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Hadn't heard that yet, but yes, worth a double. I'm intrigued, and I wonder if they'd still have that same weird sadness so many years later.

 

I've found an odd way to listen to Spiderland: in the car. For some reason I've been picking up the subtleties on the way to work in the morning. My job must suck.

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And I'd rather they not reform, even if it's just for some one-off show at this year's UK ATP festival, as the rumors are dictating. I don't know about the other guys so much, but David Pajo (aka Papa M) is a pretty happy, well-adjusted dude these days. I just can't see him having a part in such depressing, harrowing music now.

 

EDIT: I have this picture of me and Pajo, but I don't like the way I look in it.

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It also might be a little odd for guys in their 30s now to try and capture the mortifying loneliness of being blasted Kentucky youth, unless their careers have really gone to shit. And it would be even weirder to hear Slint, who are basically iconic for six songs (Tweez notwithstanding), take the music in any other direction. I'd still go see them play, of course, given the chance.

 

To everyone who is just watching the two of us masturbate over this superb band: you should really buy Spiderland.

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this mortal coil - 'it'll end in tears'

 

kangaroo - 7.5

song to the siren - 10

holocaust - 7

fyt - 7

fond affections - 6

the last ray - 6.5

another day - 9

waves become wings - 7

barramundi - 5.5

dreams made flesh - 7

not me - 3

a single wish - 7

 

almost-perfect example of an album whose song-by-song rating doesn't do it justice. aside from "not me", which is an atrocity with a tone that is COMPLETELY WRONG for the album, the "weaker" tracks on the album blend into each other incredibly well and create a great, unified sense of atmosphere.

 

michael jackson - 'thriller'

 

wanna be startin' somethin' - 8

baby be mine - 5

the girl is mine - 3

thriller - 6

beat it - 8

billie jean - 8

human nature - 7

p.y.t. - 6

the lady in my life - 9

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One of my favourite albums:

 

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David Watts - 9

Death of a Clown - 8

Two Sisters - 8

No Return - 10

Harry Rag - 5

Tin Soldier Man - 6

Situation Vacant - 9

Love Me Till the Sun Shines - 8

Lazy Old Sun - 7

Afternoon Tea - 9

Funny Face - 7

End of the Season - 9

Waterloo Sunset - 10

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How acurate were my Chili Pepper ratings?

 

Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E

Redefine 7

Vitamin 7

New Skin 8

Idiot Box 7

Glass 6

Magic Medicine 5

A Certain Shade of Green 10

Favourite Things 7

Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song) 6

Nebula 6

Deep Inside 5

Calgone 5

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One of my favourite albums:

 

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David Watts - 9

Death of a Clown - 8

Two Sisters - 8

No Return - 10

Harry Rag - 5

Tin Soldier Man - 6

Situation Vacant - 9

Love Me Till the Sun Shines - 8

Lazy Old Sun - 7

Afternoon Tea - 9

Funny Face - 7

End of the Season - 9

Waterloo Sunset - 10

One of mine, as well.

 

David Watts- 10

Death of a Clown- 8

Two Sisters- 9

No Return- 6

Harry Rag- 6

Tin Soldier Man- 8

Situation Vacant- 10

Love Me Till The Sun Shines- 8

Lazy Old Sun- 7

Afternoon Tea- 8

Funny Face- 8

End of the Season- 7

Waterloo Sunset- 10+

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My take on last year's best hip-hop album:

 

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Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner

 

Sitting Here: 8

Stop Dat: 6

I Luv U: 10

Brand New Day: 9

2 Far: 6

Fix Up, Look Sharp: 8

Cut 'Em Off: 4

Hold Ya Mouf: 7

Round We Go: 8

Jus a Rascal: 10

Wot U On: 6

Jezebel: 7

Seems 2 Be: 6

Live O: 5

Do It: 8

Vexed: 5

 

Individually there are only 7 or 8 superstar songs, but all lined up, they make for one really great stretch of an album. Overall, the album gets a 9.

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Dizzee Rascal! I had him in my sig up until earlier this week.

 

I agree with your ratings for the most part, except I'd bump Sitting Here and Jezebel up to 9s, and bump Vexed down to a 5. Good call on I Luv U. One of the best hip hop singles of all time.

