'm not. No.
05-20 Adelaide, Australia - The Gov
Surely they'd play Fowler's?Hooray!