Sweet Charity is glorious, a great choice
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
Is Vanity Fair kinda transphobic, or am I missing something? There's obviously a religious aspect to the lyrics as well, but it seems to mostly be about plastic surgery and specifically castration.
― ☮️ (peace, man), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:30 (four years ago) link
I never got that from it. The lyrics are generally too inscrutable to draw any solid meaning from.
― chap, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
Looking at the lyrics, it definitely uses a lot of imagery concerning surgery and cutting away and the nether regions, but I'm not sure that makes it automatically transphobic? I'm probably not the most qualified to judge that.
― chap, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 16:03 (four years ago) link
ACN ftw
― help yourself to another slice of apple ... crumble (Willl), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
― ☮️ (peace, man)
i don't read it as transphobic and never have (in contrast to say "dead goon" which, i don't know if it's _transphobic_ per se but i would say it's an unnecessarily _cruel_ song) but i speak only for myself on this
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:10 (four years ago) link
honestly "vanity fair" mostly makes me think of marshall herff applewhite
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:18 (four years ago) link
Goodbye Sober Day for me. The chanting is awesome.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
peace man, I had a similar discovery about the “Chaka Chakas” when watching a screening of I believe Baraka.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:25 (four years ago) link
Was just thinking about this record the other day. Need to re-listen before voting. I remember downloading the 30 second (Real Audio?) clips of three songs prior to the record coming out, putting them on a 3.5" disk, and bringing it to work to play for my Patton-loving coworker who didn't have the internet.
― cwkiii, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:32 (four years ago) link
syrupy lynchian freefall > rinky-dink polka getaway > massive slow crooner > metal kechak > the rest
^ vg. imo: massive slow crooner > syrupy lynchian freefall > rinky-dink polka getaway > metal kechak > the rest
so many great sections all over this record, and yet impossible not to vote for the massive slow crooner, high drama & wry; beautiful and crucial piano licks, that is Pink Cigarette
― gaudio, Thursday, 12 March 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link
glad you voted for it as i felt bad not doing so
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Thursday, 12 March 2020 21:32 (four years ago) link
now, obv that i'm feeling sorry for not voting for TACN, Retrovertigo or GSD
― gaudio, Thursday, 12 March 2020 21:35 (four years ago) link
some of the chord changes on this album are incredible
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Thursday, 12 March 2020 21:42 (four years ago) link
it's not an album I listen to a lot even though it's right up my street. but pink cig is a jam
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 12 March 2020 22:41 (four years ago) link
Ars Moriendi is the best track imo.
― everything, Thursday, 12 March 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
LOVE this album.
and "retrovertigo" is the best ballad ever so props for using it in the title.
the actual choice will be hard!
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 March 2020 01:55 (four years ago) link
Very consistent album but Ars Moriendi probably my favorite. The section starting at 2:24 is particularly great
― Vinnie, Friday, 13 March 2020 02:01 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Shit...just relistened. "Goodbye Sober Day" it is.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 14:22 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
both the songs with 0 are great
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 01:13 (four years ago) link
I considered voting for "The Holy Filament"!
― cwkiii, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 01:28 (four years ago) link
ah fuck, meant to listen and vote.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 02:00 (four years ago) link
i like this arrangement of "the holy filament":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdY9ZzQItO4
glad i voted for "none of them knew" though, y'all are crazy for sleeping on it
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
― cwkiii
So did I actually. Evocative of a far future crystaline machine god.
― chap, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 09:57 (four years ago) link
So, this will definitely be delayed, and not as exciting as an album of all new material, but still pretty tantalising news.
https://www.revolvermag.com/music/mr-bungle-re-recording-first-demo-exclusive-studio-report-part-1
― chap, Monday, 23 March 2020 23:43 (four years ago) link
Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn explains. "But the original demo was never fully realized. It was a DIY four-track tape recording fully self-produced by our naive and wandering minds whilst still learning how to play our instruments and understand songwriting at its most basic level. Not to mention I'm pretty sure we were all virgins at the time — high-strung, bored teenagers with only a limited number of options for where to direct our energy in an impoverished, isolated town."
so dunn is saying that they feel the need to re-record their first demo because... they've gotten laid since they recorded it?
guys, it's 2020, you don't need a reason, if you feel like re-recording your first demo go ahead and do it
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:42 (four years ago) link