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From:
Harvey Thornburg
To:
Chris.Hilker
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Date:
Sun, 6 Mar 1994 14:59:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: Dead Can Dance
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<199403062259.OAA04306@osiris.ac.hmc.edu>
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Chris.Hilker wrote:
quoted 10 lines Now, for the other side of the coin: I'd heard all the praise lumped on> > Now, for the other side of the coin: I'd heard all the praise lumped on > DCD over the years, so I finally bought 'A Passage in Time' a few months > ago and I hate it. All it sounds like to me is a snobby version of Depeche > Mode at their pretentious worst. > > C. > > -- > (Chris.Hilker) cspot@netcom.com
To each his own, I guess. Personally I don't see how you can even compare the two. I suppose much of DCD is rather gloomy (they also have their uplifting stuff, too..) but this gloominess is of a rather thought-provoking nature rather than the surface-pop crap that composes much of DM's wretched existence. I do agree Brendan's writing is beginning to suffer concerning the last album but the "Passage in Time" isn't supposed to include anything from this.. Unless DCD put rather subpar stuff on APiT (like relying too heavily on the first album) I don't see how one can draw such a conclusion. I have no interest in the compilation simply because I have all the albums. Could someone mail me the track listing? Anyway, for those who like DCD, you might also try: Ordo Equitum Solis, Love is Colder than Death, And Also the Trees, Love Spirals Downward. ------------------------------------------------|------------------------------ "categories strain, crack, and sometimes break | Harvey D. Thornburg step out of the space provided" -NWW | hthornbu@osiris.ac.hmc.edu ------------------------------------------------|----------------------------