Hmmm I'm not so sure. I think most people will be largely indifferent. I may be able to manufacture a convo by prejudging an uncharitable response but my wife tells me I always try and talk about stuff no one else cares about :)With the obvious caveat I don't know what the choices are, I think it really won't matter. Somehow I have the feeling that either way you will be able to do a writeup that gets the discussion going, which is all that really counts.
There’s no guarantee that what you think others will enjoy will be. This thread proves that time and again and anyway we’re not here to court popularity.Genuinely can't decide if I should put up the album that means most to me or one I think might be enjoyed by others more.
There’s no guarantee that what you think others will enjoy will be. This thread proves that time and again and anyway we’re not here to court popularity.
I’d be keener to hear the album that means more to you but it’s lack of easy availability might be an issue
Hmmm I'm not so sure. I think most people will be largely indifferent. I may be able to manufacture a convo by prejudging an uncharitable response but my wife tells me I always try and talk about stuff no one else cares about :)
I'm fairly sure that the album will be new to most people even though is 25 years old so has that in its favour. It's also not on Spotify which so people may not bother with it.
I was thinking about that. Did Fatima Mansions fall under the same umbrella. It was a long time ago I know.
Well it’s working.I normally have a first listen at work whilst I'm tidying stuff up and doing menial repetitive stuff. Then I bike home so it gets my second listen then and when Im making dinner. I'll normally stick a few notes in my phone and look at the lyrics more. Third listen in the evening and then I'll write the review whilst skimming through the tracks.
Thankful to have the memory of my mate for this one as i was struggling to be moved by it. It was on the third listen and the line "Let me go, I cannot stay" that triggered me into an uncharitable thought that no one would really stop him leaving because he's kind of a buzzkill and a mope but also demanded attention. Derek was like that - no conversation was quick and he was the personification of mope but you could see glimpses of who he had used to be. He knew all the staff in his local Morrisons and if he'd found a new flavour yoghurt or something he'd like he would bring you some to share in his enjoyment. You'd hear him on the phone to who you assumed was a friend just to find out it was the bank or a salesman. He just could only sustain that in short bursts before he'd get back to moping.
I stopped listening to Radiohead just before Kid A came out and then "rediscovered" them early last year. No matter what Foggy says I think they are incredible. I get why people find them pretentious but if you read my reviews I have a penchant for that :) also if you carefully read my reviews there is a formula
1) unfairly fixate on a minor aspect of a lyric or musical choice
2) take that minor thing into an absurd place
3) throw in a personal anecdote to try and make myself sound more interesting
4) make it much too long (like a Radiohead song)
It's on YouTube in its entirety so still accessible for freeThere’s no guarantee that what you think others will enjoy will be. This thread proves that time and again and anyway we’re not here to court popularity.
I’d be keener to hear the album that means more to you but it’s lack of easy availability might be an issue
Well it’s working.
And for the record,…. I like Radiohead.
There. I’ve said it.
I certainly used to love them, but haven’t played them in years.You only like Radiohead? It's love or nothing you hater