anyways, i usually profess not really to care about lyrics in rock music but damn if mr. crause doesn't spit (uh is that the right verb in this context) some of the most arresting lyrics i've heard in a while. especially on "summer's last sound." great delivery too! he's like a more nonchalant, apocalyptic barney sumner. and the coda to "it's a kid's world" is like one of the most achingly gorgeous minutes or so of music EVER. ian, aside from having a severely underrated band, must be one of the most underrated guitarists as well. i covet his tone
― hjdsl, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:03 (twenty years ago) link
― David Gunnip (David Gunnip), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link
They're out of print at least. How hard they are to find is anyone's guess (the Rough Trade stuff that is -- "Summer's Last Sound"/"Love Stepping Out" went out of print so quickly that I only got my copy [as did Donut Bitch his] thanks to Vinita J. from Che/Rocket Girl as a personal gift).
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:25 (twenty years ago) link
Not to harp on the issue, but this again makes me think of Dome rather than "154." "154" is "154" precisely because the abstract sonic explorations alternate with unbelievably catchy and lushly produced pop. Knowing Wire's studio and songwriting expertise, one can hear Dome as a rejection or perversion of it. I'm interested in "D.I. Go Pop" and very intrigued by the EP's (got them via slsk pretty easily!), but "Go Pop" is hard on the listener in a way 154 only begins to be.
But if you want to elaborate on the comparison I'd be fascinated to read (I did look at the AMG already).
― no opinion, Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:38 (twenty years ago) link
― no opinion, Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:39 (twenty years ago) link
Weird thing is I don't think it is, but then again I'm not every listener.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:49 (twenty years ago) link
How then did you understand the "deliberate rejection of beauty" description (I know it wasn't yours, but you seemed to approve)?
― no opinion, Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 00:56 (twenty years ago) link
I think what makes D.I. Go Pop a difficult album is its dourness: the second half of the record isn't really that distinct from their EP work except that it tends to remains pretty understated and greyscale - "Footprints in Snow" being the big exception obviously. Like, it would only take a transcendent guitar solo to turn "New Year" into a big pop number (by the band's standards) but they obstinately refuse to take that path. Only "A Crash At Every Speed" is actually *difficult* I reckon.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 12 February 2004 02:56 (twenty years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 February 2004 04:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 04:35 (twenty years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 February 2004 09:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 14:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 February 2004 14:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago) link
Oh my, that's absolutely perfect! And it explains exactly why I love it so much, as well. Wow.
― Andrew Unterberger (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:44 (twenty years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link
Can't seem to uncover any further news...
― doug watson (solid air), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:31 (twenty years ago) link
― doug watson (solid air), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 23 February 2004 21:55 (twenty years ago) link
― juggalo420, Tuesday, 24 February 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago) link
thanks again.
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 00:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 00:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 6 May 2004 13:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Flatfoot (Skinny), Thursday, 6 May 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.diunderground.com/images/diphoto.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 6 May 2004 16:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:13 (twenty years ago) link
Still.....they were better than Disco Inferno.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:24 (twenty years ago) link
Blind is spelled with a B and an L, not a K.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:35 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 6 May 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link
I think 'In Debt' and 'Technicolour' are available off amazon.com
― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 7 May 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 May 2004 01:07 (twenty years ago) link
...but only in the chorus a
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 May 2004 01:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 May 2004 01:27 (twenty years ago) link
― The Grateful Burms (Barima), Saturday, 22 May 2004 18:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 May 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Saturday, 22 May 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Sunday, 13 June 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link