| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 13:53:58
Does anyone else think Gimme Fiction is total shit or is it just me? It is such a lazy follow up to Kill the Moonlight and Girls Can Tell. The songs are boring, they all sound the same, i can't even get past track 5. I'm so glad it was illegally downloaded and given to me so that i didn't have to waste $15 on this totally horrible compact disc. Fuck Britt Daniel. Fuck him for putting on one of the best shows i've ever seen and then following that up with a horrible, horrible record.
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| 35 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Erebus |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 11:11:27
Having recently had this disk on roadtrip rotation, I was shocked, shocked mind you, to find this tread upon my return. So I asked myself, am I crazy? (Yes, I mean crazier than usual.) Upon a fresh, newly skeptical listen, I proclaim "No Way!" The only tracks I'm not too hip on are Sister Jack and They Never Got You. I quite like Monsieur Valentine, Mathematical Mind,I Summon You, and Was It You. Is it the best Spoon yet? Time will tell but likely not, but it is true Spoon if you're into it. Also, that bonus disk plays well too. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 03:24:37
Brian, I felt almost the same way when I first got it. Like My Mathematical Mind just keeps going and going and more and more of the same and is he trying. I never had a problem with the vocals, though. But I've since listened to it more and actually quite like it, though I wouldn't put it in the ballpark of his previous works.
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:28:13
You're a wise girl Nicole 
I could be wrong
I could be right
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:25:58
Rita with such lofty recommendation from you I'd be mad not to go for it. |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:24:05
Well if you like this one go with it. But there is a definite progression to their records. The first is more lo-fi, Pixies-esque rockers. The second is like that, but much "sounds like Spoon" rather than "sounds like the Pixies". The third is just plain cool, mellowing out a bit adding piano. The third almost totally drops the guitar in favour of the piano. The common theme is the great use of space and great melodies.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:23:41
Nicole, you will never be the same sfter this, I must advise you my friend!
I could be wrong
I could be right
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:21:55
So do I start with this one or elsewhere?
My Mathmatical Mind is the Oasisy one - it starts that way and I can't listen all the way through to see if it stops doing it. |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:19:30
I do beleive you will like their other albums. They are all great.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:12:41
I'll try to remember that.
The Beast and Dragon, Adored is the track that first hooked me onto this by the way. |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:10:56
quote:
Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
(though I've recently been told I appear to have trouble distinguishing between heavy and light).
You should get the Tampax Multi-Pak.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:05:14
Don't be they're a tough one to get into - you either love them or hate them. Their first album, Horse of The Dog, is their best and heaviest work (though I've recently been told I appear to have trouble distinguishing between heavy and light). |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 15:01:38
You really should be.
I d/l a few things by them and I didn't really dig them and then I felt bad and then I didn't know what to say and then I didn't reply and then I felt bad. Luv ya!
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:59:45
No I'm not. I really should be shouldn't I.
And I'd almost forgotten about the whole never-happened Matchbox exchange! |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:57:48
Nicole are you on Slsk? I'll hook you up (in exchange for the never-happened Matchbox exchange).
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:56:12
How is the older stuff better? I don't know Spoon at all. |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:54:39
quote:
Originally posted by Sir Rockabye
I really like this album. Granted, not as much as Kill the Moonlight or Girls Can Tell, but I like it.
Brian, you've got to suck up the Spoon hating and come to Siren Fest. They just got announced on the bill. Free music = Sir Rock's presence.
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep.
oh don't worry, i'll be there. but i'll cheer for the older songs and quietly sulk during the new ones.
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:53:56
I am so confused.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:53:15
Thank you but maybe that pic was a freak camera incident.
Infinite Pet is evil. I'm buying this tomorrow. |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:49:16
Oasisy moment? What? Where? Don't look back in anger, baby. And don't ignore the pants comment, that was gold and it got you totally hot, don't deny it.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:47:29
Speedy the did have an Oasisy moment where I nearly clawed my own ears off but they're redeeming themselves again at the moment.
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| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:46:04
Nicole, you've won a new place in my heart.
Wait, sorry, not heart. Pants.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:45:42
I really like this album. Granted, not as much as Kill the Moonlight or Girls Can Tell, but I like it.
Brian, you've got to suck up the Spoon hating and come to Siren Fest. They just got announced on the bill. Free music = Sir Rock's presence.
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep. |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:42:05
Listening to I turn My Camera On now - I love this. In fact it's looking like the funky hot little numbers are the ones for me. |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:38:02
Listening to the streaming banner thingy - just had The Two Side of Monsieur Valentine |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:37:19
Holy shit, Spoon and GBV, that's like my ultimate dream show.... my God I am jealous right now. I have a video of Spoon covering "Subspace Biographies" (a Robert Pollard song). Just awesome.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:36:18
The whole thing or just the downloadable song?
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:35:15
quote:
Originally posted by speedy_m
Let's get non-Spoon fans involved in this:
http://www.mergerecords.com
Click on the "now streaming" banner or d/l "I Turn My Camera On".
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine
I like that - prepared myself to hate it, but I'm really liking that. |
| floop |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:27:02
i saw Spoon open for GBV a long time ago. i thought they were great so i got the album, which wasn't as good as it was live. to me.
would it be a fair argument to say they're a better band live than they are recorded? |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:22:54
Let's get non-Spoon fans involved in this:
http://www.mergerecords.com
Click on the "now streaming" banner or d/l "I Turn My Camera On".
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| floop |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:22:42
i still stand by "spoon-full of feces" .. it's long-winded and wordy, but it makes more of a visual (and olfactory) impression |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:17:22
Should have played off the album title like I did.
Ex. "Gimme a break, they suck."
or "More like, Kill the Melody"
or "A Series of Poorly Constructed Songs"
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:16:45
I still can't get them too, I guess floop is right this time.
I could be wrong
I could be right
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| floop |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:14:31
i'd rather eat a spoon-full of feces than listen to another spoon song
(that's the best i could come up with) |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:12:44
Face the truth floop, Spoon rule.
I'm not in your dreams/Get out of mine |
| floop |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:11:47
guess i'll avoid it. though i've never been THAT into them.. .
i've already been disappointed by my last 2 purchases (Stephen Malkmus and Mercury Rev).. all the more reason to steal music more |
