― jinx hijinks (sanskrit), Friday, 7 July 2006 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link
If you were raised by wolves in the Andes (Ed: are there wolves in the Andes?) then maybe. Otherwise, no.
even "not giving a toss" is a stylized approach to the whole public address,
ding ding ding!! Look, I have no idea what Broken Social Scene's "scene" is, or even exactly who their fans are. I can make a guess - "indie kids". People who like Built to Spill and Belle and Sebastian (both bands I really like, by the way). But I've seen Broken Social Scene play live. I didn't like their music and I didn't like their stage banter. Maybe I didn't like their haircuts either, I can't remember. But man if the music isn't enough to get me over a bad haircut or two, how good could it be??
Here's a thread you might be interested in, marbles - Fans and Critics
― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 7 July 2006 23:01 (eighteen years ago) link
I DO like Michael Jackson though!!!
― CDDB (Dan Deluca), Saturday, 8 July 2006 07:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― CDDB (Dan Deluca), Saturday, 8 July 2006 07:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Sunday, 9 July 2006 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link
from billboard:
Broken Social Scene Taking Time Off After Fall Tour July 07, 2006, 3:30 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.Following a November U.S. tour, Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene will take an extended break from the road and the studio, according to principal member Kevin Drew. Although dates are still being finalized, the group is planning to focus on places it hasn't often played, including Florida and other Southeastern states.
"We've become that band that doesn't really rehearse anymore," Drew told Billboard.com yesterday (July 6), prior to Broken Social Scene's performance in Brooklyn, N.Y.'s, Prospect Park. "We just get together and go tour and play live. We've lost a bit of that thing we had at the beginning where we tried to challenge each other a lot more."
"The last few years have been hard," he continued, noting the dramatic uptick in media interest in Canadian rock bands. "Things kept getting bigger and changing. But we've had an incredible, incredible, incredible run. It's something that can't be taken for granted. If we kept going [without a break], we'd be taking it for granted. Next time, we'd be doing college tours for money. That sucks the music out of you. Next thing you know, you're trying to get teenagers to buy your albums."
During the time off, there will be plenty of music forthcoming from group members, including new albums from Andrew Whiteman's Apostle Of Hustle, Feist and Dave Newfeld. Of the latter, Drew reported, "I'm not sure what he's going to call himself, but he has a crazy, hip-hop psychedelic folk album going now."
Feist's album will feature several BSS members ("I'm not too sure who has ended up where," Drew admitted) as well as contributions from Mocky and Jamie Lidell.
Drew is also messing around with songs he's recorded over the past two years with BSS contributors Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin, but he's unsure what form the material may take. "Sometimes it sounds like a young man's U2," he said with a laugh. "Right now, it's a pretty stereotypical recording that needs to get away from me. I might throw it out there to see if some people want to beat it up a bit."
Last month, BSS teamed with J Mascis for a charity show in Toronto, during which the artists rocked through a set of Dinosaur Jr songs together. Drew is hoping the parties can get together for future charity dates when their schedules permit.
"It was some of the most fun I've ever had live," Drew said. "I mean, I used to play a canoe paddle to Dinosaur Jr. before I played guitar. That night on stage, I looked around and we were singing 'Get Me.' It was like, you know what? This is it. I'm turning 30 and I've achieved everything I've ever wanted to do in indie rock."
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 10 July 2006 14:12 (eighteen years ago) link
yeah! that's what I've been saying! but now consider this... what if they had good haircuts? does that have any effect on you appreciating their music? why do you even care what haircuts they have? what do haircuts have to do with enjoying music? what makes a good haircut vs a bad haircut? what kind of haircuts are best for appreciating... say, classic rock? why are haircuts even being considered at all?
can't a song come out of no where
care to explain what you mean by this? the question isn't whether the song is completely original and uncomparable to anything you ever heard before. the question is can you appreciate a song without knowing anything about the artist?
― marbles (marbles), Monday, 10 July 2006 19:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Monday, 10 July 2006 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― CDDB (Dan Deluca), Monday, 10 July 2006 19:32 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyone heard the new BSS Presents...Kevin Drew etc. etc. thing?
― jackl, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 22:47 (seventeen years ago) link
Yeah is there no thread for Spirit If...? I just got it this weekend and I like, but then I am a pretty big fan of BSS. Backed Out On The..., TBTF, F--ked Up Kid and especially Lucky Ones are the highlights at this stage.
― Chris in Belfast, Monday, 8 October 2007 22:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Agreed. Spirit If... is a really nice record, but I'm also a really big Broken Social Scene fan, so maybe that helps. I love that Lucky Ones song. This might end up in my end of year list.
