Thank you, Chris for contributing to this discussion an attempt to explain
what the music sounds like to you and why you like it. Opinions are merely
subjective until reasons are given to support them, which is when they turn
into arguments and the conversation can take a turn toward activity rather
than reaction and can help build the depth that this thread is sorely lacking.
eric
quoted 28 lines Something I find really attractive about Sniv is what I call its fusion
>Something I find really attractive about Sniv is what I call its fusion
>of emotion and technology. The emotion is most apparent in Forever,
>Attached, and Sad But True, and also finds its way into Kein Trink
>Wasser, and the third "movement" of Are We Here? (and other tracks to a
>lesser degree) Where the emotion is lacking provides a nice contrast,
>serving to highlight this emotion beautifully.
>
>Some of Sniv's tracks certainly don't hold up well on their own, but as
>part of the whole, I find them to work perfectly, each adding to the
>whole in its own way, either by providing a lot of build-up, as in
>Philosophy By Numbers, or rending us suddenly from this whole in Quality
>Seconds, before the calm of the beginning of Are We Here? Standing
>alone, I would not consider either of these songs good, but to me, they
>work perfectly within the structure of the album. It's this "interaction"
>between tracks, and the entire album structure, partly, that lets me
>appreciate this album, and I've never really been able to appreciate
>anything else to the same degree.
>
>These are by no means the only reasons for me liking it, they are simply
>what I can think of and define easily....
>
>Yes, this is a highly subjective opinion, possibly even badly-explained,
>and I don't expect many people (if any at all) to share this view of the
>album with me, and I do expect other people to be able to come up with
>radically opposing views on the album. This is what I think is being
>subjective without just saying whether or not you like something. Is it
>useful to anyone but myself? I don't really know, but I would think it is
>at least a better read than a simple "I love snivilisation" post.