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Post by fange on Jan 12, 2022 10:10:57 GMT
What do you, Preludin? Are you a fan of the 2nd single from the Brit indie-poppers' Reading, Writing and Arithmetic album of 1990?
It was a chart hit in the US, Australia, and many other countries. While the demise of Rough Trade at the time meant the song didn't get a contemporaneous single release at that time, it has gone on to become a much-loved and played classic since then.
So, did it deserve to be a HIT! Or is it SHIT!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2022 10:44:53 GMT
I much prefer Can't Be Sure of their hits. This one is slightly bland, but not unpleasant. Decent radio pop, a hit I guess.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 12, 2022 10:55:35 GMT
I voted hit. I've always liked it. Of all the fey indie records of that period something like this stands out.
Listening to it now the song that pops into my head btw is Please, Please, Please.... by The Smiths, mostly for that guitar sound I guess but it sounds like a musical template for this kinda thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2022 8:00:43 GMT
Yes I like this one. Memorable vocal hooks and a good lyric are what make it stand out. The guitars are just standard indie fare I guess....MarrEsque I guess.....but I guess that's how they need to be. One of the better things about this kind of music is it stands in opposition to the ego driven guitar soloing of raw music.....but that means there needs to be intrigue elsewhere.... I am rambling ain't I??  |
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Post by DarknessFish on Jan 13, 2022 8:58:48 GMT
It's difficult to say much about it, it definitely has a hint of Smiths, and it feels almost like a complete void of a song until the chorus. And that titular hook line kind of corkscrews into my brain, just repeats round and round, until I want to smash my head against an oncoming train.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jan 13, 2022 16:17:43 GMT
Yes I like this one. Memorable vocal hooks and a good lyric are what make it stand out. The guitars are just standard indie fare I guess....MarrEsque I guess.....but I guess that's how they need to be. One of the better things about this kind of music is it stands in opposition to the ego driven guitar soloing of raw music.....but that means there needs to be intrigue elsewhere.... I am rambling ain't I??  Like an ego driven guitar solo . . .  |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jan 13, 2022 16:18:16 GMT
I love it. The whole first album is great. The second is patchy - as good an example of sophomore slump as there is.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jan 13, 2022 23:02:12 GMT
Pleasant enough, nice semi-acoustic texture, some semblance of melody as these things go, just...doesn't grab me really. Might be the old '80s textures' thing. Not bad certainly, but pretty much resides in Mehville.
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