― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 19 August 2004 08:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― emsk, Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:42 (nineteen years ago) link
I think the name is from a comic originally...
I still like thee 'Nands
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Thursday, 19 August 2004 10:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 19 August 2004 11:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― dickvandyke (dickvandyke), Thursday, 19 August 2004 11:23 (nineteen years ago) link
which kinda makes sense, you know.
but hey.
― grimly fiendish, Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:03 (nineteen years ago) link
with respect to roger a; of course i don't mean to single you out.
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:17 (nineteen years ago) link
What are we supposed to be hiding?
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:24 (nineteen years ago) link
(Thea, I must say that knowing the good Mr. J-Rock as I do, when he says he doesn't like something, he is in fact telling you what he thinks rather than being strangely ironic.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― dean? (deangulberry), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― willie strunk, Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Refer upthread to the post which caused this thread to be revived.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I supposed I joined in here because it seems pretty clear most of us agree that that their music is not deep and meaningful, yet the hate they extract from ILM outweighs the need, in my opinion, for what that's worth.
Hate away if you don't like it but why work the knickers into such a twist about these guys in particular? From what I've seen they don't even need to be taken down a peg, they don't put on airs as far as I know. Maybe that's changed and they need as much hate as possible.
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:39 (nineteen years ago) link
I find hating arrogance dull but now I'm bored with myself on this thread talking about it. Goodnight! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link
sweet dreams.
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― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― dean? (deangulberry), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:15 (nineteen years ago) link
Yeah, we don't really think they're boring. We must love them because we talk about them a lot! wtf
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Atnevon (Atnevon), Thursday, 19 August 2004 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Ned already mentioned their affinity for Sparks, but I'm also glad they keep talking about ABBA in their interviews. A lot of their album tracks remind me of the overwrought decadence and sensuality in "Lay all your love on me" or "Gimme gimme gimme (a man after midnight)." To my ears, they seem to pay homage to that sort of music without sounding like they're trying too hard to pull it off (except perhaps the opening track).
I suppose the reverse argument could be made, that instead of giving a hint of subtlety and intellect their music simply feigns sophistication in order to lure the hordes of pretentious college students who refuse to shake their asses to the plainer plebeian stylings of Lil' Jon. Well, so be it. Like my ass gives a damn.
― Slim Pickens (Slim Pickens), Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:00 (nineteen years ago) link
....there is more than one way to shake an ass.
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sara Sherr, Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:12 (nineteen years ago) link
Well yeah, but then you still have plenty of people who prefer one over the other. And neither group are wrong. ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Slim Pickens (Slim Pickens), Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 19 August 2004 23:29 (nineteen years ago) link