should i read the pitchfork review - i'm skeptical about it.
― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link
Is it... THIS???
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link
Makes me want to hear the thing.
― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 01:55 (twenty years ago) link
― .rob (rgeary), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:27 (twenty years ago) link
i'd love to see him put out a few anthemic singles just to keep up on that end, but still- "grand" is funny, sad, touching, what have ya. slick rick award to skinner for really telling a story and not letting it get in the way of a great set of music either.
― .rob (rgeary), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago) link
I reckon "Get Out Of My House" should be a single - it might pull in the Eamon/Frankee crowd somewhat.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Ellison, Thursday, 20 May 2004 00:52 (twenty years ago) link
― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link
I don't care HOW bad it is. My purpose in life is to listen to every Streets song ever.
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 20 May 2004 04:14 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 20 May 2004 04:16 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:17 (twenty years ago) link
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― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:19 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:31 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:07 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:19 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:20 (twenty years ago) link
Second time they were ace. It needs a sunny day. Don't want to see them at night, or indoors, ever again.
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link
did the streets tour north america after OPM?
tim otm about 'what a twat' not being about ice cream, no matter what skinny boy or his b-sides say
* unfortunately as a yank i couldn't possibly do this justice
― common_person (common_person), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:25 (twenty years ago) link
― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:36 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:41 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:45 (twenty years ago) link
― paulhw (paulhw), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link
― common_person (common_person), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:32 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:37 (twenty years ago) link
― common_person (common_person), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:46 (twenty years ago) link
― paulhw (paulhw), Friday, 21 May 2004 20:04 (twenty years ago) link
haha just kidding PLS DONT EAT ME ILM
― common_person (common_person), Friday, 21 May 2004 20:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 21 May 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago) link
― cs appleby (cs appleby), Saturday, 22 May 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?f=4&i=37974&t=37974
― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 22 May 2004 06:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 22 May 2004 22:14 (twenty years ago) link
this is what i'm still up in the air about. is there a difference between grooveless beats that only reinforce a story and folk guitar strumming? without any "danceable sounding" beats, this album feels a lot more "singer/songwriter" to me than the debut, where he seemed in between poet and emcee. here it's a lot more of the former and i can't tell whether that compels me more or less.
― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Saturday, 22 May 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Sunday, 23 May 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link
Most obviously, the entire construction of "Empty Cans" musically is designed to best facilitate and frame the split-ending (you could go into a lot of detail on this: the use of the same beat isn't just a fancy trick but a very deliberate statement - to come on all Pink-like, I suspect Mike is using that pounding beat as a metaphor for the relentless struggle inherent to life, while all the differing arrangement flourishes are a product of yer point of view; the contrast b/w the two versions highlights the huge difference in quality-of-life that Skinner's positive outlook can effect, despite working from the same base conditions).
Yes, the album employs a strategy of constructing the groove to service the narrative that is markedly distinct from most hip hop (cf. the versatile ubiquity of "In The Club"), but if anything this approach necessitates thinking *more* about the groove, not less.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 23 May 2004 05:47 (twenty years ago) link
― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Sunday, 23 May 2004 08:57 (twenty years ago) link
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― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Sunday, 23 May 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago) link