Also, I love that it was basically his follow-up to 'A Girl Like You.' Such open defiance of even remotely caring about continuing with that momentum.
― Austin, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
He casually declares his independence or openly dismisses the idea of being marketed alongside the other bands of the time in maybe half the songs here! Very amusingly worded too! haha.
― everything, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
Doing your own thing and not caring about money or success is the theme of the album.
― everything, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
maybe my favorite thing he ever did?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULZtVYBCL08
"means to an end" (1990)
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 06:56 (five months ago) link
from the album hellbent on compromise♥︎
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 06:59 (five months ago) link
i'm honestly slightly aghast at how much no one seems to care/know about this song. <800 listsners and <2000 scrobbles on last.fm, not on streaming, and <1000 views on youtube. i just happened on a used cd copy years ago by complete chance and that's the first track. the rest of the album is kind of a standard jangly 1990 alterna-thing. none of it retains that same eerie atmosphere as on "means to an end." the song was co-written with paul quinn (who goes way back w/ec). anyway, what a tune.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 07:15 (five months ago) link
kind of has a leonard cohen thing going on
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 18:54 (five months ago) link