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Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:32:35 -0600 (CST)
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Re: (idm) The Gentle People
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quoted 6 lines I've really taken to the Gentle People's debut album - at first listen it>> I've really taken to the Gentle People's debut album - at first listen it >> sounded a little over-long for a pop album (of sorts), but after a few more, >> I've decided it's nicely laid-back, Rephlexian music at its most kind and >> gentle. It also reminds me a *lot* of Pizzicato Five - the harmonies, the >> arrangements, and the frequent repetition of short catchy and often >> promotional lines - "I luuuurve the Gentle People", for example.
i hope i'm not attacking a general love of cheese and tackiness on the list, but i enjoy the tracks on the second disc much better; they're generally sans-vocals and rely more on pseudopsychadelic strings + such. near the end, the tunes remind me of every visit to the dentist that required a tooth pulled; swelling musak that's hard to comprehend because you're knocked out on novocaine. spooky and sexymusic. honestly, though, i don't know how much longer this lounge revival thing will last. grant.h.horne http://delta.is.tcu.edu/~ghhorne/