On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 00:41, Jonathan Hierholzer wrote:
quoted 5 lines I got my copy of Geogaddi in the mail today and wanted to know> I got my copy of Geogaddi in the mail today and wanted to know
> everyone's opinions (initial, of course). Right off the bat, I was
> personally underwhelmed, but the second time through hit me as
> brilliant.. I can't make up my mind yet.. it's gonna take me quite a
> while probably.
My experience was very similar. Much like the first time I listened to
"Music Has A Right...", the first time through I kind of let it wash
over me, and it didn't make a very strong impression. Then I put the
headphones on and gave it a good listen.
To paraphrase Beetlejuice, I've had it on repeat for about five hours
now AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER EVERY SINGLE TIME I HEAR IT!
A few more first impressions:
* A lot of the childish/nostalgic noises that gave "Music Has.."
its sense of naivite seem to be twisted into something more
anxious...more like the ghosts of children than the sounds of
a schoolyard.
* Is the manipulated vocal of the hypnotherapist on "The Devil
Is In The Details" a tweak at every music reviewer who
referred to BOC as "hypnotic", or is it just my overactive
imagination?
* "Julie and Candy" is *pretty*. :)
* I'm really glad I didn't listen to bootlegs before I got the
CD...It was kind of a letdown when I got the last Plaid album
and realized that I'd already heard 90% of the tracks as mp3
boots. Hooray for delayed gratification.
* "Dandelion" and "Energy Warning" bug me a bit insofar as the
vocal samples are really obvious and the tracks themselves
don't really go anywhere. But a minor nit overall.
* Has anyone figured out what the heck the vocorded voice on
"1969" is singing (not the "1969 in the sunshine" portion...)?
--
Kevin Murphy
"We buy junk and sell antiques."
- sign on an antique store
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