Pretty much exactly where I am with it, currently. Minus the grit part obviously, as something not intended to have grit can't 'lack' grit.
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The Album Review Club - Week #147 - (page 1942) - Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
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Pretty much exactly where I am with it, currently. Minus the grit part obviously, as something not intended to have grit can't 'lack' grit.
RobMCFC
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Well, it does lack grit, whatever the intention of the performers.Pretty much exactly where I am with it, currently. Minus the grit part obviously, as something not intended to have grit can't 'lack' grit.
Beethoven lacks guitars, Status Quo lack an 80-piece orchestra.
I did qualify what I meant by it this time :)
Well, it does lack grit, whatever the intention of the performers.
Beethoven lacks guitars, Status Quo lack an 80-piece orchestra.
I did qualify what I meant by it this time :)
C'mon. You are just being silly now.
RobMCFC
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Yeah, I know what you meant. But "lack" does mean that something is "without" or does not have enough of something else.C'mon. You are just being silly now.
journolud
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The vocals take a little bit of getting used to but I've quite liked some of this so far, sort of what I think New Order would sound like if I liked them. Or something. A couple of the songs are a bit dirgy though and that is where the vocals grate a bit more.
Yeah, I know what you meant. But "lack" does mean that something is "without" or does not have enough of something else.
Sure, I mean I lack a vagina so I guess that makes me a shite woman.
Gareth Barry Conlon
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I think that sums up where modern indy music is. There is a lack of grit across the board. I think its a lot to do with bedroom production. You can get a very nice professional sound out of some very inexpensive kit, but you can't practice and play it too loud or you'll wake your mum up!Pretty much exactly where I am with it, currently. Minus the grit part obviously, as something not intended to have grit can't 'lack' grit.
Back in the day guitars only sounded good when run through big overdriven amps. And you needed a drummer for drums so the sound of a band was crafted in a rehearsal space somewhere where you fill it with noise.
I think that sums up where modern indy music is. There is a lack of grit across the board. I think its a lot to do with bedroom production. You can get a very nice professional sound out of some very inexpensive kit, but you can't practice and play it too loud or you'll wake your mum up!
Back in the day guitars only sounded good when run through big overdriven amps. And you needed a drummer for drums so the sound of a band was crafted in a rehearsal space somewhere where you fill it with noise.
Grit can go fuck itself mate. Unless it is meant to be there, of course. Which in this one I don't feel like it is. As Rob put it quite well, It is literally like moaning about Beethoven not having electric guitars, and imo missing the point.
This is one I feel I really Should like. But for some reason, so far at least, it is just not grabbing me. Can't put my finger on it. Let's see what happens with further listens. There will be an extra point in it for the obscurity though, for sure.
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I do specialise in dead or presumed dead rockers!Grit can go fuck itself mate. Unless it is meant to be there, of course. Which in this one I don't feel like it is. As Rob put it quite well, It is literally like moaning about Beethoven not having electric guitars, and imo missing the point.
This is one I feel I really Should like. But for some reason, so far at least, it is just not grabbing me. Can't put my finger on it. Let's see what happens with further listens. There will be an extra point in it for the obscurity though, for sure.
Listened to it in full once and thought it not too bad. On nights this weekend and going to listen a couple more times travelling in and out as I think it does merit another couple of listens.
Certainly a pleasant surprise and one I had never heard before.
Certainly a pleasant surprise and one I had never heard before.