June 20th, 2005 2:39pm
A Genuine Boy With A Guilty SmileSons & Daughters...
A Genuine Boy With A Guilty Smile
Sons & Daughters "Taste The Last Girl" - Out of all the songs that I know, "Big Mouth Strikes Again" is the one most similar to this track, and I don't bring this up because I'm trying to dismiss it or suggest that there isn't much more to it than that. I mention it because I'm impressed - out of all the Smiths songs that get rewritten or straight-up regurgitated, that's pretty much never one of them, even though (or maybe because) it's one of the best and most distinct songs that band ever wrote. Still, I actually kind of doubt that the band was even going for "Big Mouth Strikes Again." The resemblence actually seems rather accidental, as though both bands were aiming for the same quasi-rockabilly target and missed for the same reasons (namely, overwhelming Britishness). (Click here to buy it from Domino.)
Geiger "Cocain-E" - There's a strange thing going on in this track, and though it's not quite unique, it's worth mentioning. There's this undeniable disco groove, yeah? Play it loud enough, and it's hard to resist on a purely physical level. But everything else about it is so mellow and relaxing to the point that it actually makes me want to lie down and take a nap. It's a little confusing, but it's a great effect, totally easygoing and pleasant, like hitting the dancefloor in the most comfortable silk pajamas ever. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)
Also: If anyone reading this is able and willing to hook me up with the most recent season of the new Dr. Who on cd-r/dvd, please drop me a line. I'd really like to see it, but I just don't have the energy/space on my laptop to deal with bittorrent right now, and who knows when this will ever air on BBC America or be available on dvd in the US.
Sons & Daughters "Taste The Last Girl" - Out of all the songs that I know, "Big Mouth Strikes Again" is the one most similar to this track, and I don't bring this up because I'm trying to dismiss it or suggest that there isn't much more to it than that. I mention it because I'm impressed - out of all the Smiths songs that get rewritten or straight-up regurgitated, that's pretty much never one of them, even though (or maybe because) it's one of the best and most distinct songs that band ever wrote. Still, I actually kind of doubt that the band was even going for "Big Mouth Strikes Again." The resemblence actually seems rather accidental, as though both bands were aiming for the same quasi-rockabilly target and missed for the same reasons (namely, overwhelming Britishness). (Click here to buy it from Domino.)
Geiger "Cocain-E" - There's a strange thing going on in this track, and though it's not quite unique, it's worth mentioning. There's this undeniable disco groove, yeah? Play it loud enough, and it's hard to resist on a purely physical level. But everything else about it is so mellow and relaxing to the point that it actually makes me want to lie down and take a nap. It's a little confusing, but it's a great effect, totally easygoing and pleasant, like hitting the dancefloor in the most comfortable silk pajamas ever. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)
Also: If anyone reading this is able and willing to hook me up with the most recent season of the new Dr. Who on cd-r/dvd, please drop me a line. I'd really like to see it, but I just don't have the energy/space on my laptop to deal with bittorrent right now, and who knows when this will ever air on BBC America or be available on dvd in the US.
6/20/05 4:32 pm
“like hitting the dancefloor in the most comfortable silk pajamas ever”
6/20/05 4:33 pm
^^^
6/20/05 4:34 pm
shit, haloscan has some problems with some lines of text, that´s why the other two comments before this one.
i just wanted to say that i really liked that quote.
6/20/05 6:15 pm
The Sons & Daughters track is interesting. I hear that connection to “Big Mouth.” When both the male and female voices are in I hear a little Exene/John Doe as well.
6/20/05 6:39 pm
“Big Mouth Strikes Again”? Are you sure you don’t mean “What Difference Does It Make?”?
6/20/05 6:40 pm
Oh yeah, that’s true. Maybe I was thinking more of that song. It’s a little of both, I guess.
6/20/05 11:10 pm
can hook you up with the doctor who on cd-r // email me
6/21/05 12:30 am
the Geiger track is very similar to the first bump of cocaine that you start the night off with. addictive.
6/21/05 4:02 am
I wasn’t too impressed with the EP, but the new Sons and Daughters LP is really good and fun.
6/21/05 7:17 am
Sons and Daughters are Scottish, btw…
also, try Dance me in or Monsters or Rama Lama… even better imho…
6/21/05 1:55 pm
I know that they are Scottish, but that does not make them not British.
6/29/05 10:20 pm
loving the songs, and just wanted to throw in that placebo’s cover of bigmouth is pretty good… that’s all.