Bumping a once-popular thread that just dried up and died for no clear reason four years ago. Where is Black Francis? Probably got tired of waiting for a mini-review of this song:-
Wait no longer, Black Francis!!
I just listened once and went through these opinions in quick succession:-
kind of average sounding/jumping around a lot/ is it supposed to be a rock opera?/nice, strong, vaguely familiar lead guitar at 3 mins in/at last the song has settled down.
All that adds up to about 6/10.
How about Big Electric Cat? A review anytime within the next 4 years would be fine.
I like the funky drums and distorted instrumentals but those vocals ruin it and there's not enough variety beyond that with the instrumentals. 6/10
Norg
02-11-2022 07:37 PM
TVZ - he is always pretty raw and warm i like the sound of the floor tom sounds like its stuff with old dusty blankets lol
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prob my fav of the new album
Lisnaholic
02-13-2022 08:32 AM
^ I liked the driving beat of the drums, and the way they were emphasised with short tantalysing quiet bits before they would come slamming in again. Interesting lyrics too, from what I could make out of them, so I'll be playing this again. 8/10
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dxgtCdds
02-15-2022 04:11 AM
^ It’s a really cool and beautiful song! I love his voice and i love the drums, it sounds very 2000 which i like. It’s a song i definitely could listen to all day. 9/10
^ I'm guessing that was K-pop, Lily. Everyone in the video is young and stylish, which helps win over the audience I imagine.
The song has a catchy chorus, and for some reason there is something very satisfying in the way the opening lines land on the words "...like that" at their end.
Personally I didn't like the rap interlude, but it was mercifully short. 6/10
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rubber soul
02-19-2022 08:08 AM
Interesting pick, Lisna. I remember Thin White Rope for one amazing track off Moonhead. Love the vocals and guitar work, kind of a western feel to it. Not especially adventurous in terms of melody, but definitely an enjoyable listen just the same. 9/10
This is my favorite TWR tune.
Frownland
02-19-2022 09:58 AM
The vocalist is dope and the guitar's aight. I wish the drumming and general arrangement were less standard. Definitely a lot of questionable guitar tone choices too. 6/10
Lisnaholic
02-23-2022 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber soul
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Interesting pick, Lisna. I remember Thin White Rope for one amazing track off Moonhead. Love the vocals and guitar work, kind of a western feel to it. Not especially adventurous in terms of melody, but definitely an enjoyable listen just the same. 9/10
Thanks, rs. They are not a band I know anything about: they are on my "should explore sometime" list.
I recently saw SGR's proposed nickname for Queen Boo, which is the brilliant "Queebs". It made me think that "rs" is not a very satisfactory shortening of your username. How about "Rubs"?
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This is a surprisingly smooth selection from Frownland, although I didn't like it that much. A beautiful voice, some unexpected twists and turns, but I couldn't shrug off the feeling that it had all been put together with clichés from various genres. Most glaring to me was a kind of tinkling sound that they used to use in old movies (or Star Trek) to signify that some magical possession, or waking up from a dream world, was in progress. 6/10
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rubber soul
02-23-2022 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
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Thanks, rs. They are not a band I know anything about: they are on my "should explore sometime" list.
I recently saw SGR's proposed nickname for Queen Boo, which is the brilliant "Queebs". It made me think that "rs" is not a very satisfactory shortening of your username. How about "Rubs"?
You can call me anything. Just don't call me "condom" :D