In college several years ago, me and some buddies of mine met the (then?) manager for Ted Leo and we asked him who the biggest dick in the industry was. He immediately responded with "Bob Pollard."
How about the fact that it's not a "new" album? It's mostly patched-up stuff from the 90's.
Also, when did a guy like Kevin Shields ever care about some corporate bullshit award? These 90's reunions are really killing my eardrum buzz.
Haven't listened to it yet because on principle I ignore albums that are only first available via a corporate tie-in. What a shot in the foot. Can you imagine how many people were introduced to this album by not bothering to sign up with Rdio and just browsing the clips?
Anyway, I'll check it out eventually, but my suspicions upon hearing "Alien Days" seem confirmed. "Brown and grey." That's what I thought, too. I really liked Congratulations, but for some reason I'm not inclined to afford these guys the same understanding that I would a group that were doing all of this in a more DIY way -- a band without the legions of headbands and Hollywood/Ticketmaster types that want to love them and pay them and listen to their complaining.
Great song. Shame that everyone finds their sense of humor so unique, but alas, it actually is. That's the state of the narcissistic 2013 hypnagogic-whatever that dominates these pages.
Also agreed. You can tell that these guys really idolize the confrontational punk ethos, which, is fine and good, but it's shit like this that over time taints the performances and efforts of others. Why do you think performance art is despised by so many? Because of assholes, that's why.
I've never understood this shit. Hate major labels? Don't sign to one, they've lost the battle already anyway. Dislike the corporate structure of professional concert venues? Play a god damned free house show. Hundreds of thousands of people are doing that right now, and they still want you to like them.
Assholes.
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