scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Every generation gets the U2 they deserve.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Never my thing, but now it just seems so calculated. It's related to the discussion we were having about Green Day. I don't know why bands think they have to behave a certain way once they achieve a certain level of popularity. Arcade Fire went from exceedingly earnest to new wave and now they've gone funky. My brother-in-law said recently that he can almost see Win Butler dressed as Macphisto for their next record, where they get all ironic and 'naughty'. It's like it's inevitable.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
patient_ot wrote:I was a fan of the first two albums they made. Not usually the sort of thing I would like, but a friend turned me onto them. I thought their last album was just okay, bought it and probably listened to it maybe twice.
Heard a song off the new record and though it kinda sucked. I gotta say, I've never been a fan of the whole DFA/LCD Soundsystem production style...that whole thing was hyped to no end about ten years ago and I thought it was basically dance music for hipsters. And this is coming from someone that listens to a lot of Detroit techno and other types of underground dance music.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:Never my thing, but now it just seems so calculated. It's related to the discussion we were having about Green Day. I don't know why bands think they have to behave a certain way once they achieve a certain level of popularity. Arcade Fire went from exceedingly earnest to new wave and now they've gone funky. My brother-in-law said recently that he can almost see Win Butler dressed as Macphisto for their next record, where they get all ironic and 'naughty'. It's like it's inevitable.
I like The Arcade Fire and am enjoying the new album on first listen all the way through, but the MacPhisto comment made me LOL. Good stuff.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:Never my thing, but now it just seems so calculated. It's related to the discussion we were having about Green Day. I don't know why bands think they have to behave a certain way once they achieve a certain level of popularity. Arcade Fire went from exceedingly earnest to new wave and now they've gone funky. My brother-in-law said recently that he can almost see Win Butler dressed as Macphisto for their next record, where they get all ironic and 'naughty'. It's like it's inevitable.
I like The Arcade Fire and am enjoying the new album on first listen all the way through, but the MacPhisto comment made me LOL. Good stuff.
I don't even know what Macphisto is.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:Never my thing, but now it just seems so calculated. It's related to the discussion we were having about Green Day. I don't know why bands think they have to behave a certain way once they achieve a certain level of popularity. Arcade Fire went from exceedingly earnest to new wave and now they've gone funky. My brother-in-law said recently that he can almost see Win Butler dressed as Macphisto for their next record, where they get all ironic and 'naughty'. It's like it's inevitable.
I like The Arcade Fire and am enjoying the new album on first listen all the way through, but the MacPhisto comment made me LOL. Good stuff.
I don't even know what Macphisto is.
This:
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:Never my thing, but now it just seems so calculated. It's related to the discussion we were having about Green Day. I don't know why bands think they have to behave a certain way once they achieve a certain level of popularity. Arcade Fire went from exceedingly earnest to new wave and now they've gone funky. My brother-in-law said recently that he can almost see Win Butler dressed as Macphisto for their next record, where they get all ironic and 'naughty'. It's like it's inevitable.
I like The Arcade Fire and am enjoying the new album on first listen all the way through, but the MacPhisto comment made me LOL. Good stuff.
I don't even know what Macphisto is.
This:
OH! gotcha. Was that Zoo TV era?
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:Thoughts? I'm on my second listen, loving it so far. To me, they have done no wrong thus far into their career.
Chris Richards wrote:Look, I’m sure they’re very nice people, but on their fourth album, “Reflektor,” Arcade Fire still sound like gigantic dorks with boring sex lives.
Chris Richards wrote:It’s an album with a song called “Porno” that you could play for your parents. It’s fraud.
NotBaker wrote:gregpolard wrote:Thoughts? I'm on my second listen, loving it so far. To me, they have done no wrong thus far into their career.
Chris Richards would disagree.
Previously, "Nine Things Everybody Knows" was my favorite thing that Chris Richards wrote. Now it may well be:Chris Richards wrote:Look, I’m sure they’re very nice people, but on their fourth album, “Reflektor,” Arcade Fire still sound like gigantic dorks with boring sex lives.
or maybeChris Richards wrote:It’s an album with a song called “Porno” that you could play for your parents. It’s fraud.
