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Second -- I had heard much of Hail to the Thief a few weeks ago, after my brother had downloaded it and burned it for me, but I must not have been paying too much attention, because I thought it was only "great." It's beyond great. It's phenomenal. Though it doesn't break new ground like OK Computer did, it's better than OK Computer because their skills have been honed and perfected. Even the two weaker songs, "Backdrifts" and "Go to Sleep," are only weaker in the whole context of the album -- taken on their own, they're very good. "Sail to the Moon," the third track, may be the most beautiful thing they've ever written. It's very simple, with simple lyrics and a simple melody, but it's ravishing. Thom Yorke wrote it for his son (aww). Seriously, everyone must try to hear this. Go install Kazaa and download "Sail to the Moon" and "Where I End and You Begin" if you're reluctant to buy it at first. Then get it. |
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I think this has become one of my favorite albums of all time. I can't stop listening to it. I find "Myxomatosis" weirdly sexy. |
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ARRGGG!!!!!!!RAARR!!!! STOMPSTOMPSTOMP, wave fist, wave fist. |
I watched it last night. God, the nostalgia almost choked me. I almost cried, I swear to God. Even to this day, I can't listen to "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" without feeling like it's 1994 and the summer sun is shining and the happy little trees are waving to me as I'm driving to California with my cousins. I want to go back there. Stephen Malkmus is a beautiful, beautiful man. It needs to be said. And the early '90s need to be codified as the era of fantastic sunny-lazy garage music, if they're not already. 1991 ("the year punk broke"?) to 1993 were the peak years. And damn me, if I'd only been a few years older, I would have been able to enjoy the times better. I'm so glad I had friends with musically-conscious older brothers and sisters. |
Boy, my brother went all out for my birthday this year. That was nice of him. |
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Lester? Lance? Same people? Brothers? though im not a huge fan of radiohead....i think their pretty ok, but one thing that really struck me watching something on mtv the other day...a show they did in NYC recently and i kept thinking how much they remind me of The Fall at times. Thats a good thing mind you. That is all. |
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This pisses me off. |
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i've been logged on since i arrived at work...it does act up from time to time. well, i think you'll really dig it because its a very intimate interview along with accoustics songs. an hour long. |
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Im luke warm about their music. Im sure you'll dig it though. Actually i was distracted from what paying attention to what they were saying because the DJ, preceeding the airing said "On a rainy day in NYC last week, and if you listen closely you can hear the rain, ..." I spent most of the time i was paying attention to see if i could hear the rain. |
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though i prefer 'the gloaming' to 'hail to the thief' as a title. from my memory of my quick scan of the liner notes, it seems like the band refers to the album as 'the gloaming'. the two titles seem to be two sides of the same coin, especially if you are one of those lefty freaks who think that george bush is the beginning of the end. and dougie, 'yoshimi' is not a concept album. or so says the flaming lips. but it is also brilliant. it was my boner du jour a few ago. |
I think "the Gloaming" is a little precious for an album title. They made the right decision to change it. Ooh, interview is beginning! |
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******** Later on, Colin Greenwood says "People need to focus on bigger issues instead of whether George Bush is an idiot or not." Jonny Greenwood adds "We'd never name a record after one political event like Bush's election. The record's bigger than that. Hopefully it will last longer than Bush unless he's getting a whole dynasty together, which is always possible. One of the things Thom's singing about is whether or not you choose to deal with what's happening. There are a lot of lines about escaping and avoiding issues, about keeping your head down and waiting. Everybody feels like that from time to time as much as they feel frustration about things they can't change. It's a confusing time right now but that doesn't mean that we're issuing any kind of manifesto. It's more like we're summing up what it's like to be around in 2003." ********* |
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NOFX and their "War on Errorism" cover however... thats not very smart. even for the people who'll find it funny (and that'll be few since its actually pretty badly done), it will be outdated possibly within a year and a half |
fuh. i don't actually care about this. carry on. |
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And, uh... It's good. I really like it. Goddammit, I can barely put words together. I've been trying to get rid of this shitting 2-6AM Saturday shift and nobody will take it from me. At least there's a computer in the studio so I can Sorabji. If anybody is awake, y'all should hit www.kbga.org and listen to me slur into the mic. Good Morning! |
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best video, indeed. |