Taking Sides: Animal Collective's "Grass" v. XTC's "Grass"

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the "would you like to see me ... often" part kills it for me ... and NOT in the good sense of 'killing it'

njkl, Friday, 16 December 2005 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Animal Collective aren't fit to sift through XTC's feces.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Animal Collective aren't fit to sift through XTC's fences? Oh right, I see!

We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:02 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah dude cuz XTC weren't fuckin' fag art pussies. they had an edge.

lfklfklk, Friday, 16 December 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link

What little I heard from Animal Collective = OTC but more "free". bleh.

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

three weeks pass...
opinions aren't worth a whole lot.
both songs have their place.

mister carmex, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 06:33 (eighteen years ago) link

EVERYONE PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:

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

ten years pass...

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


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