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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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 Posted - 11/07/2003 : 01:14:51
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| When I first listened to the band Joan of Arc, I felt like was nice, but far too repetitive, and felt as though it was rather forced in it's abstract, fractured ways, both musically and lyrically. After some time away from the music, I went back and listened again, and at first felt exactly the same as I had the first time I listened, but then a few songs started to really catch my attention, and slowly but surely I began to really hear the songs that were buried in a lot of odd noises and unnecessary goofing around, and realized that there was something about this band that I can really appreciate. Though I had access to almost all of Joan of Arc's records (this guy that hung out at the house I lived at last year was always raving about Joan of Arc), I mainly focused on the "How Memory Works" record, because that one caught my attention the most at first. The other JOA records seemed to have too much arty goofing around. I have slowly really come to enjoy "How Memory Works". Today, I found a used copy of "So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness," which is one JOA record I hadn't heard at all yet, and it is by far the best album of theirs that I've heard. The songs are more direct, and rarely suffer from self-indulgent artsy nonsense. The lyrics have a little more impact than much of Tim Kinsella's abstract babblings, and the music is richer and not so repetitive. This album could turn me into a big Joan of Arc fan, and when that happens, I'm sure I will feel like it is worth the time listening to and absorbing the records that didn't strike me as much at first. Anyone else into Joan of Arc? |
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