The Magnetic Fields : Distortion (dancing, pop, ballad, albums, titles)

sleepy jack · 01-21-2008, 03:58 AM

The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

Three-Way
California Girls
Old Fools
Xavier Says
Mr. Mistletoe
Please Stop Dancing
Drive On, Driver
Too Drunk To Dream
Till the Bitter End
I'll Dream Alone
The Nun's Litany
Zombie Boy
Courtesans

sleepy jack · 01-21-2008, 04:04 AM

Oh Stephen! You and your clever album titles, 69 Love Songs for 69 songs of love and Distortion! Clever again, someones been listening to Jesus and Mary Chain I see. It works very well here, even though reading through various reviews I see many people disagree. I think it adds this sense of muffled division to the music that gives it an entirely new level of beauty that would have been otherwise unobtainable if the songs had been perfectly clean. This is a great pop album, not original and not as good as my favorite 69 Love Songs but very good nonetheless.

pheurton · 01-27-2008, 04:48 AM

I'm listening to it now, I'll throw my measly 2 cents in later.
Though so far I'm quite enjoying it....
is it the asian guy who has the operatic voice?

Lizzie · 01-29-2008, 09:00 PM

Oh, I really have to get this album.....

Lizzie · 03-09-2008, 10:55 PM

Okay, I never voted on this

I really loved it, I'll Dream Alone, Too Drunk Too Dream, and Old Fools are my favorite
Not as good as 69 was at all
But The magnetic Fields are like basically my favorite
So they get a Very Good

pheurton · 03-10-2008, 10:41 AM

The Christmas ballads like old fools wreck this for me.

Rainard Jalen · 03-15-2008, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pheurton

The Christmas ballads like old fools wreck this for me.

Hell f'uckin' straight. But it goes beyond that - rigorous repeated listens reveal that the vast majority of tracks on this album are just not strong. Not by the standards of what this guy is capable of, anyway. Doubtless he's got a few more top notch albums left in him. This one wasn't one of them.

pheurton · 03-15-2008, 04:12 AM

I quite like it.

Lizzie · 03-15-2008, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pheurton

The Christmas ballads like old fools wreck this for me.

Mm, I rather liked that song
It had a strange sort of charm to it

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01-29-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	Oh, I really have to get this album..... __________________ white and black, are you looking for the sun boy? the sun doesn't shine down here, no, not in the shadow

03-09-2008, 10:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	Okay, I never voted on this I really loved it, I'll Dream Alone, Too Drunk Too Dream, and Old Fools are my favorite Not as good as 69 was at all But The magnetic Fields are like basically my favorite So they get a Very Good __________________ white and black, are you looking for the sun boy? the sun doesn't shine down here, no, not in the shadow

01-27-2008, 04:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	I'm listening to it now, I'll throw my measly 2 cents in later. Though so far I'm quite enjoying it.... is it the asian guy who has the operatic voice?

03-10-2008, 10:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	The Christmas ballads like old fools wreck this for me.

03-15-2008, 04:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	I quite like it.