― Marty Innerlogic, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
So, that title.
Also after all the hoohah over the MGMT cover, this one is uglier:
http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/images/cover.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 February 2010 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Awful cover, but I'm digging the advance track.
― Simon H., Friday, 19 February 2010 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Didn't see this thread earlier. But this now exists: Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Wait, did ppl dislike the mgmt cover? I loved it!
― 80085 (a hoy hoy), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm used to Anthony Ausgang's work via Spacemen 3 related stuff so when I saw the MGMT cover I was all "Hey, that guy!"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 February 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The general reaction was more or less, What the hell were they thinking?
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Which is the same reaction people are (rightfully) having to the title of the new BSS record
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone else try to get the e-mail for the free download of the new track? Signed up, but the e-mail never showed up.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 19 February 2010 23:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Worked for me this morning. Also . . . http://hypem.com/artist/broken%20social%20scene
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I usually have no time for BSS side projects (occasional exception: Apostle of Hustle) but this is pretty good!
http://pitchfork.com/news/53972-video-kevin-drew-good-sex/
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Saturday, 15 February 2014 02:56 (ten years ago) link
there are so many side-projects, and so few broken-social-scene albums, that bss seems to be the side-project.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 15 February 2014 02:57 (ten years ago) link
What y'all think of Kevin Drew's latest, Darlings? Two songs in and I'm liking so far.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Sunday, 23 March 2014 00:10 (ten years ago) link
really wanted to like it cause I love this guy's work in BSS, but kind of underwhelming. I think "Spirit If" is much stronger.
― calstars, Sunday, 23 March 2014 12:05 (ten years ago) link
Listening to the self-titled BSS album now. 10 years later, and I still love this album. Perhaps it's nostalgia, but I think it holds up nicely.
― Benjamin-, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 05:13 (nine years ago) link
CLASSIC, the s/t is the best one!
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 05:14 (nine years ago) link
yep. really good. i might need to dig it out too although i remember it coming out in '06, not '05 for some reason.
― Broth Viking (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link
i like the alternative version to Shoreline that came with a free EP on the back of the album.
― Broth Viking (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 14:09 (nine years ago) link
u sure u don't mean "Major Label Debut (fast version)"?
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
I listened to this album a lot on headphones & eventually saw them live around this time (mighta been early 2007?) it sounds real good but kinda overlong/underwritten
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
... & I could understand haters calling it "overproduced" but they would be missing the point b/c the production is brilliant. "Ibi Dreams Of Pavement" is like 4 minutes of the roof being ripped off the house by hurricane winds & falling trees.
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
I will have to give this another chance because I was one of those overproduced haters. I liked Forgiveness Rock Record a lot, despite the ridiculous album title.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
you might be right, bernard snowy. it's been ages since i last heard it.
― Unheimlich Manouevre (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
It's getting better with age. I still prefer "You Forgot It In People" any day of the week, but "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" is incredible, maybe their best ever song.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link
xp "Major Label Debut" is the song about "just coming here to come down" that was v.laidback & chill on the album, but uptempo with horns on the EP
I take pleasure in the silliness of things like "Forgiveness Rock Record" or "Major Label Debut (Fast)" as titles
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
Fire-eyed Boy is my fave
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
I think their drummer has a lot to do with the greatness of the s/t
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
I put on almost crimes today and it was still pretty great
― 龜, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
this new Brendan Canning album has the muddiest production
― calstars, Friday, 23 September 2016 01:37 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtdYQtIhdY
New song!
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 31 March 2017 07:44 (seven years ago) link
happy they're back
― calstars, Friday, 31 March 2017 11:35 (seven years ago) link
I wonder if anyone who listens to the new one knows what it's about ?
― calstars, Saturday, 1 April 2017 02:23 (seven years ago) link
"Our Faces Split the Coast in Half" is CLASSIC. never been able to figure out the lyrics to that one...
― flappy bird, Saturday, 1 April 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link
That song has lyrics?
― phantompenguin, Monday, 3 April 2017 04:29 (seven years ago) link
i mean it could be gibberish vocalizing but idk always sounded like words buried in there
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 05:05 (seven years ago) link
New single kind of underwhelming?
― calstars, Monday, 15 May 2017 23:45 (seven years ago) link
i hadn't thought of them in years but Hug of Thunder came on my Release Radar today and I rather enjoyed it.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 May 2017 13:11 (seven years ago) link
I've come around to the single. It sounds nice and warm now like bss does
― calstars, Thursday, 22 June 2017 01:31 (seven years ago) link