Negative K3 fan
16 juli 2003, 20:27
tsjongejone, ik heb net een toch een paar reviews gelezen op pitchformedia :o
eerst een paar quotes uit placebo - without you im nothing:
'Starship trooper Molko writes simple, abhorrently dumb- to- fairly decent songs that appeal mostly to gung-ho Dungeonmaster- types that speak fluent Klingon, and can recite the dialogue from every Monty Python episode by heart.'
The title track could be any easily- forgettable generic- sounding indie rock exercise in muddy guitar- slop with meaningless, oblique lyrics and amorphous song structure.
Moonboy Molko is a lousy songwriter
Virgin Records finally lives up to its name-- providing entertainment ideally suited for the young, cynical, insecure, and sexually- ambiguous male virgin.
dan nog wat quotes uit placebo - black market music (die een 2,4 heeft gekregen)
Their aim, apparent from their first days on the scene as London Suede emulators, is to sell consistently androgynous product to teenagers titillated by the screaming parade of someone else's bisexuality.
Molko also reveals, intentionally or otherwise, that "it's been this way since Christmas time." From this disclosure, we assume that a relationship that stretches from late December to the middle of February is a long one for him
Though lyrics like, "Coming up beyond belief/ On this coronary thief/ More than just a leitmotif," and, "Can this saviour be real/ Or are you just my seventh seal," are undeniably clumsy, Molko one-ups even these lines by referencing a series of trip-hop compilations in the couplet, "You come on just like special k/ Now you're back with dope demand."
how about this for masturbatory: "I was never loyal/ Except to my pleasure zone?"),
But it's the opening lines of "Commercial for Levi" that really showcase Molko's laughable lyrical talent: "You're the one who's always choking Trojan/ You're the one who's always bruised and broken!"
Their most effective, lighter-waving moment comes with the duet version of "Without You I'm Nothing," which is apparently performed with David Bowie. Of course, Bowie's so far off-mike that his "presence" just seems like a marketing teaser.
beetje zeiken over lyrics en over commercialiteit... sneu
review van sonic youth NYC ghosts and flowers (die een 0,0 heeft gekregen, zelfde reviewer gaf st anger een 0,8)
These 40+ year olds continue to operate under the perception that they matter.
Now neither word in the name "Sonic Youth" is apt. A "song" might be merely thwacking a bass repeatedly ("side2side") or rubbing callused fingers over gainless guitar strings (mostly everything else).
Sonic Youth seem intent on staying in New York, and Ghosts & Flowers sounds like a conceptual dedication to their home. New York, their mother, should even feel ashamed. Chicago sleeps soundly knowing we didn't produce such an album... doh! Jim O'Rourke! Just move, already!
review van muse - showbizz
At least Muse also know they want to be Radiohead, which would explain the enlisting of producer John Leckie from The Bends and Matthew Bellamy's falsetto- laden yelps, which sound so much like Thom Yorke they could pass as Andy Yorke.
On the other hand, you get the predictable one- word titles, lack of emotional depth, and A&R fingerprints.
Muse humorously continues Britain's fascination with the monosyllabic monikers and logos. The overly Photoshopped (and terrible) artwork leaves a cold gloss.
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eerst een paar quotes uit placebo - without you im nothing:
'Starship trooper Molko writes simple, abhorrently dumb- to- fairly decent songs that appeal mostly to gung-ho Dungeonmaster- types that speak fluent Klingon, and can recite the dialogue from every Monty Python episode by heart.'
The title track could be any easily- forgettable generic- sounding indie rock exercise in muddy guitar- slop with meaningless, oblique lyrics and amorphous song structure.
Moonboy Molko is a lousy songwriter
Virgin Records finally lives up to its name-- providing entertainment ideally suited for the young, cynical, insecure, and sexually- ambiguous male virgin.
dan nog wat quotes uit placebo - black market music (die een 2,4 heeft gekregen)
Their aim, apparent from their first days on the scene as London Suede emulators, is to sell consistently androgynous product to teenagers titillated by the screaming parade of someone else's bisexuality.
Molko also reveals, intentionally or otherwise, that "it's been this way since Christmas time." From this disclosure, we assume that a relationship that stretches from late December to the middle of February is a long one for him
Though lyrics like, "Coming up beyond belief/ On this coronary thief/ More than just a leitmotif," and, "Can this saviour be real/ Or are you just my seventh seal," are undeniably clumsy, Molko one-ups even these lines by referencing a series of trip-hop compilations in the couplet, "You come on just like special k/ Now you're back with dope demand."
how about this for masturbatory: "I was never loyal/ Except to my pleasure zone?"),
But it's the opening lines of "Commercial for Levi" that really showcase Molko's laughable lyrical talent: "You're the one who's always choking Trojan/ You're the one who's always bruised and broken!"
Their most effective, lighter-waving moment comes with the duet version of "Without You I'm Nothing," which is apparently performed with David Bowie. Of course, Bowie's so far off-mike that his "presence" just seems like a marketing teaser.
beetje zeiken over lyrics en over commercialiteit... sneu
review van sonic youth NYC ghosts and flowers (die een 0,0 heeft gekregen, zelfde reviewer gaf st anger een 0,8)
These 40+ year olds continue to operate under the perception that they matter.
Now neither word in the name "Sonic Youth" is apt. A "song" might be merely thwacking a bass repeatedly ("side2side") or rubbing callused fingers over gainless guitar strings (mostly everything else).
Sonic Youth seem intent on staying in New York, and Ghosts & Flowers sounds like a conceptual dedication to their home. New York, their mother, should even feel ashamed. Chicago sleeps soundly knowing we didn't produce such an album... doh! Jim O'Rourke! Just move, already!
review van muse - showbizz
At least Muse also know they want to be Radiohead, which would explain the enlisting of producer John Leckie from The Bends and Matthew Bellamy's falsetto- laden yelps, which sound so much like Thom Yorke they could pass as Andy Yorke.
On the other hand, you get the predictable one- word titles, lack of emotional depth, and A&R fingerprints.
Muse humorously continues Britain's fascination with the monosyllabic monikers and logos. The overly Photoshopped (and terrible) artwork leaves a cold gloss.
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/ kijk zelf maar