I've had a few years of living over there under my belt, and just visited Tokyo again this past July. Not only is Japan a collectors country, they're a culture that holds their passions sacred (something America knows little about, unfortunately. We're a very disposable culture, generally speaking.) They view music and art in a unique way that only handfuls of us do out West. A CD to them is a shrine to the artist who holds their affections.
...or have him suddenly catch you making out in the back of your car.
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"Come To Daddy", by the way. But it's all good.
Exactly about Thom. And to any who may think Thom doesn't count as "old" yet...
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Apologies, Tim Curtin, my response was aimed more at LeMonjello's comment by way of your response. I didn't mean to sound like I was being a contrarian to your statement (which was in fact pretty much the same as mine)
Of course bands tried to make their own Kid A. Thing is, they simply couldn't. It was that big of a record. Radiohead knew this. They saw everyone aping OK Computer and set out to drop something nobody COULD copy, even if they tried. And they did it. You could even go so far as saying indie's resurgent obsession with glitch and electronica was sparked in part by Kid A and Radiohead in general. (Yes I know they weren't the pioneers of this, but an album that huge using those sounds started a trend for sure).
Forgive me for perpetuating a Kid A argument on a thread about Funeral, because Funeral deserves it's respect. But let's not pretend Kid A wasn't Kid A.
Having said all that, Funeral has aged so nicely. I think I like it more now than I ever did before.
To me it's like if I want black metal, I'm going elsewhere. And if I want shoegaze/post rock I'm going elsewhere. It's a mediocre combo of the two.
Maybe I need to listen to Sunbather some more.
Anyone else sort of disappointed with this crop? Hey QT is catchy enough but it's a half-assed K-pop rip off.
And I can't seriously (seriously??) be the only one that thinks Deafheaven is boring as hell...??
Someone help me out here.
What about this anniversary tomorrow? I can't be the only one willing to admit its significance.
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I've always been a fairly dedicated Oasis fan, but Definitely Maybe always seemed a tad overrated to me. I came upon them as Morning Glory hit and just didn't see how the two were comparable at all. Took me years to realize how great their debut really is. This album definitely has aged rather well.
Oasis is the kind of band whose best albums were SO DAMN GOOD that I always bought their new ones in the hope that somehow they'd make another like it. They came close with Don't Believe The Truth in my opinion. Though they never matched their early glory, Oasis will always be legends to me.
I'm the same. I feel like I need tangible proof of purchase. I buy digital when I can't find a physical copy anywhere, or if it's an artist or album I'd just like to "check out" beyond a casual interest (but usually if I'm just casually "checking out" that's all up to Spotify).
I like collecting in general though. Books, CD's, what have you. I like the trophy and shrine to the art I love.
Completely agree. Especially considering Corgan has spent an entire career writing better songs on his own than the Soundgarden fools have made as a collective (or solo for that matter).
Just got back from Tokyo where I bought this album the day it came out at Tower Records in Shibuya.
Her last album made my top ten last year. While this one doesn't have the barn-burners that one did, it's still a fantastic pop album if you like this sort of thing.
Which I do.
Damn. Almost made the top ten with my first comment in close to six months. Was hoping for a glorious return. Oh well. Love ya, Gumheads.
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edit: I can "understand" why this upsets people. The fact that it does upset people doesn't surprise me, but I'm more willing to accept it as justifiably upsetting after some thought.
I know you are in defense of my initial comment, but I actually like what doc said about the Purple Heart. That makes sense to me, and I'm willing to admit that.
Switching to the other side of the argument for a minute, I don't really agree with what you just said because though you are right that one man's sacred symbol is another man's fashion statement, etc., the offense lies in using such a symbol despite it's importance to someone else. Sometimes it's simply ignorance, which is unfortunate, and can maybe be forgiven. But just because you don't believe in something similar doesn't give a pass to disrespect it without consequence.
I do think people can be overly sensitive to these kind of things to the point of ridiculousness. I don't think Pharell meant anything by it and I certainly don't think Elle UK did either. He's apologized at least. But upon further thought, I can see why this upsets some people.
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