― drusand810, Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― gangsta andy partridge, Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:58 (eighteen years ago) link
The XTC boggles me every time.
― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― vhj, Thursday, 15 December 2005 10:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― erklie, Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tynan DeLong (TynanTynan!), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― keyth (keyth), Friday, 16 December 2005 02:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jibé (Jibé), Friday, 16 December 2005 09:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― zeus (zeus), Friday, 16 December 2005 10:19 (eighteen years ago) link
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― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 December 2005 10:34 (eighteen years ago) link
(I fucking HATE XTC's production, on just about every album, even if the producers vary, and Animal Collective get the best sound I've heard in years.)
Oh and Grass is an amazing song with good lyrics.
― NONONON, Friday, 16 December 2005 10:34 (eighteen years ago) link
Yep, that Colin Moulding certainly knows how to write 'em
― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 December 2005 10:35 (eighteen years ago) link
but "rocket from a bottle" would beat "purple bottle" any day.
― lemon naturekittens, Friday, 16 December 2005 10:51 (eighteen years ago) link
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Friday, 16 December 2005 11:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― njkl, Friday, 16 December 2005 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― lfklfklk, Friday, 16 December 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link
XTC's "Grass" is a low point on the album, although it's not a terrible song. God, Virgin were the fucking worst for picking singles for XTC, weren't they?
I choose the Meter's "Grass" (bonus track on second album Look-ka Py Py)
― dali madison's nut (donut), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― mister carmex, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 06:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Listen to Animal Collective's "Grass."
Now listen to T. Rex's "She Was Born to Be My Unicorn."
thank you.
― poortheatre (poortheatre), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 09:21 (eighteen years ago) link
can't stand Colin's voice on theirs, AC's is one of the best things they ever did
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 December 2016 01:12 (seven years ago) link
Wrong
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 8 December 2016 01:28 (seven years ago) link
flappy bird not booking a holiday to the english southwest any time soon then
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Thursday, 8 December 2016 01:31 (seven years ago) link
xtc
― calstars, Thursday, 8 December 2016 03:16 (seven years ago) link
XTC, though in the right state of mind I could agree with Feels > Skylarking.
― J. Sam, Thursday, 8 December 2016 03:17 (seven years ago) link
Love XTC to death, but flappy bird otm
― Vinnie, Thursday, 8 December 2016 04:14 (seven years ago) link
There is literally no instance ever where Animal Collective is better than XTC.
― Austin, Thursday, 8 December 2016 05:35 (seven years ago) link
Animal Collective no contest for me. XTC's Grass is one of the best songs on Skylarking but I don't know... it sounds very fey to me and I hate the song because it has the effect of reminding me of a certain 90's sound I don't think kindly of like Smashmoth and Barenaked Ladies. I know it doesn't sound anything like them but it gives me the same vibe... like trying way too hard to sound chill. Yeah I know I'm saying stupid shit but it's what it sounds like to me.
― Moka, Thursday, 8 December 2016 05:49 (seven years ago) link
otm. i like the melody but colin's voice just sounds awful to me
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 December 2016 06:13 (seven years ago) link
I think the key is wrong for Colin's voice. It's quite low and Colin sounds very flat (dynamically, not tonally). The full harmony sections at the end are great though
― Vinnie, Thursday, 8 December 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link