Post by slapshot63 on Sept 28, 2006 21:02:16 GMT -5
criterionmaster said:
I cannot wait to get that album!
It's really good. The weakest song is Track 2 ("Pancreas") but even that one grows on you and is not a bad track by any means. His "long song" he puts on most albums is hilarious on this one. It's a parody of R.Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet" titles "Trapped In The Drive-Thru". It's epic but so damned funny. "White and Nerdy" is destined to be one of his greatest songs. Hell, the whole album is great. I'd recommend getting the actual CD (instead of off iTunes or something) because its a DualDisc with some cool extras.
No, it's actually spelled Lynwood. Here's the town's official site: www.lynwood.ca.us/
What? Would I just bring this up because I don't know what I'm talking about?
Sure Weird Al was born in Lynnwood, but there are more places named Lynnwood than Lynnwood, so this is just a blatant attempt at trying to alienate the people who know the name is spelled with two n's. Alienation!
Quite clearly, Weird Al wants to start a war with the Lynnwoods of the world.
Amputecture, though, really is a collaboration between At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta of the Future. What I mean by that is that they went back to some of their At The Drive-In tendencies, but you can't mistake it, this is an album by the Mars Volta.
They're definitely from the future, though.
edit: I went through a list of all the albums released in 2006. There are some contenders for the best album of 2006. -- No, Tool slipped up with 10,000 Days. I don't have an extended interest in Pearl Jam or the Peppers, I haven't listened to Muse's latest but I suspect it's a lot of the same. The Information by Beck might be the best contender, I need to listen to it, but I'll just go ahead and say it.
A double post. Woo. (edit: I decided to include images, and added this intro.)
I went to the library to return some DVDs and since I want to actually get through some of the DVDs I own, I borrowed some CDs instead. So, some short CD reviews.
I really enjoy the Rolling Stones. When thinking about how to review this album, I was going to use a colorful example like "in 10,000 years, people will still listen to the Rolling Stones." But you know, whatever. I like the Rolling Stones as a whole. This is a decent album, I don't like it as much as I like any album by the Rolling Stones I've listened to, but overall, I don't need to listen to it again.
The City Sleeps is pretty much his most popular song, and the song is really quite enjoyable. The rest of the album holds up decently, but it may be a little while after I stop listening to the City Sleeps that I'll pick up the rest of this album again.
Sacred ground here. So I'll tread carefully: I didn't adore this album to death. It had some memorable songs and sections, but I don't need to pick up a copy for myself.
Jane's Addiction is one band I always forget about how good they are. I really enjoy Ritual de lo Habitual, you know, but I don't listen to it that often. Porno for Pyros is definitely also a great band. So, it was a welcome reminder when listening to Strays that, yes, Jane's Addiction still had it. Too bad, but I guess shit happens.
