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Because PsychEx FutureHeart isn't a promotor of any kind at all.
+2 | 9/18/12 4:20 PM
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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...
0 | 9/18/12 3:08 PM
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Somebody needs to put them both in time out until they're ready to shake hands and play nice.
+2 | 9/17/12 5:31 PM
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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.
+11 | 9/14/12 12:25 PM
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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.
0 | 9/12/12 3:02 PM
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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.
0 | 9/12/12 1:35 PM
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Whenever I see videos of Annie performing, I'm always surprised she doesn't fall over working all her pedals in those heels.
+4 | 9/11/12 8:54 AM
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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)
0 | 9/7/12 3:52 AM
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I would kill or die for a Slowdive reunion. Kill. Or Die.
+4 | 8/30/12 11:48 AM
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NOW try and say they haven't changed since their debut.
+4 | 8/27/12 4:13 PM
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On first listen, the only thing harder to follow than this album is this comment section.
+1 | 8/25/12 11:58 AM
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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.
+36 | 8/24/12 1:32 PM
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What in the what?
+2 | 8/22/12 12:47 PM
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Yes, but now I have a way to coerce people into listening to their music. 'But you love that show... just listen to it ONCE'
+4 | 8/21/12 6:30 AM
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Anyone got translated lyrics?
+2 | 8/17/12 1:29 PM
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It's a sad day for Freedom of Expression.
+1 | 8/17/12 9:48 AM
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Says Billy "Deluxe Bonus Edition" Corgan
+43 | 8/16/12 12:50 PM
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I know it's an important cause, I hope they aren't charged, and I signed the petition. But couldn't she have written a better protest song?
+5 | 8/15/12 3:59 PM
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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.
+9 | 8/13/12 5:15 PM
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Disinterested is the word.
+1 | 8/13/12 5:10 PM
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...but she's such a cow. You see the predicament this raises.
+2 | 8/10/12 3:39 PM
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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.
+2 | 8/7/12 1:08 PM
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Yes, it's just like in 1996 when America built giant stadiums for the Olympics!
-2 | 8/6/12 12:20 PM
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Paraphrasing Community here but 'He's not anti-olympics, he's just pro-anti.'
+9 | 8/6/12 10:48 AM
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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!!!
+4 | 8/6/12 10:37 AM
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Courtney Love - 'Nobody out-crazies me! Where's my phone?'
+28 | 7/30/12 3:17 PM
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Bad joke about drugs and HZ=Hurts.
+9 | 7/30/12 6:00 AM
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Gucci Gucci was good for some laughs - that was a year ago, can we please all just get over her now?
+8 | 7/24/12 12:11 PM
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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.
0 | 7/18/12 5:11 PM
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Logical decision.
+4 | 7/17/12 11:55 AM
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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.
+5 | 7/16/12 4:48 PM
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You must be new here, welcome to the internet.
+15 | 7/16/12 4:44 PM
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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.
+1 | 7/12/12 3:51 PM
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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.
+2 | 6/22/12 10:41 AM
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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.
0 | 6/22/12 10:34 AM
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NME need to get out of The Stone Roses' arsehole.
+4 | 6/20/12 12:18 PM
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So they're being payed by California State Tourism now, right?
+6 | 6/14/12 11:40 AM
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How dare you suggest that releasing a 28 song loose-concept album arranged in relation to the progression of a day is pompous! The very IDEA.
+18 | 6/12/12 2:09 PM
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Album stream on NPR... it's pretty bloody brilliant.
+6 | 6/11/12 5:06 AM
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I'm moving up in the world!
0 | 6/8/12 4:41 PM
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