yeah. (responding to letter from moose and from alex, all confusingly bundled into one)
"get really high" as in take drugs & give the album another spin? get real... some of us don't need 'external influences' to appreciate good music.
to be blunt, apparently maybe some of you do need external influences? i was not saying that i do. i am quite real, thank you. at least i am pretty sure i am anyhow. no need to be rude. and so far this eve i have listened to the new album at least 20 times. i cannot seem to turn it off for long.....!
any album that you have to do this to isn't worthwhile in my opinion. sure, a disc can be "better" appreciated by people who choose to do that, but if you don't want to do that, then you should still be able to appreciate it and enjoy it.
well, yes. but this is an issue for psychology class. everyone should be able to enjoy stuff without taking drugs. :) i did not state that drugs were necessary to enjoy this album. merely suggested that it could help those who are not too fond of it thus far. i for one can't stop listening to it.
ditto for understanding lyrics.
well, when the lyrics are written by people who ARE taking drugs, they sure as hell are easier understood by people in those same states....... so honestly, if you want the full meaning of the lyrics, ............
otherwise you just are not in a place where you can recieve the lyrics. well written lyrics can be "received" in any "place".
okay, that is your opinion, Alex. i think that the best lyrics are cleverly disguised so that their true meaning in unknown until you go there. what is 'Nadine' about? i listened to men without hats from 1983 onward. i did not enter a state where i understood the lyrics until 1996. so my personal experience differs from your opinion. back to moose-
my point was that this album isn't their best work, for the reasons i have already stated.
you mentioned nothing about this album not being their best work in your previous letter, unless i missed it. you did say that erasure was better than this, and that the drums are cheesy and thin, hence i missed your point.
my hifi is a good one so i can clearly hear the hi's & the lo's, but with the gear they had at their disposal i was expecting more.
expectations are certain to make one unhappy. hence i suggested getting high. it has a tendency to free a person of these so that they listen to an album with a fresh, non-expecting mind. i was not trying to upset anyone, i honestly think that if you are not enjoying the album, that getting high and giving it a spin might help. you may find a taste for the music develop there, one that lasts far beyond that particular experience. if you feel that they did not do as much with their gear as they could have, i am certain then that your next work will reflect this as you push your gear to the limits. (smile)
and fully appreciate the artwork as well. :) as a professional musician myself who is also heavily involved in artwork, graphic design, computers etc i can see what has been done but simply don't like it... personal choice maybe...
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hey cool, i am one of those too. and i love the artwork. if you don't, cool. but again, i merely suggested getting high to free yourself of your mind and its expectations and comparative perceptions - maybe you would forget that you know all the technicalities involved in creating the artwork (and the sound) for that matter and just appreciate it as if you have no clue how any of it was done, which is truly one of the more wondrous places to be in. it is a problem with musicians, trust me, i know. everytime i hear a drum i can tell you which machine did it, ya know? ;) rain p.s. did anyone else notice at the end of superstar he says at one point "HEY LUCIFER"?!