You are correct, sir! But if Slowdive started off Cure they ended up Durutti.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 15 November 2004 03:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 15 November 2004 03:51 (nineteen years ago) link
So did "Digital Love"!
(although yeah, I had actually skimmed past the beginning part before which takes a bit of getting used to. I think it's *classic* by the end!)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 15 November 2004 03:53 (nineteen years ago) link
they are soon to be on my hard drive as well, thanks for the recommendation
― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 15 November 2004 03:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Dude, that really does sound like their Mogwai fetish is in full effect!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
So it's like the first album?
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 03:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm always amazed how simple alterations to a group's sound can force a cringe from even the most ardent fans. Earlier this year, some Palace aficionados were disturbed by Will Oldham's conversion of his lo-fi porch songs into slick Memphis country. Well, there's more horror on the horizon-- the separation between M83 and Journey is thinner than you had possibly imagined. Consider "Guitar and a Heart", its monochrome chord progressions, minor-key guitar slides, and arena rock drum fills. Or its new-age synth-- sounds typically produced by scarf-wearing thirtysomethings, guys shielded by Casios stacked three high who only manage to play one note. Of course, you have no idea what my face looks like as I listen to this unfortunate misstep, so let me describe it to you-- it reads something like "eeew." [Joel Ebner; December 1st, 2004
He's obviously assuming that the entire album sounds like that -- he'll be a bit embarassed when he hears the whole thing!
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 19:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 20:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:36 (nineteen years ago) link
You've been reading Pitchfork for how long exactly? I mean, I think both of those qualities are pretty sewn-in to fabric of Pitchfork's reputation/infamy/unpopularity around ILX.
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
And there's nothing wrong with calling them out on something, even if it's been done many times before. I actually revived this on this thread in order to support the new M83 record in my own little way.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 22:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:07 (nineteen years ago) link
"Pitchfork SAYS:"
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― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:25 (nineteen years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00070Q8HC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:57 (nineteen years ago) link
"Don't Save Us From the Flames" is starting to sound like something from the "Flashdance" soundtrack to me. It's still awesome, though.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chuckling at the Tomkat's Marquee (Ben Boyer), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 January 2005 18:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― hector (hector), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:34 (nineteen years ago) link
(the cover, that is. not the music. which i haven't heard yet and am oddly apprehensive about.)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 8 January 2005 16:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 January 2005 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 January 2005 03:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 24 January 2005 09:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:08 (nineteen years ago) link
Better than the last album though.
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 30 January 2005 21:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Sunday, 30 January 2005 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 30 January 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Brilliant. Now I *really* like them.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 30 January 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago) link
i don't know though because bits of the album sound like the score to blade runner too, so...
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 31 January 2005 01:13 (nineteen years ago) link
but the 1st and 3rd track are 100% epic.
― vahid (vahid), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike h. (mike h.), Monday, 31 January 2005 03:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Yeah, there was something kind of cringeworthy about them. I liked the album, though.
― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Monday, 31 January 2005 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link