Add "one of" in between "is" and "the" and I agree.Quoting iosos (view post)
Futuristic Dragon is his best album, too.
Add "one of" in between "is" and "the" and I agree.
Futuristic Dragon is his best album, too.
Natch. I was feeling hyperbolic.
I can't pick a favorite. They're all so great. Have you heard Dazzling Raiment and if so, what do you think?
Anyone else here like Andrew Bird?
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I saw him live on Tuesday. Cool show.
No I haven't. It's an alternate Futuristic Dragon, eh? How is it.
Confession: I haven't heard a T-Rex (or Bolan solo) album in my life, though I love every song of theirs that I've heard. This shall be amended soon.
T. Rex fans should also see Born to Boogie. It's a great concert film, and has some awesome performances.
Really? Not even Electric Warrior?
(Electric Warrior is the only one I've heard)
Speaking of T-Rex, yesterday in the movie theater before TWBB they played a rap cover of Get It On (Bang a Gong). It was one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard.
It's awesome. All of their post-Slider albums have these weird alternate versions that are a collection of alternate versions, solos, deleted tracks, etc. The original albums and tracks are most often better, but it's a pretty awesome insight into the creative process.
So far, what's everyone's favorite 2008 records? I think British Sea Power's Do You Like Rock Music? is the frontrunner for me, though I need more time with Destroyer's Trouble in Dreams Malkmus & Jicks' Real Emotional Trash and Black Mountain's In the Future is pretty rockin too. Great start for rock n' roll.
Jesus, boner. Electric Warrior now bud.
Only 2008 album I've heard so far is Times New Viking's Rip it Off, but it might be on my top ten by the year's end. Probably my fave album of the new Siltbreeze resurgence.
It makes me feel a little like :frustrated: that Electric Warrior gets all the attention, when he's got so much more that's just as great and some that's even better. I wonder if it has something to do with a certain pretentious music website (that will remain nameless - hint: rhymes with MitchPork) that has a nasty habit of c4c (canonizing for credibility).
That's a little unfair considering they gave The Slider a higher score and wrote positive reviews for several others. Not that I'm the biggest Pitchfork defender since they're not even the best pretentious online music rag out there.
In more important news, I will be checking out T-Rex ASAP.
EDIT: And in most important news, the new Silver Mt. Zion album leaked.
I was just thinking about their including Electric Warrior on their joke of a top 100 albums of the 70s list. Not that it's not deserving, but like you said, they gave The Slider the higher score, so... I don't know what's up with that.
Recommend some other music rags. I'd like to expand.
Excellent!
Is it any good?
I always thought they were pretty good, but didn't hold a candle to Godspeed You, Black Emperor!
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I disagree. I think EW has some of the best songs the band ever recorded, and that album is one of the best paced of all time. Plus it's just so sexy. It really deserves all the love, it's one of the first 5 albums that really propelled me to get into music.
Moaning about Pitchfork is so 2005.
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I'm sure it was that different critics wrote the reviews, but as a whole they prefer Electric Warrior. But I'm pretty much speaking out of my ass, since I really have no clue either.
Other online mags I read on a regular basis are CokemachineGlow and Tiny Mix Tapes, both of which can come off as awfully pretentious, but far less likely to fall into groupthink or proclaiming the next great 21st Century band only to ditch them while they're still hip. Despite their critics' tastes, I always come away feeling like they're passionate about music and really know their shit and are less interested in staying ahead of the curve than they are in simply bringing your attention to great new music.
I still don't have it all yet (slow dl'ing), but I'll let you know when I get it. I agree they're a step down from Godspeed, but their first two albums (He Has Left Us Alone... and especially Born Into Trouble...) are pretty damn close. Everything else has always had at least one or two tracks that absolutely floor me, so I'll be happy if I can at least get that from their new one. It took me a while to come around to Efrim's singing, but I've learned to embrace it.
It sure is excellent. Please don't take that be-moaning as anything of a slight towards it. And yes, mm-boy, sexiness is Bolan's forte. It's just kind of annoying, is all. Like how people always take it for granted that Exile is the Stones' best. I just hate seeing T. Rex being taken for granted.
But, but I just started!
uts on Dire Straits:
T Rex? Dire Straits?But, but I just started!
You and my mom would get on great. Though I don't think she has an opinion on Pitchfork.
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Run (2020) 64
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Matilda (1996) 37
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Me and hot women generally tend to get along great, so I can't wait.
I think Futuristic Dragon is superior to EW in every way possible.
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