I knew it was going to be about the goddamn National.

I know people who don't 'get' Alligator, and everyone's entitled to their own opinions and all, but that seems like a disproportionate reaction to not liking an album.

I don't like the production on Alligator as much as on Boxer, the vocals are too hollow and distant... but it's still a classic. "Baby, We'll be Fine" is one of their best songs

too many "I"'s

Anyway, the main point is everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But by not 'getting' The National you lead a lesser life. Thats not necesserly one's fault. But it is one's loss.

2am pretentions are too high. Time for bed

"Dwelling on what to say about this album I found myself turning into one of them, hurling dishes across the room, knocking over stacks of CDs (making sure to crack all the cases), screaming at my fiancée as she tried to calm me down. I took our picture off the mantle and used the bottom of my Smirnoff bottle to smash it to pieces. I ran the broken glass over my hands while she dashed to the stereo and knocked it to the ground."

what sort of an unstable bastard is this cunt

Please!

local college papers do this- turn out some pretentious shit in the style of the NY Times and pass themselves off as classy. It's tiresome, and loads of otherwise decent papers and websites do it. Makes Pitchfork look like a model of clarity.

someone posting that johnny foreigner review tom whyman did, just for irony and making sure everything is even once again

I agree in that the reviewer manages not to mention what the music actually sounds like even once.

But that may be because the music is such weedy, wet, derivative horseshit, that it's not even worth mentioning.

I agree in that the reviewer manages not to mention what the music actually sounds like even once.

But that may be because the music is such weedy, wet, derivative horseshit, that it's not even worth mentioning.

to be interesting and well written. Then I realised that those bits were quoting from the lyrics....

Bad music, bland music doesn't provoke much of a reaction beyond 'meh'. I imagine Agoraphobic Nosebleed would love to have a listener smash the room up after listening to their music - it shows the music has really affected you surely?

http://www.musicomh.com/albums/meet-me-in-st-louis_0907.htm

Stumbled across this the other day, just ridiculous.

sometimes has its weird moments

don't worry about it