as much as they're kind of weasel words crit-wise, it doesn't seem 'bigger' or more 'expansive' than 'Leave Home' to me - that 'My War'/Swans molasses hardcore tempo that some of the songs have def strikes me as 'big' when it's done well (which this v much is imo), likewise 'Bataille' and whatever the song was called w/ the Spacemen 3 ripoff bit in it
― Sylv_ebanks (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean I understand why an album that doesn't have any blown out 10bpm sludge tracks on it is getting more mainstream luv than one that does, don't get me wrong
― Sylv_ebanks (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
so far I think Leave Home is better but I'm definitely liking this
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
damn, now yr really making me miss the sludge.
― bendy, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
"leave home" is definitely better but this is good imo, the really explosive rock cuts are great, like half of the slow twangy stuff is super boring
― flopson, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 16:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've already cooled on this album, think i was swayed by Candy, which is still awesome. most of the other songs are good not great.
― mizzell, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like this a lot, but its also pretty much a guided trip through (not ilxor's) some dude's record collection
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
whats wrong with that?
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
nothing, as i said i really like the album, i just also get why people might not
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
I didn't think "Candy" would be the keeper...
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
ok. i asked cause you said "but".xpost
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
less instrumentals would improve it for sure
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i was just trying to describe it, i think its p awesome and i actually love even the country songs
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Candy could've been be a Replacements song imo
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, the sound and songwriting are replacements quality imo
― mizzell, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
like combining country-tinged Stones with garage rock and krautrock is pretty much a key to my heart anyways
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Replacements,Sonic Youth,Dinosaur Jr.,Stooges, Ramones, Wipers, etc - each song/different influence.
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
that little section after the chorus (i think) where it locks into a krauty groove is great.xp
― mizzell, Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
i need to come back to it. i listened to it once and got pumped, and immediately backtracked to Leave Home, which i've been listening to on repeat ever since pretty much.
― 1986 tallest hair contest (Z S), Friday, 30 March 2012 13:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like this. Cloud Nothings and The Men constitute a mini indie guitar revival for old people.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 30 March 2012 13:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, only that Cloud Nothing's influences are better than themand The Men are as good as them
― nostormo, Friday, 30 March 2012 13:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― kornrulez6969, Friday, March 30, 2012 8:43 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah kinda but i feel like it's "opening bands from 97" or something
― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 March 2012 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
As someone who stood through many opening bands from 1997, I'll take it.
Side project: let's list the big indie opening bands of 1997.
HeliumRailroad JerkStrapping Fieldhands
Any more? Come on old people!
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 30 March 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
versus?
― mizzell, Friday, 30 March 2012 15:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Asha Vida?Trans Am?Gravitar?
― what is a dog-robber? (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 30 March 2012 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dissolve?
p sure i saw trans am headlining by that point, i think pole opened for them
i guess i meant just the random local bands thrown on national bills (which was the custom here in mpls not sure abt elsewhere)
― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 March 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
The L.A. go-to opening band in 1997 was Strictly Ballroom, who eventually became Dntel and Beachwood Sparks.
― Walter Galt, Friday, 30 March 2012 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
when i saw them live they didn't play anything off leave home, really disappointing. i don't hate this album or anything but it's pretty remarkable how much more boring they became between albums
― flopson, Saturday, 31 March 2012 00:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
if you could describe something as "shitty" but have it be a compliment it would be this album
― call all destroyer, Monday, 23 April 2012 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dwayne "King Shit of Splash Mountain" Johnson
― caulk the wagon and float it, Monday, 23 April 2012 02:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
album covers waiting to happen
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 02:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Except for its tempo, that song above would fit comfortably next to "Working for the Weekend" and "Two Tickets to Paradise" on classic rock radio.
― Poliopolice, Monday, 23 April 2012 15:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
reminds me of Love As Laughter quite a bit in parts. Turn It Around almost sounds like an intentional rip of something from Sea To Shining Sea
― suburban buttshaven cannibal (electricsound), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 05:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
the new one, New Moon, has leaked. just started listening to it. lots of acoustic guitar on this one!
― borntohula, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 02:54 (2 months ago) Permalink
I was at this show - it's funny how the camera person tries to make it look like it was maximum carnage in there (there was a sort of half-ironic pit for a while, but the room is too tiny to really do anything THAT wild). Anyway, I like this tune; looking forward to the album:
― She Got the Shakes, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 08:04 (2 months ago) Permalink
It's time to leave home and open your heart to a New Moon - the new record by The Men
― nostormo, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:04 (2 months ago) Permalink