M.I.A. - KALA

I don't know how generous I'm being towards M.I.A.'s intentions, but I'd think she wouldn't just shoe-horn some Pixies lyrics into a song unless she thought they had some meaning she wanted to convey. (Unless, of course, her sole intention was to flip some geeky whiteboy rock-crit wigs.) Just sayin'.

i liked this MUCH more than arular

never really listened to arular, kala is a good record, sounds great in the car, yay

"Paper Planes" oh wow

yeah "Paper Planes" is far and away my favorite thing she's done so far. Even as much as it seems a departure for her somehow? I've just been playing it over and over the past couple of weeks.

Aside from the "Straight to Hell" sample, what else does "Paper Planes" take bits from? The "all I wanna do is *shotgun* *shotgun* *shotgun* *shotgun* and *reload* *cash register* and take your money" is definitely a quote, I just can't place it...

All I wanna do is a zoom zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom! just shake your rump!

The Pixies again!

The above-mentioned video for "Jimmy":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPUe9Xn9ZE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epoetv%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Ephp%3Fvid%3D22008

Some really impressive animation work in this.

I'd think she wouldn't just shoe-horn some Pixies lyrics into a song unless she thought they had some meaning she wanted to convey.

sure -- she's building on the psychological dislocation of the original by adding geographic and economic dislocation to it. adrift in the global economy, etc.

@Telephone thing: Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker.

maybe i'm just overly familiar w/ the pixies song. the modern lovers bit in bamboo banger doesn't rub me wrong at all.

the speech impediment on that -- "woad wunnuh woad wunnuh" -- makes me think of the elmer fudd version of "fire." but that's ok. elmer's cool.

paper planes
mango pickle

I like the first few tracks that remind me of PiL.

I can't stop listening to "Paper Planes"

I'd suggest she indulge her post-punky side more (def. preferable to goin' Timbaland, her heart's not in Nelly Furtadoing), but then I'm worried we'd get more stuff like "$20."

there's a track that reminded me very much of a track off the gang of four's yellow ep. or the vibe of a lot of the slits/raincoats. that kinda forlorn melodica thing.

i'm enjoying this record much more than i expected to.

same here, I wasn't even curious to hear it until like a week ago

my favourite tracks are the ones i heard before getting the album with the exception of Paper Planes - as good as everyone says, pretty much. think $20 may actually be my favourite tho along with the singles.

OMG I have been caning this all week - and it's all completely awesome apart from the Timbaland track. The only thing I didn't like on Arular were the skits, but I hate skits.

Also enough with the circumspection. I'm pretty sure she just likes the Pixies and New Order. You couldn't live with the Frischmann for any length of time and not like them; also 32/33 is sufficient age to be a first wave raver - 13/14 in '88. I'm also disturbed by the mental pictures Christgau is painting, but that's an 'improvement' on just BORING me as per usual.

I'm really not feeling this album AT ALL. :-(

The first track swipes off The Perfect Kiss, too...

You may find enjoyment of the record is enhanced by one of those cars with bass bins and Class C narcotics.

I certainly find that with the new Darren Hayes double LP

This ain't a patch on her first album, which had higher peaks and was more consistent to boot. "$20" and "Paper Planes" are the worst things she's done, why are they getting the hype?

Actually, that's probably unfair. The better half of this is genuinely exciting.

conversely i don't get the "$20" hate. pixies aside, i love the big dubby sound of it.

stunt opinion injury

no! it's got a nice drone. i don't know what the problem is.

It just kind of drones.

drone is ok by me.

who the fuck listens to this bullshit

good point.

i mean, "zing"!

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=41

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what kind of fool wants to hate on 'Boyz' anyway?

I guess it's not even worth mentioning at this late date, but I *wish* Timbaland didn't have to take a verse.

His vocals seem so out of place. Her lyrics are cryptic and vaguely political, then he awkwardly crashes in with his tired "I'm the MAN baby doll" shtick.

The disc is great, tho.

I'm dying to hear it. Amazon.com, why art thou tormenting me so?
Maybe I'll get it on Monday.

lol at this being outsold by Rilo Kiley in the UK

"mia is shit" troll

88 Lines about 44 Mias?
-- Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 4 May 2006 13:36 (1 year ago) Link

where's the m.i.a. thread with an angry j blount defending her, i can't find it

^^^ would love to see

The thread where people who think M.I.A is rubbish say M.I.A. is rubbish.

FORTIFY TREEHOUSE! REPEAT: FORTIFY TREEHOUSE!

-- j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:34 (2 years ago)

I like how Blount posted without capital letters or punctuation, to show how free and easily in-depth musical concepts flowed throughout his critical brain.

It's like watching Robin Williams do stand-up

you should listen to some college radio man, that shit will blow your mind.

-- j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:59 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

no MIA played on college radio, no sir

haha i forgot about the whole sitcom-related derail halfway in