Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Is that a comment on the album, or some oblique reference to issues in yr personal life?
I am rubber, you are glue! ptthhht!
My brain tends to flush out memories of albums it finds mediocre, so I don't remember the specific songs you mention. But, for you, I'll relisten to them. I was already thinking ought to give them another shot at some point.
I think they're incredibly unoriginal and sound like all of 80s Britpop in a blender. I mean, even the drums are recorded with boomy snares! That said, I really liked 2 or 3 of the songs on Funeral.
I like "Funeral," but it hasn't grabbed me enough that I could say precisely what I like about it.
(Oh, and I'm up for the Gmail exchange. Hayden, do you want to just walk us through setting this one up, and then I could do the next one?)
I like Funeral quite a lot. I found that their music, that I will agree, is dancing the 80's retro tune that seems trendy now, has an emotional edge to it which I find affecting. Unlike Franz Ferdinand, who seem cold to me.
(Oh, and I'm up for the Gmail exchange. Hayden, do you want to just walk us through setting this one up, and then I could do the next one?)
Sho' nuff. I'll start setting it up this afternoon, ok?
And yeah, I think Franz Ferdinand is ok, but I'd much rather pop on some Gang of Four, Raincoats, Liars, Slits, or any number of punk funksters. Hell, I'd almost rather listen to Rick James (bitch). Please see my earlier comments on the Arcade Fire and substitute "late 70s punk-funk" for "80s Britpop".
Current participants: Jim, Lyra Jane, Steph, Alicia, me. Anyone else want onboard for the Great Googly Moogly Gmail Round Robin 2005?
Also, does anyone have preferences on topics? I humbly offer the following ideas:
OK, I'm out of ideas.
Tom Tomorrow is looking for a U2 ticket.
Tom Tomorrow should learn to use eBay like the rest of us.
I like Songs about Death, though the Homeown Heros category intrigues.
Anyone else want onboard for the Great Googly Moogly Gmail Round Robin 2005?
Sure.
"I did not say I was a millionaire: I said I have spent more money than a millionaire. And women? Weeellll... great googly moogly!" -- Howlin' Wolf, "Goin' Down Slow"
Lots of radio interviews today that I think will interest David (btw, big get well soon wishes to Emmett): John Doe (and Wim Wenders) on Soundcheck and on Fresh Air pioneering deejay Kool Herc (one letter away from an excellent pseudonym for Mr. Smay) and Ed Ward's review of Pachuco Boogie.
Throw me in the Google thing.