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Doing some research, found this old poster, and thought of Shellac:







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garble wrote:It's one of the editor's choices on allmusic at the moment:

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sq ... fwxzu5ldse

Thanks for posting that link. The AMG and Trouser Press books used to be my only music resources as a 15-year-old back in '93 before the internet existed in any meaningful form.

Useful as they may be/may have been, I've always found it interesting that both guides tend to characterize stuff I really like as "filler" or "not up to par with the rest of the band's material." It happens again and again.

For that reason, I can't say I was that surprised when I saw this:

AMG wrote:Part two kicks off with "Genuine Lulabelle," and its random silences and oddly placed comic voices mark it as the album's only real misstep,

To me, the combination of these elements really made the song. As Shellac listeners, we've all heard random silences in songs before. But inserting soundbites of strange voices into those empty spaces is a move one would hardly expect from Shellac. It gave the song an enigmatic quality, and left me with a disquieting feeling of uncertainty which stayed with me long after the track had ended. The mark of a masterpiece.
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Spoke is just about the best song I've ever heard. I think it would be hilarious to sing that with some friends karaoke-style after a few drinks.

Okay so, I listened to this in one go on Saturday when I thought I was dying.

It was all great then we came to the penultimate track which I liked then I hated then I liked then I loved then the very last bit just really didn't need to be there in my opinion so..there.

The last song was the rotten cherry on the stale cake. I'm just speaking of the last 4 bars of the penultimate songa and the last song. Or however you want to phrase it.

NC with dirty waffles.

Bambouche wrote:Doing some research, found this old poster, and thought of Shellac:

You're welcome!

I love this.

Bambouche wrote:Doing some research, found this old poster, and thought of Shellac:

"I WAS BORN FROM A GIRL SCOUT"

Whenever I come across anti-abortion billboards now I am always hoping there will be one w/ a picture a wide-eyed, grinning newborn that says:

"Did you know? I was born with 20 bucks in my pocket!"

A great record. One of their best... To be honest I just really like what they do 99% of the time. It seems as genuine as a band can be. Inventive arrangements, Steve's darkhorse humour, the recording is magical. Beautiful packing - my girlfriend now wants an Italian Greyhound and has the record sleeve on our mantelpiece.

...and it's a grower.

And is it just me or does Paco sound very similar to another Shellac song?

Excellent.

I swear I'm gonna download this any day now. Can't wait.

Since Terraform, I have always been disappointed the first time I hear a new Shellac record, and then I find myself listening to it over and over again (I still would be if my early 90s Fall kick hadn't taken over).

Bob's bass sounds extra-good on this one.