I honestly don't have an opinion on their music, but always enjoy a good journo takedown.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/10/backlash-report-the-ten-most-scathing-reflektor-re.html?utm_source=PANL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=131030
This is 10 more scathing reviews of Reflektor.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I get mad when people don't like the same records/artists I like! I also get mad when people like records/artists I don't like! And what's with these critics taking art so seriously that they get mad (sometimes REALLY mad) when people do a poor job of it?
gregpolard wrote:drew - I agree! I honestly can't stand music critics (or critics in general) for that reason. Some of my favorite albums have been panned by critics and some of the worst albums have been praised. What's weird is that people are really eager to trash this Arcade Fire album but then you don't see anyone doing that to the most overrated artist of the last decade, Kanye West.
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:I get mad when people don't like the same records/artists I like! I also get mad when people like records/artists I don't like! And what's with these critics taking art so seriously that they get mad (sometimes REALLY mad) when people do a poor job of it?
I tired my best to summarize your argument but there were an awful lot of contradictions in there.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:I get mad when people don't like the same records/artists I like! I also get mad when people like records/artists I don't like! And what's with these critics taking art so seriously that they get mad (sometimes REALLY mad) when people do a poor job of it?
I tired my best to summarize your argument but there were an awful lot of contradictions in there.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:A short list of favorite artists brought to my attention by a record review:
The Replacements (Rolling Stone review of Let it Be)
Husker Du (same issue of Rolling Stone also reviewed Zen Arcade)
Rod Stewart, Steely Dan (probably wouldn't have paid much attention if not for Christgau's raves)
Velvet Crush (live show review from Big Takeover)
Posies (review of Dear 23 in Musician magazine)
I won't even get started on all the amazing films (and film directors) I've discovered as a direct result of reading a thoughtful critique.
I seriously do not understand people who don't appreciate the value of well-written criticism.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:I get mad when people don't like the same records/artists I like! I also get mad when people like records/artists I don't like! And what's with these critics taking art so seriously that they get mad (sometimes REALLY mad) when people do a poor job of it?
I tired my best to summarize your argument but there were an awful lot of contradictions in there.
Fair enough. But at the same time, think about a site like Pitchfork who you can kinda already predict what type of review they're going to give a record before it even comes out.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:A short list of favorite artists brought to my attention by a record review:
The Replacements (Rolling Stone review of Let it Be)
Husker Du (same issue of Rolling Stone also reviewed Zen Arcade)
Rod Stewart, Steely Dan (probably wouldn't have paid much attention if not for Christgau's raves)
Velvet Crush (live show review from Big Takeover)
Posies (review of Dear 23 in Musician magazine)
I won't even get started on all the amazing films (and film directors) I've discovered as a direct result of reading a thoughtful critique.
I seriously do not understand people who don't appreciate the value of well-written criticism.
drew wrote:scannest wrote:A short list of favorite artists brought to my attention by a record review:
The Replacements (Rolling Stone review of Let it Be)
Husker Du (same issue of Rolling Stone also reviewed Zen Arcade)
Rod Stewart, Steely Dan (probably wouldn't have paid much attention if not for Christgau's raves)
Velvet Crush (live show review from Big Takeover)
Posies (review of Dear 23 in Musician magazine)
I won't even get started on all the amazing films (and film directors) I've discovered as a direct result of reading a thoughtful critique.
I seriously do not understand people who don't appreciate the value of well-written criticism.
The days of Christgau & Pauline Kael are over. I agree that I've bought many records & seen countless films based on a review but only if it's a thoughtful description that even if they don't like it, maybe it will appeal to my taste. I remeber a bad Siskel & Ebert review of Reservior Dogs but because they described the story & plot I knew I would dig it & I did. Nowadays it's some dumb internet asshole with a chip on his/her shoulder or the f'n dumbass yo-yo's at Aintitcool who use thier power for being snarky as revenge for never getting laid. There is so much info out there now that I can make a decision on my purchases without having to read some geeks blog or some Ivy-league putz using a thesauras to show mommy & daddy they didn't waste their 300K
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:I remember that, YNE. The movie was Meet Joe Black and no, I was not one of those who bought tickets for said movie just to see the Star Wars trailer!
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