tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post833482917090136083..comments2024-03-03T23:39:06.689-06:00Comments on Rockaliser Baby: Critical Beatdown: Round 7Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17389566303984348920noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-66037178853000717932023-09-13T01:12:50.646-05:002023-09-13T01:12:50.646-05:00Good poostGood poostnine in the afternoonhttps://katariinamaris.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-8544716813932780202010-05-02T14:41:44.300-05:002010-05-02T14:41:44.300-05:00A Cornershop collab with MIA recently surfaced. I...A Cornershop collab with MIA recently surfaced. I was going to ask you guys to Beat it Down, but I guess it's not technically new.<br /><br />It seems that Spin often preferred the sunnier alternatives to the year's obvious frontrunners, I think with some good cause. You fail to mention that Out of Time also beat out Nevermind in '91. Sweet! I know I've told you Marlon James loves that album, but did I ever show you the links? He made a yearly thing of praising it, see his #2s of 2007 and 2008: <br /><br />http://marlon-james.blogspot.com/2008/01/rocking-my-world-working-my-nerves.html<br /><br />http://marlon-james.blogspot.com/2009/01/rocking-my-world-best-records-of-2008.html<br /><br />And a piece on Spin. Weird. Too bad his blog is now inactive.<br /><br />http://marlon-james.blogspot.com/2007/07/whatever-happened-to-spin-magazine.htmlGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-38407564059417464032010-04-25T17:34:08.392-05:002010-04-25T17:34:08.392-05:00I didn't realize the 90's were such a Teen...I didn't realize the 90's were such a Teenage Fanclub lovefest for Spin--they also picked Bandwagonesque as the best ablum of 91, over Nevermind.<br /><br />I looked up their 1997 favorites, OK CPU was number two. Many bonus points if you can guess their #1 before you click on the link<br />http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spinend.htm#97aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642131016081677297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-59737802085597009322010-04-25T12:40:28.400-05:002010-04-25T12:40:28.400-05:00I gave a listen to Songs From Northern Britain and...I gave a listen to Songs From Northern Britain and loved it. I was stupid to give up on Teenage Fanclub after one album.<br /><br />Another note on the ICP song (which didn't really belong in the review proper): "Miracles" is about as full of a 180 from what I expected as I have ever known. I've watched the video again several times in the past week, and it just might be the most life-affirming and uplifting song--ever? Really weird.<br /><br />But I expected trumped-up and hyperviolent death raps over spooky/metal-tinged beats. What is it about these bands with scary make-up that renders their music so disappointing? I remember when I was very young and seeing pictures of Kiss, thinking that these looked like the makers of some terrifying/brutal music. Then you listen to Kiss and realize it's basically feel-good, mid-tempo glam rock-lite, and it doesn't fit at all. I expect ICP to be a more extreme extension of Eminem's violent white Detroit rap fantasies, and instead they disappoint me by brightening my day.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390942478204415875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-64348724229906897202010-04-24T18:23:43.910-05:002010-04-24T18:23:43.910-05:00Were you aware that Thom Yorke named Teenage Fancl...Were you aware that Thom Yorke named Teenage Fanclub's <i>Songs from Northern Britain</i> his favorite album of 1997 in Spin magazine? I just remembered that, but have no way to prove it. Maybe I'll scan my issue.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-83359160689387336592010-04-21T20:10:28.174-05:002010-04-21T20:10:28.174-05:00I worry I was too harsh describing Nikki, especial...I worry I was too harsh describing Nikki, especially in light of ICP goodwill. I was only insulting her performance style, not her character.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20443115207766610.post-19036178152486867542010-04-21T19:20:55.304-05:002010-04-21T19:20:55.304-05:00Cool. I'll weigh in briefly on a few of these...Cool. I'll weigh in briefly on a few of these.<br /><br />Nikki & Rich: Worry not that I like these people, Aaron. I saw them on Ellen (she is great; her taste in music not) and Nikki's horrible coy perma-smile, which I associate with fraudulence and soullessness, kept me from even being able to hear the song.<br /><br />Teenage Fanclub: Glad you guys dig this. The 'Club have been part of my listening for most of my life, so my expectations are always high. I haven't yet detected in "Baby Lee" that undercurrent of deep feeling that made <i>Man Made</i> one of my favorites of the last decade. But this song's pleasant, and grooves along on a certain depth of feeling, so what do I know?<br /><br />Zola Jesus: I like what I've heard, but I think their/her effect is probably cumulative, not song-oriented, which would explain some of your misgivings.<br /><br />MGMT: I had never heard these guys, but their awesome new album cover and awesome new tracklisting (also curious to hear "Song for Dan Treacy" and "Lady Dada's Nightmare") made this one seem like prime Beatdown fodder. It's pretty good.<br /><br />ICP: By giving a pass to this song, you have helped me see the good in life in the same way ICP must. It would be silly to be cynical when they are so clearly not.<br /><br />Who will guest-curate next? The ghost of John Peel?Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.com