Strongo, I'd argue that "Comfortably Numb" is the weakest moment on the album.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:36 (twenty years ago) link
Though I respect chops, they really aren't necessary to pull off a great pop song. The Scissor Sisters aren't virtuosos on the level of Prince or Steely Dan, but that isn't really what they are going for.
Bubblegum > "dark counterpoints"
Prince's lyrics > Becker & Fagan's lyrics
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:36 (twenty years ago) link
Steely Dan = music to write a thesis paper about
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link
I view this album as my disposable pop album of the year. I'll listen to it now, but in 12 months time it'll probably be relegated to the back of the CD cupboard.
― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link
I don't buy that. Good pop records are things that you listen to a lot, then kinda phase out, but if you hear it again, you get that nice rush of "oh man, I LOVE this song, I haven't heard it in forever!"
You don't forget great pop.
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:04 (twenty years ago) link
x-post
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:14 (twenty years ago) link
I don't believe there is an intrinsic quality that makes one tune "lasting" and another transient.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:16 (twenty years ago) link
I don't understand you people.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:22 (twenty years ago) link
It's also like the Darkness album, that I haven't touched since last autumn.
― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:28 (twenty years ago) link
― John Cei Douglas (John Cei Douglas), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:30 (twenty years ago) link
― minna (minna), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:31 (twenty years ago) link
The pop consumer doesn't really do this! Anastacia is still having bit hits!
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:52 (twenty years ago) link
(tend to skip comfortably numb tho)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 14 May 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 14 May 2004 01:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 14 May 2004 01:09 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 14 May 2004 01:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:35 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 14 May 2004 04:43 (twenty years ago) link
*Head explodes*
― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:08 (twenty years ago) link
"Electrobix", duh. Just kidding. Okay, seriously:
1. "Mary"2. "Take Your Mama Out" (= My Old School, 2004)3. "Better Luck Next Time" (at 1:03)4. "Return To Oz" (although this sounds a bit like ELO as well)
Derrrr. Do any of you even own Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic? Go back and listen to "Kid Charlemagne", "Peg", or "F.M." again, you'll figure it out. No static at alllllll...
― scottontharox (scottkundla), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:33 (twenty years ago) link
― scottontharox (scottkundla), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:36 (twenty years ago) link
― scottontharox (scottkundla), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:42 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Otis Wheeler (Otis Wheeler), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:41 (twenty years ago) link
― djdee2005, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 05:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 05:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:31 (nineteen years ago) link