I am not in the least bit confused. I just find the disenchantment with CDs in the music world quite snobbish, typified in the way that you refer to vinyl as an 'enthusiasts' format. With that said, it's quite normal for artists to have vinyl/digital-only single releases, which I don't have too much problem with as I'm, by and large, a lover of albums (and there's usually promo CDs if I want something that badly). I just get frustrated by the assumption that some people (including artists) seem to make; that the vinyl's there for the collectors, and everyone else will be satisfied with the digital release. And I hope it doesn't progress to the stage where artists stop releasing albums as CDs.
Aw man, you've made me feel bad about being a dick now cos you're actually nice haha; most folk on Stereogum are just cynical and embittered. Still can't say I'm a fan of the music, but each to their own, eh?
Good for you. I'm sure everyone will be happy to acknowledge that you championed this 'press the demo button on a casio keyboard' aesthetic from an embryonic stage.
Yes, and B.O.B. was written about 'bombs over Baghdad'. My point is that neither song was written specifically about the major events with which they were later indelibly linked, but rather that they crucially foreshadowed these events. Furthermore, the cultural significance they acquired thereafter cemented them as more than just excellent songs; they were/are part and parcel of the events themselves.
Yeah, I can see how the title of this story (you know, the one that you clicked on to get here), and the two preceding videos of Julian Casablancas' performance could make you think that.
I remember reading that Massive Attack did some sort of tribute to the UNKLE artwork, which makes me think that this may not actually be the artwork. Either that or they chose the tribute for their own artwork too.
Not a band song, but more excited for the Tunde Adebimpe collaboration.
I'm pretty sure there were two Cut Copy songs on the list; 'Hearts On Fire' was reasonably high. Do all these people think Pitchfork only published a top 20 songs of the decade list? There was 500 songs!
While that's true, the Gulf War took place in the '90s, then there was the whole disarmament crisis right up until the invasion, so there has been a protracted period of unrest in Iraq. So it wasn't simply by chance that Andre 3000 picked out those particular lyrics at that particular time. Not suggesting he prophesied the whole thing, but the lyrics were culturally relevant when he wrote it and became more poignant following the invasion of Iraq.
For a point of comparison, take Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', it wasn't written for the Civil Right's Movement, but when it was later associated with it, it achieved a cultural significance it wouldn't have otherwise had.
I actually thought they did a really good job. I think an Arctic Monkeys song should have made the top 500 at least, probably not top 20, though. There are a couple of curious choices that certainly could have made way for better songs (Rachel Stevens??), but in most cases they got it right, and I?d be surprised if there aren?t 50 songs that everybody likes on this list.
And 'B.O.B.' is better than 'Hey Ya'.
I like it. It captures the secretive, dead-of-night feel of the song well. Seemed a bit too literal to begin with because of the 'all the windows are glowing' lyric, then it got a lot better.
Are you being ironic or moronic? Picking on grammar isn't 'focusing on little things' to you? Furthermore, if he's the kettle then you're the pot; to rephrase that, people in glass houses shouldn't use bad grammar.
That is true, and they're not exactly kind to Wolfmother here (unless you consider music being compared to Lenny Kravitz' a compliment). However, the obligation may simply be to report on the artists (which they do), they may not have to be nice about them; any publicity is good publicity, right?
This truly is sad news. RIP Les Paul.
The word 'literally' is, ironically, often used as a textual signpost in writing to signal the use of metaphor. First-Class degree in English Language and Literature FTW.
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