your evaluation of protection is unbelievably wrong
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:45 (five years ago) link
Nevertheless, I'm grateful for it producing "Protection."
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:46 (five years ago) link
I love 100th Window on a level on par with the previous three these days. I need to give Heligoland a proper shot.
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
so do I
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 02:00 (five years ago) link
I loved "Splitting the Atom" as the theme to the very doomed series LUCK
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 02:02 (five years ago) link
I forgot how great "Live With Me" is, truly one of the best "singles tacked onto a best-of" ever
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 05:16 (five years ago) link
I wish these guys were more prolific so I didn’t miss them so much, even their “bad” songs sound good to me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 February 2019 07:26 (five years ago) link
Heligoland was a slow grower - but it's now my fave along Mezzanine.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 7 February 2019 10:40 (five years ago) link
Wow, you must really hate 'Pre-Millennium Tension' to not even list it.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 7 February 2019 12:02 (five years ago) link
No Protection is worth a listen too
― Neil S, Thursday, 7 February 2019 12:03 (five years ago) link
Maybe its #4? (xp)
― dorsalstop, Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
oh wow it's about a month and a half until I see the Mezzanine anniversary tour :O
― mh, Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
PMT falls apart in its second side, "Lyrics of Fury" aside.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:51 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I really disagree with that assessment. I think "Sex Drive," "My Evil is Strong," "Bad Things" and "Piano" just feel weak by comparison, because the first six tracks - "Vent" through "Ghetto Youth" are such an amazing run, but the whole album is ridiculously strong and cohesive. It sustains a very ugly, enervated mood and provides no relief or catharsis. I love it. It and Mezzanine are the two absolute keepers from this whole body of work IMO.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
The first side is his most concentrated work; I can listen to "Tricky Kid" on loop for hours.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
The PMT tour in 1997 was fucking wild. He played in almost total darkness. I saw the NYC date - Jeru the Damaja opened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDjdaIVZdLg
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
saw that tour too, in atl, think he also had his back to us?
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link