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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Feb 10, 2005 17:07:40 GMT -5
Burn Rome In A Dream's new record is wonderful. Instrumental music is a tall order for a rock band.
Also: Antony & The Johnsons! Who knew that he'd make such an amazing record? I mean, his last album was so perfect & pretty that all you could hear was his wretched lyrics. This one is awash with amazing pockmarks and mistakes...
I can picture Antony in the mastering suite, tears streaming down his cheeks, thinking, "Why didn't I redo that piano take? Why didn't I make that vocal melody more in tune? Why didn't I nix Devendra's sloppy guitar playing? PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK I'M AN AMATEUR!!!"
The amateurism of Antony's record is what makes it so wonderful. Finally, he's taken a risk and it's so worthwhile! He rhymes "breast amputation" with "anhillation"! He hits a wrong note and sighs! IT'S SO GOOD I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE A BETTER RECORD!
Except, maybe, Destroyer's "Your Blues", which KILLS.
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Post by Brandon H Florence SC on Feb 13, 2005 12:08:56 GMT -5
keep us up-to-date on what you're listening to. i always find this to be very very good info worth knowing.
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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Feb 14, 2005 21:12:29 GMT -5
Ok. I didn't want this to be bloggy or anything.
But if you're from the USA and you haven't heard any of the other bands on Blocks you're a FUCKUP and a LOSER.
So go to the site and listen to such winners as the HANK tracks and The Phonemes. The Deep Dark United record is also fantastic.
Also amazing: THE BLOW! The new EP is so great and Khaela and Jona are so sweet and smart.
Khaela tried convincing me that non-monogamy was a "good thing" today. I disagreed... a tough thing to do in the face of such a lovely and perfect woman.
Later, Patrick was like, "Uh huh. I just loooooove noble Owen."
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Post by iamtable on Feb 14, 2005 23:25:59 GMT -5
But if you're from the USA and you haven't heard any of the other bands on Blocks you're a FUCKUP and a LOSER. DAMMIT!! |
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Post by flowers on Feb 15, 2005 16:47:35 GMT -5
Ok. I didn't want this to be bloggy or anything. I wouldn't mind if it was bloggy. |
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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Feb 16, 2005 11:46:29 GMT -5
Hey I'm JUST KIDDING about the "fuckup" and "loser" remarks.
But the bands on Blocks will enrich your life, serious.
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Post by iamtable on Feb 17, 2005 11:33:19 GMT -5
Hey I'm JUST KIDDING about the "fuckup" and "loser" remarks. But the bands on Blocks will enrich your life, serious. I was just kidding about the dammit part also, this is why the internet is not the best why of communication. |
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Post by Yes on Feb 19, 2005 0:58:14 GMT -5
Also: Antony & The Johnsons! Who knew that he'd make such an amazing record? I looked on BLOCKS website but didn't find Antony et al. If you're south of the border, how can you get your grimey, hot little hands on this one? |
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Post by Swathi on Mar 1, 2005 19:14:27 GMT -5
Alright, well I guess this is a usual groupie/noob post, but I'm a huge fan of your work, Owen .. despite the limited discography. I heard "This is the dream of Win and Regine" at my friend's house (he went to the DC show of Arcade Fire) man .. hot shit. I thought I might as well burn the CD but realized Blocks is probably barely not broke .. so I didn't buy it. Go figure. Hopefully I can order it sometime soon. Word. Anyways, I've been trying out an arrangement for "This the dream..." on sitar, and so far it sounds good. Thanks for the music, man.
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Post by Hoo on Mar 2, 2005 0:50:05 GMT -5
Antony And The Johnsons are great—in small dozes, their like chocolate.
“Fistfull Of Love” has been one of those tracks I’ve been playing fuck outta lately.
I find I can’t really get through the whole album though. After a certain point dudes wavering vocals just drive me all batty.
anyways....
Good show again last night.
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Post by blue dragon 16 on Mar 7, 2005 5:41:16 GMT -5
all that shit your talking about really sucks bad.
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Post by Kevin on Mar 7, 2005 8:21:17 GMT -5
Also amazing: THE BLOW! The new EP is so great and Khaela and Jona are so sweet and smart. Khaela tried convincing me that non-monogamy was a "good thing" today. I disagreed... a tough thing to do in the face of such a lovely and perfect woman. But it's SOLD OUT!  and they're not making no more! |
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Post by Stuci Firme on Mar 9, 2005 1:18:00 GMT -5
my recent favourites have been
Bear Claw - bearclawrock.com
and
Joe Abernethy - joeabernethy.com
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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Mar 9, 2005 10:39:15 GMT -5
But it's SOLD OUT! and they're not making no more! Her new record (album) I think has much of the EP on it. If not, that's okay, because I hear the album SMOKES the EP. |
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Post by Kevin on Mar 10, 2005 0:15:25 GMT -5
Different mixes of some songs from the EP, i guess. and the vinyl is still available. Plus it will be on iTunes soonish. I want the new record NOW dammit.
Here is my "how i met khaela maricich" story.
She came to play at my college in 2001. I bought her tape before she played her set, which confused her. Back then it was her voice and a guitar and weird bossanova songs. It wasn't what people expected. I think because of the name "Get The Hell Out Of The Way Of The Volcano" they were expecting loud cathartic rock. But everyone still loved it. We played wall-ball after the show.
The next day we went thrift store shopping. I was looking at scarves. I was looking mostly at dull, drab, tasteful navy, grey, and tan plaid scarves. Khaela was like "No! You should get THIS ONE!" as she selected a bright red scarf. I'm talking [glow=red,2,300]BRIGHT RED!!![/glow]A courageous, extroverted scarf. I took her advice, and it was totally effing lifechanging. Seriously.
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and they're not making no more! 