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You're right; I actually don't know why I gave "Vexed" a 7. I think I had "Do It" as a 7 at first and shifted that down, or something odd. "Vexed" is actually pretty out of place since it wasn't on the U.K. album. I think I'll fix that.

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You HAD to know it was coming...

 

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Fiona Apple

When The Pawn...

 

1. "On The Bound" - 8

2. "To Your Love" - 6

3. "Limp" - 7

4. "Love Ridden" - 9

5. "Paper Bag" - 8

6. "A Mistake" - 7

7. "Fast As You Can" - 7

8. "The Way Things Are" - 9

9. "Get Gone" - 9

10. "I Know" - 10

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Welcome To The Jungle 9

It's So Easy 9

Nightrain 9

Out Ta Get Me 7

Mr Brownstone 9

Paradise City 9

My Michelle 8

Think About You 6

Sweet Child Of Mine 10

You're Crazy 7

Anything Goes 5

Rocket Queen 10

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Guest Flyboy
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Welcome To The Jungle 9

It's So Easy 4

Nightrain 9

Out Ta Get Me 8

Mr Brownstone 4

Paradise City 9

My Michelle 7

Think About You 7

Sweet Child Of Mine 10

You're Crazy 8 (Lies version is better)

Anything Goes 6

Rocket Queen 10

Edited for accuracy.

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Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure

 

Do the Strand - 9

Beauty Queen - 7

Strictly Confidential - 7

Editions of You - 10

In Every Dreamhome a Heartache - 10

The Bogus Man - 7

Grey Lagoons - 8

For Your Pleasure - 10

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Gloria: 10

Redondo Beach: 9

Birdland: 5

Free Money: 6

Kimberly: 7

Break It Up: 9

Land: 10

Elegie: 7

Hrmph. Funny. Birdland and Free Money are two of my favorites, falling just short of Gloria and Land status. Birdland does get a bit tiring though due to the length and the lack of the song really... evolving... into anything, but I still like it a lot. Nice mood to it.

 

 

 

And I've been meaning to pick up Spiderland for eight months now. I think I'll finally go for it.

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To everyone who is just watching the two of us masturbate over this superb band: you should really buy Spiderland.

I own it, and my favourites are Don, Aman and Washer. Both a 9 from me. Ive only ever sat through Good Morning Captain twice. I don't like being in the mood I'm in when I enjoy that track.

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The Flaming Lips - Wastin' Pigs is Still Radical (1991)

 

1. Talkin' Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues - 9

2. All That Jazz/Happy Death Men - 7

3. Jets (Cupid's Kiss vs. the Psyche of Death) - 10

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Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

 

First Breath After Coma 8

The Only Moment We Were Alone 8

Six days At The Bottom of The Ocean 8

Memorial 8

Your Hand In Mine 10

 

 

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The Replacements - Tim

 

Hold My Life 8

I'll Buy 6

Kiss Me On The Bus 8

Dose Of Thunder 4

Waitress In The Sky 6

Swingin Party 8

Bastards Of Young 8

Lay It Down Clown 5

Left Of The Dial 9

Little Mascara 8

Here Comes A Regular 8

 

 

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Red House Painters - Red House Painters

 

Grace Cathedral Park 9

Down Through 8

Katy Song 9

Mistress 8

Things Mean A Lot 7

Funhouse

Take Me Out 9

Rollercoster 7

New Jersey 9

Dragonflies 7

Mistress (Piano) 8

Mother 7

Strawberry Hill 7

Brown Eyes 8

 

 

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The Replacements - Let It Be

 

I Will Dare 8

Favorite Thing 7

We're Coming Out 5

Tommy gets His Tonsils Out 6

Androgynous 8

Black Diamond 6

Unsatisfied 9

Seen Your Video 6

Gary's Got A Boner 7

Sixteen Blue 9

Answering Machine 9

 

 

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Air - Moon Safari

 

La Femme D'Argent 9

Sexy Boy 7

All I Need 8

kelly Watch The Stars 9

Talisman 8

Remember 8

You Make It Easy 7

Ce Matin La 7

New Star In The Sky 8

Le Voyage De Penelope 7

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