At 19:56 16/09/97 -0400, KaisrSolze@aol.com wrote:
quoted 13 lines By this I mean that perfect blend of>>By this I mean that perfect blend of
>>hauntingly beautiful ambient melodies, harsh noises, and driving rhythms.
>>Should I pick up FSOL's Dead Cities next?
> Yes, Dead Cities has melody, ambience, and rhythm. I still hated it when I
>first heard it, and even though my hatred has mellowed a bit, I have major
>problems with it even now. The main problem, I suppose, is that the 3
>qualties you want are all seperated. Half of the tracks are really hard
>mindless techno, fast and abrasive, but not in a good challenging
>way--instead in a pop technoish way. Ambient bits are thrown in between
>every track, but they amount to mostly 20 seconds or so of wank apiece. Then
>there are some really formless boring ambient/melodic pieces. I'll give it
>another listen and reassess it soon (maybe tonight), but the album just never
>worked for me.
Have to disagree with Sam on the quality of the music here. Not my favourite
FSOL but individual tracks aren't as bad as they're made to sound here. What
Dead Cities does lack is flow, continuity, call it what you want but it is
very disjointed.
quoted 3 lines Sam>
>Sam
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Tim
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