Guest Kinetic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I bought King of America yesterday and it strikes me like most of Costello's latter day work does: As extremely hit or miss, with no real stylistic trademark. He just jumps around from style to style--only doing a handful of them well--and it all falls flat. Lyrically, it seems like every song is about a renaissance fair. I can't deal with it.
Guest Kinetic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Hey, Flyboy. Can I bum a smoke off you?
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I don't smoke. Or drink. I'm clean! Sorry.
Guest Incandenza Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I bought King of America yesterday and it strikes me like most of Costello's latter day work does: As extremely hit or miss, with no real stylistic trademark. He just jumps around from style to style--only doing a handful of them well--and it all falls flat. Lyrically, it seems like every song is about a renaissance fair. I can't deal with it. Straight from the liner notes--written by E.C. himself--of the Rhino Records re-issue of Spike: "They [Warner Bros. execs] told me to make whatever record I wanted. I seem to have elected to make all five records at once." This pretty much sums up the problem with Spike. For all Costello's genre jumping, the album contains no real flow beyond the first five songs, which I'm thinking of marrying. The stylistic experiments of When I Was Cruel--from latin to reggae to rock--are far more effective. Grading the three Costello discs I have: This Year's Model: A Spike: C When I Was Cruel: B
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 MarvinisaLunatic - Super Detective Extraordinaire..
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 my head is pounding, I can't sleep, and shit sucks right now. but knowing OJ Hart "fucked" last night makes things all better.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 but knowing OJ Hart "fucked" last night makes things all better. I hope you get better, man.
Guest Incandenza Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 my head is pounding, I can't sleep, and shit sucks right now. but knowing OJ Hart "fucked" last night makes things all better. Actually, he only "made out" with a "naked girl." I haven't been following too closely, but I think he hasn't actually "hit it" yet.
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 But I'm sure he jerked off to his mom's Victoria's Secret catalogue. I'm actually starting to feel better now.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Yeah. It's next Saturday. Oh boy! I can't wait to get play-by-play on that!
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 OJ Hart: Guys, she's stroking my dick right now. *3 secons later* Guys, I just blew my load. Guys, her junk stinks. note: 99 degrees? Fuck.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 note: 99 degrees? Fuck. Damn, dude. Is it a cold or what?
Guest Kinetic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Oh, man. Nothing tops an original Klondike bar. Between that and the wise Leonard Cohen purchase I made today, I'd be perilously close to happiness if not for the whole cigarette thing.
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 i like the carmel crunch klondike ice cream bars...
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Damn, dude. Is it a cold or what? I dunno.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Hope ya feel better, Big. DAMN THAT JERICHO!!
Guest Kinetic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 Due to a lot of irrational fears that I developed when I was thirteen and had terrible acne, I generally don't eat chocolate.
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 My skin is greasy as hell, but I rarely get pimples. Not even in high school.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I HATE HATE HATE chocolate... except for Reese's Cups. Weird, I know.
Guest Kinetic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I still get them sometimes and it drives me fucking nuts. It's amazing that I don't have any acne scars from when I was younger, though. I consider it a testament to my face's desire to be as attractive as possible.
Guest Big McLargeHuge Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 solid chocolate crap is disgusting. Like those hershey's bars. Bleh. but yeah Reese's cups kick ass.
Guest Flyboy Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 I don't have acne either... well, I did but it's going away. No scar, Ma!
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Posted August 12, 2002 Report Posted August 12, 2002 ah..having pretty much debunked OJ Harts Im going to do it in my Fantasy Land posts, I am not far from going to bed!
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