Justin Lovero wrote:
quoted 18 lines But I think the AB vs. () debate is alot like the>>But I think the AB vs. () debate is alot like the
>>Music Has The The Right to
>>Children vs. Geogaddi debate, Geogaddi has the
>>better songs, but nothing can
>>compare to the magic of hearing songs like Rogybiv,
>>Olson or Aquarius for the
>>first time
>>
>
>That's a pretty good comparison in some ways.
>However, MHTRTC and Geogaddi are not terribly
>different soundwise, whereas AB and () are quite
>different. I was pretty shocked at how stripped down
>() was compared to AB. I miss the lush arrangements
>with keys, guitar, strings, bass, drums, vocals,
>brass, etc. Oh well.
>
>
this is an interesting debate. i didn't really find the new sigur ros
album to be the biggest disappointment of the year (I give that award to
both Amon Tobin and Primal Scream), but I see where your coming from
with the boards of canada comparison. in the case of the production
values, Sigur Ros have taken the path lesser traveled, in which they
release a lofi album AFTER their huge production masterpiece. usually
its the other way around, and people are bitching that the band went
overboard with the 'lush soundscapes' and 'studio polish'. Modest Mouse
is an example. I think of () as kind of an interim album. The band has
admittedly talked about the production as sort of a "chore" to release
the material they played live. They felt obliged to put these songs
down in the studio. The better place to record would have been on the
road, where they had been initially played and wrote these songs.
for their next album, i hope they write and record their material before
playing one note of it in a live setting. you might find a more
satisfying and more appropriate stylistic followup to the last two albums.
oh whoops, i'm rambling...
-mark
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