Why don't we just admit that it's all over in America and we're left with just trying to stick the landing?
Thursday, April 08, 2010
The Decemberists
I love this band. They capture many of the far flung aspects of music that I dig. They're some kind of weird hybrid of folk, what used to be considered prog rock and a Kurt Weill dirge.
Plus they tell a damn good story.
Rock music for English Majors...
2 comments:
reddyrooster
said...
"Rock music for English Majors... " Ahh... remember when they useta say that about Declan MacManus?
If you read the music critics on the web (and I'm one) and in magazines, I think you'd assume all rock music was for English majors. I can't believe how music reviewers can find the hidden meanings and literary references in rock tunes. I hardly ever knew what the heck Dylan was singing about until one of these pundits explained it to me. How did I ever come to love music while maintaining such a low-brow comprehension level? Maybe the Raspberries and Beach Boys helped.
2 comments:
"Rock music for English Majors... " Ahh... remember when they useta say that about Declan MacManus?
If you read the music critics on the web (and I'm one) and in magazines, I think you'd assume all rock music was for English majors. I can't believe how music reviewers can find the hidden meanings and literary references in rock tunes. I hardly ever knew what the heck Dylan was singing about until one of these pundits explained it to me. How did I ever come to love music while maintaining such a low-brow comprehension level? Maybe the Raspberries and Beach Boys helped.
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