mankie
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Re: cheeseball Britpop
November 20, 2003 at 09:59 PM UTC
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On the subject of religion, did anyone see Southpark last night?
CLASSIC!
My thoughts on the Mormons completely….that bloke really saw them all coming didn't he?
markie
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: cheeseball Britpop
November 20, 2003 at 09:59 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
If I say things that contradict each other, it's because I'm human. Normal human beings often have thoughts and emotions that contradict each other. I'm not interested in having the intellectual consistency of a robot.
Ok, My bad, Walter.
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bags
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: cheeseball Britpop
November 20, 2003 at 11:11 PM UTC
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What I find most interesting (really, I'm saying interesting and I mean interesting, I'm not being argumentative or baiting) is that the lyrics are so important as the premise for the debate over particular bands – the whole discussion about whether a band is any good or worthy centers on what they sing about. I'm fascinated. There are few bands for which I know all their lyrics, and I have to admit to listening to quite a lot of stuff just 'cuz I like the way it all works and I'm not even sure what they're 'talking' about.
Though I do agree that you can certainly appreciate songs that are about and evoke things that have *nothing* to do with your life, personal history, proclivities or interests. That's kind of what makes art cool. I love the Decemberists, though I certainly don't give a shit about ocean voyages or dockside prostitutes….
Rhett Miller
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Re: cheeseball Britpop
November 21, 2003 at 02:47 PM UTC
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With the VU I don't like the lyrics or the singer's voice. Some of the music is ok, some mediocre.
With Joy Division, I can't get my the singer's voice, and I don't like the music. The lyrics? Can't really understand them.
With someone like Bob Dylan, I think he writes good songs, both musically and lyrically, but I can't take his voice.
So I would say the singing and the music are probably the most crucial to me. Like Bagster, if the music is good, I don't mind if the singer sings about ocean cruises or other topics that don't interest me. I do mind if the singer sings about stuff like hard drug use, particularly if he glamorizes it in any way.
flawd101
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Re: cheeseball Britpop
November 21, 2003 at 08:37 PM UTC
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that addmitting defeat mode….
