I prefer this, and it's probably unintentional, but it's just way too similar to Somebody That I Used to Know. Did nobody she played this to tell her about that song? Seems like the kind of thing you'd keep in the vaults given the circumstances...
At the end of the day, thousands of people buy her music. Thousands of people come to her shows. Thousands of people buy her merch. Thousands of people GIVE HER MONEY FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING AT ALL. Amanda Palmer has a devoted set of fans who hang off her every word, declare her every action a work of artistic genius and will buy whatever she offers them. She can afford to hire musicians and pay them in real money. There's a difference between going 'Wow, I have a loyal fan base' and going 'Wow, I have a loyal fan base. I wonder how much I can get them to do for me in order to minimise my own expenses.' She's doing the second one, and it's more than a little rude, egotistical and manipulative.
She needs to learn to use capital letters and paragraphs properly. And cut down on her word count, nobody has the time to listen to her witter on for 2,800 words.
I'm really shocked Florence + the Machine aren't here. I mean, their last album was so much better than the first, and that was favourite to win the year it was released. And any personal opinion aside, she's the kind of thing the Mercury's would go for.
Yeah, although for the past 2 years there's been one that's so ridiculously obvious everybody else might as well not have bothered showing up. I would say that it's interesting to have a level playing field, although I don't really think 'interesting' can be accurately applied to this list.
Daydream Nation
Evol
Sister
Murray Street
Washing Machine
Goo
The White(y) Album
Confusion Is Sex
Dirty
Sonic Nurse
Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped
Bad Moon Rising
NYC Ghosts and Flower
A Thousands Leaves
Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star
The Eternal
(IMO)
I think they probably just went through Pitchfork's end of year lists, listened to one song, googled a picture and bang - 'controversial' 'article' in 10 easy minutes.
That's the thing about Green Day, there's probably loads of 11 year olds shitting themselves with excitement over this... but they'll grow out of it as well.
I'd have to disagree. I think both this an Angels would be completely out of place on the first album. There's something about the production, and the drums in particular, that is completely different. Vocally and lyrically, it's the same, but musically there is a definite progression here.
Hey! Guys! Hey! I'm Morrissey! Look over here! Pay attention! I'm Morrissey! The Queen's a twat! Controversial! I hate the olympics and David Beckam's a moron! Relevant! Just PAY ATTENTION TO ME FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
Also, the album cover has been plastered over London for the past month, literally on every bus stop, fence, lamppost, but I couldn't find it anywhere on the internet until now... so thanks for that.
Am I the only one who thinks this is different from their debut? They sound like the same band, but this song would have been totally out of place where ever you put it on the first album. There's a different guitar tone, and the drums are nothing like the beats on any of their other songs.
The Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan thing would suggest they're hinting at being Gay Friendly, but unless I missed something that wouldn't explain Bob.
People don't understand how we can be so obsessed with the weather until they've lived here for a while: we don't exactly have seasons, we just cycle randomly through weather conditions and temperatures with no warning.
It's a lot better than expected. I feel like Absolute Beginners is really random song to end with though. I would have thought they'd go with The National Anthem or Jerusalem, but even if they're going for a song and not one of the anthems it's just such a random song, not a classic or something everyone remembers.
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