sure beats "promiscuous" and is more accurate
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:22 (four years ago) link
I've complained about this before but "kiss-off." not every breakup song is a sassy emoji!
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
The phrase "torturous path" is an indication that with 95% probability, the author doesn't realize there is a separate adjective "tortuous" meaning "twisting, turning, winding".
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 09:01 (four years ago) link
If cover blurbs are to be believed, every book of history is 'magisterial' and many history reviewers need to buy a thesaurus.
― Oold Lunch (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 16 April 2019 01:39 (four years ago) link
The "artist / album does blank, blank, and blank—-sometimes all in the same song" construction really needs to go
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 27 July 2019 11:14 (four years ago) link
Haha, paged away from this comment and immediately encountered your likely inspiration:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/100-gecs-1000-gecs/
Feels like a pretty effective summation of the 100 gecs appeal in this instance, though.
― what else are you all “over” (Champiness), Saturday, 27 July 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
ick
― budo jeru, Saturday, 27 July 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
wouldn't mind never seeing "rootsy" again
― del griffith, Saturday, 27 July 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
“Closer to You” is all snarly synth bass, clattering trap percussion and processed vocals...
I’ve always disliked this particular cliché — “song x is all attribute attribute attribute...”
― 60... 90... 120 Minute IPA (morrisp), Sunday, 4 August 2019 04:11 (four years ago) link
my absolute least favorite is when musicians who are perpetual side players or have played with a lot of different bands are described as "promiscuous"
― 60... 90... 120 Minute IPA (morrisp), Sunday, 4 August 2019 04:17 (four years ago) link
forgot what thread i'd opened and was struggling to tie that description to "Get Closer" by Seals and Crofts
― Good morning, how are you, I'm (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 4 August 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
From the 'pitchfork is dumb' thread, this exchange made me let out an involuntary guffaw:
I am in favor of descriptions that describe the actual sounds, especially if they have points of reference — I’ve found old albums or bands to listen to that I hadn’t heard after reading a review of a new one I liked. The reviewer should not, however, say that a song sounds “like artists X and Y had a baby”― untuned mass damper (mh), Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:34 PM bookmarkflaglinkwhat if the baby took acid tho― Οὖτις, Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:36 PM bookmarkflaglink
The reviewer should not, however, say that a song sounds “like artists X and Y had a baby”
― untuned mass damper (mh), Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:34 PM bookmarkflaglink
what if the baby took acid tho
― Οὖτις, Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:36 PM bookmarkflaglink
― enochroot, Saturday, 17 August 2019 23:30 (four years ago) link
in the last few months I've been seeing people misuse (intentionally or unintentionally) "gaslighting" to mean a variety of things that are very far removed from gaslighting. People seem to be using it as shorthand for "you are disagreeing with me on this thing and I think you are a moron for having an opinion that is so obviously wrong". It's been misused that way on ILX on a few rare occasions. It was misused that way by butthurt Star Wars fans who were upset that John Boyega had the audacity to say that Reylo made no sense as a shipping. I saw two people arguing today about a festival lineup and one of the two accused the other of gaslighting because they suggested that the only reason they didn't like the lineup was because they were elitist and narrow-minded (???).
a lot of it seems to be thin-skinned people who can't bear to have their worldview challenged and weaponize it in an attempt to shut down the debate. it's frustrating because though we're a long way from it, like "fake news", it's a word that can easily be stripped of its meaning fast if certain bad actors repurpose it.
― looking for Mon in Alderaan places (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 January 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
“butthurt” is probably also a good word to avoid ;)
― Into the Bro-known: One Dude’s ‘Frozen’ Podcast (morrisp), Saturday, 4 January 2020 03:30 (four years ago) link
it's been imprinted within me after years of ILXing, old habits die hard.
― looking for Mon in Alderaan places (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 January 2020 03:32 (four years ago) link
trolling = disagreeing now, losing any sense of meaning it may have had
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Saturday, 4 January 2020 06:19 (four years ago) link
psychedelic
― brimstead, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:28 (four years ago) link
Still better than 'on acid'.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:28 (four years ago) link
Also i hate "OCD" used as shorthand for "I'm very tidy and don't like clutter".
I have mild OCD and yea that ain't it.
― papa stank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:45 (four years ago) link
I really fucking hate the word "monetize" but it will be a useful indicator of who should be first in line for the gulags, so maybe I'll have to put up with it for a while.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 10 January 2020 11:38 (four years ago) link
I sort of wish there was a better word for what people really mean when they say "nature," i.e. bucolic settings, outdoor space, greenery, fresh air. None of this is necessarily "nature." People even refer to farms as "nature" when they are very far from natural. "Nature" is often miserable and something to be escaped. A lawn with a small patch of woods behind it is as man-made as the house overlooking it.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link
otm, i'm always trying to get architecture students to be more precise about this. pretty much everybody wants their building to "connect with the nature" but what exactly that means to you, and how you're going to do it architecturally, is a space of ten thousand possibilities.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
and, like, why it's supposed to be a good thing!
