everything about Introspective is great EVERYTHING; the cover, the running order, the inner sleeve with their yellow t- shirts dyed to match the yellow background, the wee puppy, the fact that the running time printed on the sleeve isn't right because Neil 'forgot there were 60 seconds in a minute' EVERYthing.
― piscesx, Thursday, 28 August 2014 00:57 (nine years ago) link
and a cat's no help with that
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 00:59 (nine years ago) link
The version of "I Want A Dog" on Introspective is a fucking travesty that destroys everything I love about the original song and it never, ever, ever, EVER should have happened.
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 28 August 2014 01:53 (nine years ago) link
Also "Domino Dancing" was terrible enough before it went on for 35 minutes
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 28 August 2014 01:54 (nine years ago) link
all day all day
― boney tassel (sic), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:04 (nine years ago) link
24 hours with the domino dancing
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:05 (nine years ago) link
"A chiwaahwaah"
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:08 (nine years ago) link
sometimes when "I'm Not Scared" is unfolding and crashing and undulating -- this syncopated electronic melding of rue, disillusionment, and garbled history -- I think it's the greatest PSB track.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:11 (nine years ago) link
I basically love the Boys when they record long arpeggiated tracks like "Love Comes Quickly," "Don Juan," "I'm Not Scared," and "Some Speculation."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:12 (nine years ago) link
For years "I'm Not Scared" was the only Introspective song I would listen to. Alfred OTM.
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:27 (nine years ago) link
IF I WAS YOU
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
(Although "arpeggiated" isn't the right word given that there aren't actual arpeggios in any of those songs; it's about those single-note syncopations.)
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:30 (nine years ago) link
true
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
"It's a bbbb---siiiideee...on the allllbuuuumm"
Ha ha.
My fave arpeggiated song by the PSB for a while was This Must Be The Place I've Waited Years To Leave. Though maybe it's just more generally sequenced. Thinking of the synth/bass line.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:48 (nine years ago) link
this song is good, but i also like the flight of the concords parody of it *ducks*
― lars von (Treeship), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:53 (nine years ago) link
Disco Mix of the original >>> PSB version
― boney tassel (sic), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:55 (nine years ago) link
Favorite PSB arpeggios: Felix Da Housecat "London" remix on Disco 3.
― the one where, as balls alludes (Eazy), Thursday, 28 August 2014 02:59 (nine years ago) link
"I'm Not Scared" is actually my favourite off Introspective now, and I love that album.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Thursday, 28 August 2014 04:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah I'm Not Scared is incredible. it was given short shrift in the PSB poll. i wonder if the Eighth Wonder version puts some people off.
― piscesx, Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:00 (nine years ago) link
I like it too. It's impossible to fuck up.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:03 (nine years ago) link
started with Behaviour, gonna work my way back to Please
Behaviour is awesome of course
― imago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 19:36 (nine years ago) link
think Introspective might be even better? close-run thing
― imago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
It's better.
(today at least)
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 21:13 (nine years ago) link
yeah it's really elegant music, although Behaviour might be more vivid
this has some kind of indisposable charm, some hint at timelessness
― imago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link
'i'm not scared' was the tipping point into me posting that fwiw
― imago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
basically every album is good to amazing aside from Release (which has a couple of amazing songs on it but ends up just being okay overall) and Elysium (which is hands-down the most embarrassing thing they've ever done)
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP)
Agree that these are their only two weak albums but Release is still their lowest point for me. Think there are more embarrassing moments on Elysium but there are songs I like more than anything on Release.
Please is a fantastic album but Actually, Behaviour and Very are their three masterpieces. I wouldn't change a single thing about any of them.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 28 August 2014 22:27 (nine years ago) link