pretty sure i couldn't have gotten away with bringing this album home in 1998
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
also feel like this record shares a lot sonically and lyrically with our lady peace's spiritual machines
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
could just be that manson and raine maida are similarly incompetent singers
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
I didn't have a copy myself, but in high school we listened to it a lot in the darkroom, including in pitch-black while processing film negatives. I'm not sure I would enjoy this album w/o those sullen friends around.
― jmm, Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
one of the best album covers of all time
of the mechanimals/machina/celebrity skin trifecta of corgan-addled attempts to keep up with mainstream pop excess by going super glam it might be the best but iunno how well it's aging outside of dope show
speed of pain is just warrant covering exit music for a film
― james brooks, Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
lol "i don't like the drugs" is so "let's dance"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
Why not?
And "Let's Dance"? Man that's a total "Fame" rip.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
lol i knew i was thinking of the wrong bowie song
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
also agree that warrant covering exit music is a welcome aesthetic
mm's low-key radiohead fanboying was the funniest thing about this period
the topline on "lamb of god" off holy wood is a note for note rip of "climbing up the walls"
― james brooks, Thursday, 2 October 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
This is so mean to MM! He's a pretty good tuneful screamer. Gotta go w. "I Want to Disappear" as three-minute anthem MM is the only mode I can still deal w/ tbh
― Simon H., Thursday, 2 October 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
He's a pretty good tuneful screamer
agreed! i don't mean to be unfair, i like his narrow croak
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 October 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
lol I just really hate Raine Maida/OLP
are any of the post-Holy Wood records worthy?
― Simon H., Thursday, 2 October 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 11 October 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
'Coma White'
― Welcome To (Turrican), Saturday, 11 October 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 12 October 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Huh. Didn't expect that.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 October 2014 01:09 (nine years ago) link
weird results!
still the best album ever
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 August 2016 14:33 (seven years ago) link
the one from last year-ish is soooo good
i disagree with almost everything i've said in this thread
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 August 2016 14:37 (seven years ago) link
Which begs the question.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 August 2016 15:20 (seven years ago) link
yes I have heard last year's album and it rules
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 August 2016 16:59 (seven years ago) link
I have a weird relationship with this record: I dug "The Dope Show" after not really feeling one way or another about his/their earlier material and bought the album when it came out in 1998, loved it on first listen, and then never really cared to check out anything they did afterwards. But the real reason I'm posting in this thread in 2018 is that I just found the poll and no one voted for "The Last Day on Earth" and wtf, c'mon, that song rules
― It's like an Christian pop (thewufs), Saturday, 10 March 2018 01:27 (six years ago) link
i love this album so much and i very much love that the title track won
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
I was arguing this album's virtues the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:06 (four years ago) link
dead astronaut in spaaaaaaaaace
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
songs that deserved votes:
all of them, but in particularspeed of paindisassociativei want to disappearnew model no. 15last day on earth
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 12 December 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
are any of the albums btwn Holy Wood and Pale Emperor worth hearing?
― Simon H., Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
i've never investigated and have no desire to
even holy wood is kinda running on fumes
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
omg I just realized I already asked this question on this very thread xp
― Simon H., Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
i've heard the occasional positive thing about born villain
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
the singles from the tim sköld era (golden age of grotesque and eat me, drink me) are bad enough that i can't imagine the albums are much better
I found a copy of EMDM in a thrift store bin yesterday but it didn't seem like a sound investment
― Simon H., Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:22 (four years ago) link
i love this album so much and i very much love that the title track won― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:05 (two days ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:05 (two days ago) link
^^^^^^^
― Tim F, Friday, 13 December 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
Classic album
― Mule, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:54 (three years ago) link
Such great guitar sound, all crunchy and compressed.
― Mule, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:58 (three years ago) link