borntohula

it's good, but it's also monotonous after awhile. i've only listened all the way through once, but i'll try listening to each "ghost" as a separate thing and see how that works out. i appreciate it for what it's doing; trent seems to have been inspired to release "fuck you" after "fuck you" directed at record companies in album format. i like what he's doing, so i'll probably buy it for that reason alone. the music is decent. it's about what one would expect to hear if they've heard year zero and niggy tardust. a few surprises here and there, though.

yeah i figured as much. kindof interesting. havent bothered to listen to all of it yet... i hope it makes up somewhat for year zero.

oh i considered it too, dont get me wrong, but while its worth is certainly a motivation, i'd really have to be a fan of "ghosts" to warrant my having such an expansive release of it in my collection. you've downloaded the album already, right? is there a tracklisting or are the tracks just named ghosts, followed by which I-IV it comes from, and then a track number?

i've downloaded it from a torrent website. i think im going to order the CD later on, once this craze cools down. cause of their creative commons licensing, downloading it for free isn't illegal. certainly a cool idea. not sure i'd fork over $300 for the full album pack though.

thanks for the heads up. i saw the "two weeks" announcement made before, but i forgot to follow that up.

if theyre good enough to open for holy fuck, i should check them out.

the epitome of punk rock: larf. edit: i always feel bad when i post in here, because i feel like im shitting all over meg's lovely thread. next post will be serious, promise.

yeah! do it! when my person gets theirs, i'll post a tracklist and a .zip file of it so the rest of you can DL and listen to it.

It's just one of those days When ya don't wanna wake up Everything is fucked, everybody sucks. You don't really know why But you wanna justify rippin' someone's head off No human contact And if you interact your life is on contract Your best bet is to stay away mother fucker! It's just one of those days! It's all about the he says she says bullshit I think you better quit lettin' shit slip Or you'll be leavin' with a fat lip It's all about the he says she says bullshit I think you better quit talkin' that shit It's just one of those days Feelin' like a freight train First one to complain Leaves with a blood stain Damn right I'm a maniac You better watch your back 'Cause I'm fuckin' up your program And if you're stuck up You just lucked up Next in line to get fucked up Your best bet is to stay away motherfucker! It's just one of those days! It's all about the he says she says bullshit. I think you better quit lettin' shit slip Or you'll be leavin' with a fat lip It's all about the he says she says bullshit I think you better quit talkin' that shit, punk So come and get it I feel like shit My suggestion is to keep your distance 'Cause right now I'm dangerous We've all felt like shit And been treated like shit All those motherfuckers, that want to step up I hope ya know I pack a chainsaw I'll skin your ass raw And if my day keeps going this way I just might break something tonight I pack a chainsaw I'll skin your ass raw And if my day keeps going this way I just might break something tonight I pack a chainsaw I'll skin your ass raw And if my day keeps going this way I just might break your fuckin' face tonight Give me something to break Give me something to break Just give me stuff to break How 'bout your fuckin' face? I hope you know I pack a chainsaw, what? A chainsaw, what?, a motherfuckin' chainsaw, what? So come and get it It's all about the he says she says bullshit. I think you better quit lettin' shit slip Or you'll be leavin' with a fat lip It's all about the he says she says bullshit I think you better quit talkin' that shit Punk, so come and get it.

hahahaha yes!!!

uhhh that's not a picture from the 70s. this is the closest i could get. clearly, his gayness from the 70s overflowed well into the 80s.

was there anyone who didn't look gay in the 70s?

coolsville. that's exciting. i wonder who's in the band.

hilllllaaaaaaarrrriiiiioooouusssssssss i dont often run home for piano music myself. LAWL

;) i'm with meg on this. i dont understand what the point is in comparing these two people. why does it matter?

godspeed you! black emperor dirty three holy fuck

i for one, think matt should pursue the emo direction. screamo if he's smart.

art does not imitate life. if you want realism, you shouldn't be watching monster movies.

obama. he's got faster twitching muscle fibers.

are there ever bad years for music?

DLed christing's mix. have yet to listen to it though. looks like a good mix of stuff i know well and stuff i don't.

that doesn't sound fun...

only a few more days to send out your mixes! how's everyone's coming? i'm done mine and am going to mail it out tomorrow. i'll post it when that person gets it!

no thoughts. i've read some good reviews. i'd like to listen to it... just for nostalgia's sake. according to several reviews, this could possibly be his best.

i like how this record is driving and pummeling and kick ass instrumentally, but i'd be fucked if you asked me what it was about. i can't even listen to it all the way through. i think in some ways, its a step in the right direction for the band, but i'm starting to feel like they're stepping into a world of ridiculousness. i think it was in the pitchfork review where the author argued that TMV seem to be far more concerned with filling a CD than they do with making a listenable album. i haven't been able to listen to something of theirs all the way through since frances the mute, and that album was hard to digest at times (but moreso in a good, overwhelming way though). sure, you could argue that i've just got a short attention span and am a symptom of what seems to be the ADD generation. that would be an appropriate argument if i didnt already listen to, and enjoy bands like GSY!BE, explosions in the sky, do make say think, etc etc who manage to write albums that i can listen to the whole way through no problem. TMV have these high concepts about fucking ouija boards from israel that they seem to take so damn seriously, and it makes their music approach a very hyperbolic kind of plain where because they're so earnest with what they do, it's hard to take them seriously. in some ways, this album was a breath of fresh air. i couldn't tell you how desperate i was to hear a 3 minute song by them after i had listened my way through amputechture. on this album, they show that they can make short, tight, well written pieces that really rock and yet still do not fit into conventional forms of radio rock. with that reworked version of "rapid fire tollbooth" found in "goliath" as well as "tourniquet man" they flirt with sounding "groovy" and i like it. additionally, they're showing that they have a sense of humor in their video/webisode things that they used to promote their album... so thats a plus. it makes them seem a little more human.