Fair point, but I think at least the women in Blurred Lines were allowed to have a bit of personality which the women in Tunnel Vision definitely didn't have. Not that that makes it miles better or anything, but at least they seemed to have a little bit of control of the situation, whereas in Tunnel Vision they were little more than props.
And on Kanye, it's hard to take anything he says seriously since he's such an asshole. Sure what he says is distasteful, but we're hardly put in a position to agree with him. His whole world view seems to leave him feeling depressed, alone and empty so he's not exactly 'glorifying' misogyny, he's kinda just showing how shit it leaves him feeling.
Maybe it's a bit tenuous, but at least it's not as in your face as Tunnel Vision or Blurred Lines
I've been feeling the same way about these clips. I mean, I love boobs as much as the next guy but this is really just blatantly using women as props for the guys.
At least in the Robin Thicke clip the women looked like they were actually having fun as opposed to just writhing around looking sexy... Not saying the Blurred Lines clip is much better, it's still the same sort of glammed up sexism that Terry Richardson peddles as Arrrrrrttttt.. but at least it was kinda light-hearted..
maybe I'm getting old and boring, but using women in art solely because they are hot and/or topless doesn't really do it for me anymore. Sigh.
Although I like the later Bonnie Prince stuff, it absolutely has nothing on the earlier Palace material. Beware and Lie Down in the Light are both great albums, but they are way too high on the list, and Arise Therefore and Days in the Wake are insanely low on the list. And if you're going to include Wai Notes, why not include Hope as well (which is much better)?
My top ten would look more like this:
10. Joya
9. Master and Everyone
8. The Letting Go
7. There is No One....
6. Superwold
5. Ease Down the Road
4. Arise Therefore
3. I See A Darkness
2. Viva Last Blues
1. Days in the Wake
As someone who's only really listened to Boxer and High Violet and has always meant to have, but never actually have, gotten into older National stuff, this list is pretty spot on for me.
But that's because I wouldn't consider myself a massive National fan, nor would I ever feel qualified to make a list of their best songs.
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