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Slint
Sept 9, 2005 14:01:17 GMT 1
Post by norecess on Sept 9, 2005 14:01:17 GMT 1
Thorn has been a huge influence on this so-called post-rock thing.
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Slint
Sept 13, 2005 14:35:12 GMT 1
Post by thorn on Sept 13, 2005 14:35:12 GMT 1
o for fucks sake i didnt say it was bad i just said its not the greatest album ever made, is a bit too cheesy and soppy thats all, and stop refering to nirvana did i mention their name but since all of you did ill qualify it!!!! nirvana make them look like little school kids trying to make it big, but thats besides the point i have listened to it more, and still it doesnt really stike me as one of the best albums ever made. there are far better albums but like it said its not bad, they dont have the fuck you that other bands do!!!!!!!!
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Slint
Sept 13, 2005 23:38:48 GMT 1
Post by norecess on Sept 13, 2005 23:38:48 GMT 1
Why the fuck did I type Thorn in the previous message? I was sober at the time! I think.
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 2:29:14 GMT 1
Post by greesyrice on Sept 14, 2005 2:29:14 GMT 1
Lol i didnt notice that until you just said that
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 10:12:53 GMT 1
Post by Smallstone on Sept 14, 2005 10:12:53 GMT 1
The reason why Nirvana and Slint get mentioned in the same breathe is they essentially come from the same 'cultural' soup. The 1980s US Alt Rock - underground - post hardcore/metal scene yadda yadda yadda...
Both bands released debut records on small indies at roughly the same time - Tweez/Bleach 1988/89 then followed them up with more critically acclaimed 2nd releases Spiderland/Nevermind in 1991/2.
Of course Slint are like the photographic negative in the sense of their success when compared to Nirvana. Spiderland was released on the mighty Touch & Go a label that Kurt wrote PLEADING to be signed to (check your Cobain diaries) and indeed did release a split single with Jesus Lizard.
Spiderland REALLY did effect all those that heard it I can assure you.
I think once Nirvana hit the big time and the whole 'quiet/loud' dynamic that they perfected became the norm elements of the 'alt rock' community kinda looked elsewhere for a source of musical inspiration.
I'm talking about the whole Rodan/Rachels axis. Godspeed, Polvo- the Kranky/Constellation crowd. It's where 'Post Rock' and all that stuff comes from.
Thats why Nirvana get mentioned. It may be a holier than thou indie ethic but they kinda claimed the underground crown from Nirvana (after they went OVERGROUND - imo) and had a sense of mystique that Nirvana didn't have / lost.
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 12:11:58 GMT 1
Post by thorn on Sept 14, 2005 12:11:58 GMT 1
mystic my ass theyre just complaining plus they dunno how to rock!!!!!!!!
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 13:58:36 GMT 1
Post by norecess on Sept 14, 2005 13:58:36 GMT 1
(check your Cobain diaries) Who else owns Cobain's The Journals? |
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 15:00:35 GMT 1
Post by thorn on Sept 14, 2005 15:00:35 GMT 1
why, is this a trick question???
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 15:35:24 GMT 1
Post by Smallstone on Sept 14, 2005 15:35:24 GMT 1
I've got the book - but I've never read it. Save that bit about Touch & Go (which I read in a magazine I think).
Feel like the book is just a bit too much info!! Like looking in his underwear drawyer.
Anyway this is a Slint thread!! Slint facts! Drummer Britt was in the Breeders.
PJ Harvey sent them a demo when they asked for female singers to audition. They had to buy period equipment to tour this year to 'capture' the sound. They sold it all on Ebay afterwards sympolically. Listen to the For Carnation too.
Thorn - you r last post made me laugh out loud. Mystique not mystic:)
ha ha Spinal Tap moment - 'whats wrong with being sexy'........
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Slint
Sept 14, 2005 15:46:39 GMT 1
Post by norecess on Sept 14, 2005 15:46:39 GMT 1
why, is this a trick question??? I was just wondering if more people - who presumably consider themselves a Nirvana fan - own this book. Personally I think the real fans shouldn't even consider buying it. |
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