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Post by thisshitisoranges on Sept 11, 2006 9:51:37 GMT -5
allright so im a little hesitant to link this here, but i wrote a review of the air force for the music site i write for. www.urbanpollution.com/Music/Xiu_Xiu/The_Air_Force/it also got spotlighted album in the music section. Sorry if it sounds stupidd.........i'm never sure if i do a good enough job, espeically when its something im so passionate about. |
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Post by kevin on Sept 11, 2006 13:22:08 GMT -5
actually, i thought it was pretty well written, i dont know if youre just an amateur writer, but it was pretty good man.
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Post by dr. strangelove on Sept 11, 2006 14:36:41 GMT -5
i thought it was a great review... i'm sure it was more involved than whatever pitchfork will release later this week
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Post by TheDeadTexan on Sept 11, 2006 15:41:30 GMT -5
That's 'cause Ben rules. Beards down.
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Post by jarretttree on Sept 14, 2006 6:32:00 GMT -5
Awesome review, you know what's goin on.
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Post by Veck on Sept 14, 2006 7:08:36 GMT -5
I think it's at least 100 times better than the pitchfork review
at least
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Post by danceremony on Sept 14, 2006 7:46:55 GMT -5
well said
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Post by dr. strangelove on Sept 14, 2006 14:18:05 GMT -5
i didn't expect to, but i actually really liked the pitchfork review... but i also liked this one... i just think pitchfork should have rated it higher
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Post by bignothing on Sept 14, 2006 14:48:57 GMT -5
yeah i don't get it, they seemed to have no complaints, yet they give it an 8.0? dumb.
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Post by byronhulcher on Sept 14, 2006 19:14:18 GMT -5
If Neutral Milk Hotel doesn't come down and personally wack them off, it won't get higher than a 9 I've found.
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Post by Veck on Sept 14, 2006 23:31:27 GMT -5
i didn't expect to, but i actually really liked the pitchfork review... but i also liked this one... i just think pitchfork should have rated it higher I just hate how some of the writers at pitchfork talk about bands like they're their best friends. they act as if they're on top of everything going on in the band's life and in the world of music in general shits me and Ben's wasn't near as pretentious, just honest so props |
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Post by dr. strangelove on Sept 15, 2006 12:48:34 GMT -5
what i especially liked about the pitchfork review was that i pretty much disagreed with the writer's basic statement about the album, but s/he really supported it. personally, i found the album to be one of the most fucked up xiu xiu albums, thematically... i don't disagree with my original assessment, but i find the pitchfork review intriguing nonetheless
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Post by Veck on Sept 15, 2006 16:37:23 GMT -5
yeah I didn't hate that pitchfork liked it
just how he wrote about it
they should've had someone better write about it
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Oct 1, 2006 13:28:02 GMT -5
this review was fantastic. i haven't listened to the air force in ages, and i completely forgot about the one line in that whole album that i related to the most.
loneliness isn’t being alone, it’s when someone loves you and you don’t have it in you to love them back.
unfortunately i haven't even bought the air force yet because i haven't stepped foot outside of the house since june, more or less. i'll probably pick it up at the show.
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Post by thisshitisoranges on Oct 3, 2006 11:13:47 GMT -5
thanks so much for the positive feedback guys!
as much as i dont usually like their reviews i acutally thought the review was better than most of the reviews that they post. keep you guys updated on any XiuXiu related things that Urbanpollution/I cover in the future. ( which is acutally gonna be quite a bit within the next month)
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