“project”It’s an album or an EP. Why did this new term take hold?
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
Maybe someone told them “Use other words please.”
― rob, Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:39 (three years ago) link
No fan/listener would say it — “Have you heard (artist)’s new ‘project’?” So why do artists use it?
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:42 (three years ago) link
i would have asked the same thing about the word 'artists' tbh
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
make a certain sense from the artist’s pov tho - these days who knows in what form(at) the stuff you’re working on will see the light of day: mixtape? album? EP? or god forbid, only a few scattered singles or buzztracks?whereas the fan/listener only sees the end productplus projects are cool of course
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
isn't 'project' used to refer to it when its in its embryonic state, just to suggest that they're in the process of assembling the album/EP?
seems p harmless to me.
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:22 (three years ago) link
Nah, it’s used for the finished product: https://nypost.com/2020/08/07/victoria-monet-jaguar-interview-album-project/
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
i saw some great artists last night at brownie's. man, some really good performances. i can't wait to hear the new projects they're working on.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
I blame Alan Parsons
― rob, Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:39 (three years ago) link
make a certain sense from the artist’s pov tho - these days who knows in what form(at) the stuff you’re working on will see the light of day: mixtape? album? EP?
this is otm
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:40 (three years ago) link
The line btw “mixtape” and “album” seems to have become blurred, but that’s another story.
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Thursday, 13 August 2020 23:46 (three years ago) link
I was thinking about how people often start a follow-on sentence with ‘Indeed...’ when they’re writing but rarely when speaking. I’m not a fan, but indeed, it’s often a useful way to show your workings out
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 14 August 2020 00:10 (three years ago) link
It makes sense with the likes of Ty Segall or Ethan Miller, who lead a few different bands at any given time. But for a specific release, no.
― Julius Caesar Memento Hoodie (bendy), Friday, 14 August 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
I say "Indeed" in face to face conversations all the time. It's a very useful word.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
I don’t say “indeed” (in speech or writing) — though sometimes I do try to write using my “speaking voice,” and the language ends up sounding impoverished. Hemingway I’m not, I guess.
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
OK, I laughed at it here. I guess she uses the term b/c it’s more than an EP, but less than an album?https://i.imgur.com/vKnc67w_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Saturday, 15 August 2020 05:37 (three years ago) link
"classically trained"
I feel like "self-taught"/"autodidact" is the inverted equivalent of this. Brought to mind by:
His mother Susan Collier is a violinist, conductor, and professor at the Royal Academy of Music's Junior Academy.[8] Collier's maternal grandfather, Derek Collier, was a violinist who also taught at the Royal Academy and performed with orchestras around the world. Collier says, "We sing Bach chorales together as family – it's just so much fun."[7]...Collier attended Mill Hill County High School in north London and The Purcell School for Young Musicians in Bushey, Hertfordshire.[11] He briefly studied jazz piano at the Royal Academy.[12]... Collier received the ABRSM Gold Medal for the highest mark in the country for his grade eight singing result in 2008.[14]...Collier is a self-declared autodidact.
Collier attended Mill Hill County High School in north London and The Purcell School for Young Musicians in Bushey, Hertfordshire.[11] He briefly studied jazz piano at the Royal Academy.[12]... Collier received the ABRSM Gold Medal for the highest mark in the country for his grade eight singing result in 2008.[14]...
Collier is a self-declared autodidact.
― Sharp! Distance! (Sund4r), Sunday, 3 January 2021 00:14 (three years ago) link
“jabs”“shots in arms”luv 2 see it happening; but cringe when I encounter those words, for some reason
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
It’s either that or ‘microchipped’.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:04 (three years ago) link
How do u feel about "fauci ouchie"
― illumi-naughty (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:11 (three years ago) link
lol, the worst
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
I mean they literally are "shots" so I don't get the second one, unless it's just the "in arms" part you object to
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
Yeah, maybe there’s something kind of dehumanizing about it? It feels sort of like a military-style figure of speech (akin to “boots on the ground”)... guess there’s nothing inherently wrong with that—a military campaign metaphor is not inapt here—I don’t know why it bugs me. I’d be fine with just “shots.”
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
pump n dump
― lord of the ting tings (map), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:29 (three years ago) link
sorry
I think "shots in arms" is public health jargon. It does sound kind of militaristic, but it's the way doctors think.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:29 (three years ago) link
Yeah it would refer to vaccine doses actually deployed in disease control, as opposed to available reserves. “Jab” is twee English public school slang and I wince every time I hear it.
― assert (MatthewK), Saturday, 20 February 2021 21:38 (three years ago) link