Imo getting mad at this dude is like when ppl get mad at some artist for being rockist, it's like, "man, imagine if he was an ilx poster!!" And he does seem like an overly academic cornball. But everyone here listens to artists who espouse considerably worse worldviews on a regular basis. This guy is just an "lol first world problems" type easy target
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:48 (twelve years ago) link
john maus makes ok music. there are a couple of ariel pink albums i have yet to fully absorb so i am kind of shocked that people have already moved on to this leach
― gardener by day, gatekeeper by night (blank), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:48 (twelve years ago) link
Imo getting mad at this dude is like when ppl get mad at some artist for being rockist, it's like, "man, imagine if he was an ilx poster!!" And he does seem like an overly academic cornball. But everyone here listens to artists who espouse considerably worse worldviews on a regular basis. This guy is just an "lol first world problems" type easy target― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Friday, August 5, 2011 12:48 AM (3 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Friday, August 5, 2011 12:48 AM (3 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i wonder if he would do a mountain dew ad
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:49 (twelve years ago) link
ok before my "this song is ok" vibe gets used against me its kinda obv that this dude is a cunt and every other song i have heard is fucking terrible
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:52 (twelve years ago) link
important I make that clear
― bamcquern, Friday, 5 August 2011 04:55 (twelve years ago) link
lol, every other song basically sounds just like that one
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
also for the original poll question purpose if there is anything more tedious than a dude in the right now talking about how the imaginary record clerks gave him the once over and were too cool for school and mean i dont even know
xpost nah i listened to a bunch of stuff where he was way more "steven merchant got super drunk and recorded the worst demo ever" level terrible
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DAYTTNNQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 04:59 (twelve years ago) link
his music is not really that bad maybe you just dont like indie music
― lol is not enough (blank), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:10 (twelve years ago) link
i know i dont
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:14 (twelve years ago) link
thank you captain obvious
― he shit me and it felt like a piss (electricsound), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
ok so in the service of defending my "most of this is terrible"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLVpZme0kRQ&feature=related
which kinda ties up the terrible music you cant sing and the pomo smug shut the fuck up tribes in my head pretty well i guess
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
like no matter how you try to parse that it is pretty much the worst thing ever as far as i can tell
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:16 (twelve years ago) link
amazing
― he shit me and it felt like a piss (electricsound), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:17 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah!
― buzza, Friday, 5 August 2011 05:18 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:34 (twelve years ago) link
you dudes shoulda read his myspace page, dunno if its still up
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:41 (twelve years ago) link
he just made it horrible review after horrible review of his shit
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:42 (twelve years ago) link
yah its still up
REVIEWS OF 'SONGS' (2006) It took this Ariel Pink cohort five years to write and record his debut album, and only five minutes to become more annoying than Ariel Pink. - CMJ For me, this is just too weird. The first couple of tracks make this the most skip-able album of 2006. -Subba CultchaApparently, Maus spent five years working on this album, which is a shame because, frankly, its awful. -Vice There isn't one song you could call 'good' on the whole album. -Music ZineOverall, I can't recommend this album even as a novelty listen. Maybe I just don't get it. It seems as if Maus sabotages practically any hint of an interesting melody, lyric, or instrumental part with a blatantly grating one at almost every turn. -Indie WorkshpMaus's baroquely deadpan voice - and thats being polite - effectively spoils many a song. Some will hear a little Nick Cave in it; others will hear a man crapping out of his mouth. -Drowned in SoundIf it is supposed to be funny, it is not. If it is meant seriousy, then Maus needs some SERIOUS help. -Another Zine
REVIEWS OF 'LOVE IS REAL' (2007)His music now lacks the surreal, jarring juxtapositions that made his earlier work such a rewardingly confounding experience. Maus seems content to sing his heart out instead of rattling cages, which is rather a shame. -The Wire
I'm a big fan of his, don't really listen to his recorded stuff that much but enjoy it when I do, his live show is really great
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:44 (twelve years ago) link
man he is so lucky to have so many horrible reviews of his music to post
― I dream of vodka sandwich (jjjusten), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:46 (twelve years ago) link
what are the odds
i mean, i really do love this turn of Ariel Pink/John Maus being derided for years and then being regarded as heroes when the narrative changes. It took disco like 15 years to make that happen, kudos
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 05:52 (twelve years ago) link
when did the narrative change
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 5 August 2011 05:56 (twelve years ago) link
when we fell in love with the sounds of misremembered memories, hoos, teen daze and campfires, beach haze and waterlogged VHS tapes, cassette hiss and long beach trips looking out of the back of the station wagon while soft rock plays, hoos. the intangible memories of innocence lost.
