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Polythene Pam
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- #61
- Posted: 05/31/2012 04:06
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I'm surprised it wasn't titled
"It's not fair! and I miss my mummy"
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Facetious
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Location: Somewhere you've never been
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- #62
- Posted: 05/31/2012 04:16
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| Polythene Pam wrote: | I'm surprised it wasn't titled
"It's not fair! and I miss my mummy" |
That may be more accurate, but have you considered whether it actually sounds like a good title or not?
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Facetious
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- #63
- Posted: 05/31/2012 04:20
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| Yourselfisntsteam wrote: | | I like funeral, but am not a rabid fan of it. I think the reason for its acclaim is pretty easy to figure out though. Its as swedenman already started to point out, a bunch of well arranged pop songs with catchy melodies that manage to avoid obvious cliche. This is paired with some lyrics that create/give the illusion of powerful emotion because they attach to a very relatable youth centric angst as well as paint very broad and easily discernible thematic strokes ("theres something wrong, in the heart of man"). In a sense, anthemic melodies, fairly cool arrangements and lyrical themes which lots of people will attach too. Its actually a good recipe for acclaim. Personally I find this prevents the album from reaching say top 100 quality, as I actually get hints of insincerity and emotional cheapness if I listen to the album in a bad mood. |
I think it reaches top 100 quality alright. You're right mostly about the album, though.
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gussteivi
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- #64
- Posted: 05/31/2012 10:40
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I'm gonna go ahead and cherry pick my favourite quotes on this thread:
| Polythene Pam wrote: | | Win Butler is king of pathetic whiny indie kids. |
| Yourselfisntsteam wrote: | | insincerity and emotional cheapness |
| Necharsian wrote: | | I mean I can think of dozens of albums that are more emotionally powerful than Funeral. I honestly don't see that much of a difference between it and your average indie album. Its not bad or anything... |
| swedenman wrote: | | when I listen to the average soft indie band, I feel like I'm hearing nothing but generic acoustic guitar riffs and super whiny-ass vocals |
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Facetious
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Location: Somewhere you've never been
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- #65
- Posted: 05/31/2012 16:47
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| gussteivi wrote: | I'm gonna go ahead and cherry pick my favourite quotes on this thread:
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What about:
| Nobody wrote: | | This album is great! |
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Saoirse
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- #66
- Posted: 05/31/2012 18:24
- Post subject: Funeral
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I think for the gen-y, post 9/11 generation it's that special landmark release, one that almost never comes around anymore, so yes we tend to rate it high. It was my favorite album when I first heard it and still is today.
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