that damned fly wrote:

kerble wrote:maybe if you look for boring music, you'll find some awesome, James.

i don't know man, it seems i'm gonna hate everything. the novelty theory is hurting my feelings in the world of music.

then you're just setting yourself up for a self-fulfilling prophecy. if you think you're going to hate everything, then you are. simple as that.

it might help to say what kind of stuff you're looking for.


and about the Fall...

I'm a little chagrined to admit this, but there are some Fall albums I have that everyone considers classic that I have had serious trouble getting into. I think Room To Live is mostly a study in badly-recorded self-indulgence and I'm just not a huge fan of Perverted By Language yet.

I do this with everything. Don't know if it's good or bad. Music, directors, comedians, writers etc. I get into something. Then I really get into it and suck it dry until it's dead for a few years. Then I find it again and repeat the process, though probably for a shorter period.

Wonder if I'll ever be able to listen to Sonic Youth again? I feel like I've outgrown them.

there is no such thing as a bad fall record. it's built into the laws of physics. it's just not possible. Jesus told me so.

i've been digging on The Fall for a bit now too...also Wall Of Voodoo...i'm realizing their brilliance and how what a rock solid band they were...

AAAAAAAARGH wrote:Wonder if I'll ever be able to listen to Sonic Youth again? I feel like I've outgrown them.

I hadn't really listened to Sonic Youth in years and recently listened to them non-stop for about two weeks.

This last week I've listened to the first Made Out Of Babies album so many times my neighbours probably know it off by heart.


Never really got The Fall. Then about a week ago I heard Repetition. I am starting to "get" The Fall.

all i have of The Fall is the Rough Trade Anthology, but i like damn near everything on it...

Rotten Tanx wrote:

AAAAAAAARGH wrote:Wonder if I'll ever be able to listen to Sonic Youth again? I feel like I've outgrown them.

I hadn't really listened to Sonic Youth in years and recently listened to them non-stop for about two weeks.

This last week I've listened to the first Made Out Of Babies album so many times my neighbours probably know it off by heart.


Never really got The Fall. Then about a week ago I heard Repetition. I am starting to "get" The Fall.

I bought Hex and Nation's, tried listening to them once and again for a couple of years. Didn't like them. Had to download other albums later before I understood them, and I still don't really like Hex. No idea why anyone would recommend something other than Slates for a first Fall lp.

Hex Enduction Hour is a monster but probably not a good place to start at all. I started with Dragnet and Grotesque and I liked both of them a lot.

AAAAAAAARGH wrote: No idea why anyone would recommend something other than Slates for a first Fall lp.

I don't recommend Slates for a first Fall album because Witch Trials was their first album.

Why don't people start at the beginning?