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:02 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, i really do love this turn of Ariel Pink/John Maus being derided for years and then being regarded as heroes when the narrative changes.
I've always liked Ariel Pink! and I certainly don't think he's a "hero"
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
because the narrative is based on what crut thinks
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
well who exactly are you saying is touting him as a hero all of a sudden
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:05 (twelve years ago) link
i thought the narrative changed for ariel pink when he released a record that wasn't half bad, can't speak for maus
― he shit me and it felt like a piss (electricsound), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:05 (twelve years ago) link
man everyone is writing it gets better songs these days
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:07 (twelve years ago) link
crut, sorry if im wrong (note: i'm not wrong, that's sarcasm) but isn't ariel pink regarded as the father of a genre that has its own iTunes features and countless alt-weekly articles and simon reynolds defense pieces and constant best new music traction
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:09 (twelve years ago) link
and thusly he gets to play festivals like coachella and jimmy fallon even though like two years ago he couldn't even fill the knitting factory
if ilx crashes can we agree to all go here:
http://www.mausspace.com/phpBB3/index.php
― goole, Friday, 5 August 2011 06:11 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.mausspace.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7
― he shit me and it felt like a piss (electricsound), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:14 (twelve years ago) link
you have to be fucking kidding me
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:15 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know; I don't pay attention to that noise. I just don't think people are doing a weird 180 on Ariel Pink like you're implying?
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:15 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno look at the pitchfork scores and get back to me
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:17 (twelve years ago) link
I GUESS IT COULD BE A COINCIDENCE
http://www.mausspace.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1249
ok I didn't realize u were talking about p4k specifially. but, yeah, we're all well aware that pitchfork rides trends and is not necessarily fair or consistent.
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:25 (twelve years ago) link
do i have to provide more examples or can i go to sleep
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:26 (twelve years ago) link
Pink has been a hero of mine and any right thinking person with functioning ears since 2004 when Doldrums came out
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:26 (twelve years ago) link
P!nk has been a hero of mine and any right thinking person with functioning ears since 2003 when "Trouble" came out
― froster the poophole (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:28 (twelve years ago) link
I like rights for gays. It's funny and camp and macabre.
Whiney, why didn't you start this thread and just split? You're in "most tedious thing said by cranky ilx harpy whiney weingarten in recent john maus thread" territory.
― bamcquern, Friday, 5 August 2011 06:29 (twelve years ago) link
talkin smart to a pimp you done broke the first rule
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:30 (twelve years ago) link
I'm worried about "rights for gays oh yeah" getting stuck in my head.
― Zachary Taylor, Friday, 5 August 2011 06:31 (twelve years ago) link
really? you don't rate Get the Party Started?
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:31 (twelve years ago) link
I stopped caring about Pink after "Most Girls" tbh
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
I'm super jealous of anyone who has honestly never heard anything worse than "rights for gays"
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:36 (twelve years ago) link
rights for gays is really, really bad.
― blapplebees (crüt), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:37 (twelve years ago) link
― Zachary Taylor, Friday, August 5, 2011 2:31 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
looooool no joke i was having trouble sleeping so now i'm listening to no diggity on repeat
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Friday, 5 August 2011 06:39 (twelve years ago) link