Album Rating: 4.0
You get other acts a bit like this, say Rhye or Ry X, plus many dream pop bands, that despite staying firmly in their comfort zones don't get the same heat.
I think this band's biggest crime...-cliche incoming-...is being more popular than you'd maybe imagine they'd be. People don't like that, oh boy.
Can't think of many current bands with such an 'accepted established critical narrative' as this lot, can be hard to swim against that esp if you only have the time for a cursory listen.
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It’s definitely the band name, the lasciviousness, the helium, the schtick and the package that brings this band down.
Album is well worth a listen though.
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Album Rating: 4.0
There are a load of 'personality stripped' more neutral bands out there doing dream pop torch song sort of stuff so I don't know - in terms of pure musical artistry they are limited at times, but the consistency of the settings and narrators is their thing and their niche, I wouldn't ditch that
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‘Now then, now then little lady have you heard of cigarettes after sex ooh you should have now sit on my knee while I press play and I’ll fix it for you yes I certainly will and I’ll give you this nice badge that I will.’
Shudder
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Album Rating: 4.0
Jimmy?
I always compare this band to Placebo - they'd both be nuthin without the androgyny
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Jim would’ve spun ‘em
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Album Rating: 4.0
'If you could dance to it and it didn't tax you, I liked it.'
maybe, can you dance to this?
also: cigars vs cigarettes
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Album Rating: 4.0
I think I need to give Cry another few listens...
Placebo nothing without the androgyny?! I loved those first few Placebo albums... sure the androgyny helped (a lot), but that slightly darker indie noise they made, and the weird-ass catchy lyrics that made no sense whatsoever...
Nancy Boy, Teenage Angst, 36 Degrees, Every You, Every Me, You Don't Care About Us, Slave to the Wage, The Bitter End, This Picture - they made some classic music...
time to go make a Placebo playlist for my run tomorrow morning
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Album Rating: 4.0
Placebo are great but without Molko's vocal style and lyrics they'd mostly be just another radio play courting Sonic Youth type alt rock act
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Album Rating: 4.0
Those guitar sounds though... I mean like at the start of Allergic - really did it for me. But yeah, Molko's voice and lyrics were essential.
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Album Rating: 2.5
Homies lyrics bother me.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Lyrics here are far less offputting than on CRY tbh
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Album Rating: 2.5
Okay, this is my first time hearing this band while I spin this for the first time. It's definitely a vibe. I think I like it. Maybe?
Does he always sound this sleepy?
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Album Rating: 2.5
After first spin, it's alright. Seems kinda forgettable though, like it'll slip out of my mind before I know it. Maybe I'll give it another go at some point.
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Album Rating: 2.0
try s/t way way better
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Every song is the same on every album they’ve released
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Album Rating: 2.0
yeah but it had more charm the first time around lol
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Album Rating: 2.5
@anode you're right, just got done with the s/t and it is slightly better. Though this guys' lyrics sometimes... woof
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Album Rating: 4.0
5.0 classic
An Abstract Illusion Woe
Between the Buried and Me Colors
Between the Buried and Me The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
Between the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future Sequence
Cloudkicker Beacons
Cloudkicker Fade
Death Cab for Cutie Plans
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
Haken Restoration
Haken Affinity
Jeremy Soule Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Soundtrack
Massive Attack Mezzanine
Mastodon Crack the Skye
Opeth Damnation
Slift Ummon
The Safety Fire Grind the Ocean
After giving this a lot more listens, I now hear the uniqueness and excellence in the music. I love this album, and to me it deserves a classic rating. It is truly a superb work of art.
Ulcerate Stare Into Death and Be Still
you know it had to be done
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Album Rating: 2.0
i dont know if a cigarettes after sex thread is worth it though
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