idk "album tracks" is kinda dull and "deep cuts" has an enthusiasm to it. i guess it's pretentious but whatev
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
i am definitely coming to the defense of a phrase i never use
It's evidently going to outlive my whining, so I guess I'll have to make my peace with it. I will make a point of never using it, though.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
you can have a deep cut that never was on an album
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
I always figured that “deep cut” meant not just non-singles but tracks that are not crowd-pleasers.Like the singles float to the top of the pond, things that aren’t singles but get played on KEXP or whatever float in the middle, and then like the downbeat format-breakers that you really like but lots of people skip are at the bottom of the pond. Also yeah xp bootlegs and demos and Soundcloud tracks and twitter videos.
― faculty w1fe (silby), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
"Deep cut" has a literal meaning: songs that are cut into the vinyl closer to the label and deeper into the record itself. It may be overused, but I like the term, "album cut" doesn't mean the same thing. I agree with Brad, anybody can have deep cuts. In fact, the Monkees are a perfect example of a band that you could make a case for their "deep cuts" because their non-singles are so obscure and widely considered filler. But a deep cut can also be an obscured song beloved by fans (cf. "Soot and Stars" by Smashing Pumpkins). The Beatles absolutely have deep cuts - "Savoy Truffle" for one.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
^meant to say deep cuts don't necessarily have to be on albums, like "Soot and Stars" or "Anything Goes" by Van Dyke Parks.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 19:04 (five years ago) link
I'm trying to think of some strategy that will kill it once and for all...I hope it shows up in one of Trump's tweets.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Usually I play the hits, like "Lock her up" or "Drain the swamp" but sometimes I pull out a deep cut like "Get rid of that baby."
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
Great!
― clemenza, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 19:16 (five years ago) link
“I moved on her like a...” is the go to Trump deep cut
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 21:02 (five years ago) link
sad!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
deep cuts is a very enjoyable album
― kinder, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 22:58 (five years ago) link
If what you mean is "songs that weren't singles" or "songs that weren't hits" or "songs that weren't very popular," then I think "album tracks" is actually worse than "deep cuts."
Because guess what: most popular hit singles are also "album tracks." BECAUSE THEY ARE TRACKS THAT ARE ON ALBUMS.
― Runcibly spooning (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:18 (five years ago) link
Not all of them, especially in the 60s. I don't really see how 'album tracks' is worse than 'deep cuts' on the obnoxious oneupmanship front?
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:26 (five years ago) link
hence "most"
which adequately accounts for "not all of them" in the language I speak reasonably fluently
― Runcibly spooning (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link
https://www.seriouseats.com/images/2015/04/Anova-Steak-Guide-Sous-Vide-Photos33-cooked-rib-cut.jpg
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
goddamn that looks good. i've gotta eat dinner now
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:59 (five years ago) link
There’s only two things that bleed I’d shove in my face and that’s one of them
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
Good lord
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 01:32 (five years ago) link
It's only just dawned on me that this thread title constitutes one of the few phrases I can think of that annoys the shit out of me
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 02:24 (five years ago) link
the opening post is part of great moments in stupidity too
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 02:25 (five years ago) link
Every time I see the “disgusting savages” thread bumped I get annoyed the shit out of, don’t call someone a savage ffs
― faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 03:18 (five years ago) link
Also what the fuck would “rational anger” even be, that doesn’t make sense
― faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
“your personal brand”
― Everything to do with chocolate (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 08:55 (five years ago) link
Every time I see the “disgusting savages” thread bumped I get annoyed the shit out of, don’t call someone a savage ffs― faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, August 22, 2018 5:18 AM
― faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, August 22, 2018 5:18 AM
This is where I first came across the term:toilet paper over or underand to this day, whenever I come across toilet paper that rolls under I mumble "disgusting savage"...
― willem, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 09:20 (five years ago) link
the 'disgusting savages' thing is a long-running ILX in-joke
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:37 (five years ago) link
yes
also savage is a multivalance term in rural ireland long before tiresomely hip advertising pieces took it
― flaneur brayin (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:42 (five years ago) link
The original ilx "disgusting savages" came from a pretty racist place, but it is still in my parlance.
― incarcerated moonfaces (how's life), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link
unpack
bury this word, it just shows a lack of imagination
― Ross, Thursday, 23 August 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
;_;
― Doctor Casϵϵno (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 23 August 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
when i get home from my vacation i will... remove my clothes and other belongings from my baggage and put them back where they belong or wash or dryclean them as i see fit. whew
― a roomba of one's own (rip van wanko), Thursday, 23 August 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
"breaking down" when used to talk about artists "breaking down" i.e. saying one PR-approved sentence about each song on a record
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Thursday, 23 August 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
that's how I break it down to an extent
― President Keyes, Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
(to clarify, this is not subtweeting anything in particular, this has been a pet peeve of mine for at least two years)
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
what the fuck would “rational anger” even be, that doesn’t make sense
Ive always taken that to mean "justified anger" as opposed to "I am getting het up about this stupid thing not worth getting angry about like the colour of this guys tie".
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 24 August 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
not even
plenty of anger is perfectly rational
― flaneur brayin (darraghmac), Friday, 24 August 2018 09:21 (five years ago) link
any variation on "she is / he is / they are my favorite human"
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 24 August 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
ugh, yes^^^
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
complaint about general phenomenon I'M LOOKING AT YOU specific example
― massaman gai, Monday, 27 August 2018 07:52 (five years ago) link
"activations": I guess this is a jargon that marketing people use when talking to other marketing people, but now they've begun using it when they attempt to talk to real people.
Email from the Brooklyn Museum: "a roster of not-to-be-missed exhibitions and artist activations."
Email from the U.S. Open: "a fan experience enhancement available for all U.S. Open patrons. It allows fans streamlined access to various activities and activation points around the grounds."
― mick signals, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link
barf, that's bad. in particular it sounds very video gamey and thus infantilizing, like, you can't just engage with art or whatever, you're going to be activating special locations and unlocking achievements! pokemon go as life.
― got the scuba tube blowin' like a snork (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
"reminder that"
"here's your regular reminder that"
"A reminder:"
just say what you want to say goddamn it
― marcos, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
otm
― faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
"gentle reminder"
"my son"
"who is she"
"mercury is in retrograde"
― billstevejim, Thursday, 6 September 2018 05:23 (five years ago) link
"Outlier", which means "it's the 21st Century and weak generalizations are what righteous people use to speak eternal truths."
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 6 September 2018 06:44 (five years ago) link
The periodic reminder people are awful and will rarely even commit to their awfulness enough to actually post their reminders on a regular basis 👎
― coetzee.cx (wins), Thursday, 6 September 2018 06:55 (five years ago) link
That post was just an outlier.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 6 September 2018 07:02 (five years ago) link
no i happily use reminder/gentle reminder to point out THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. customers need a boot sometimes.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 6 September 2018 07:10 (five years ago) link
Ugh, the variation I always hear is "friendly reminder". It's probably not that friendly if you have to point out that it is.
― Real Compton City G, Thursday, 6 September 2018 07:19 (five years ago) link