― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:23 (twenty years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:24 (twenty years ago) link
― stelfox, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Danger Whore (kate), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:25 (twenty years ago) link
(xpost)
come on, 'Filthy/Gorgeous' reeks of Sylvester, call it karaoke/cabaret if you want, i don't find that a problem, it strikes me as a competent stab at apeing the style irrespective of the fact there is no large black T.V. fronting it
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:27 (twenty years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:29 (twenty years ago) link
I don't know how many times I have to state that I dislike them because I don't like their music. I HATE them because I'm overexposed to them. I admit that, but it doesn't negate the fact that I really don't like their music.
― Danger Whore (kate), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:29 (twenty years ago) link
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Danger Whore (kate), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:33 (twenty years ago) link
it's just that when you (not YOU) get to actually criticising the ethos, or the music itself, it always seems to revolve around 'they think they're sooooo cooooool, but i know better, i remember when this stuff actually was new!' which is fair enough but a little tiresome to hear every time someone comes out with a record unasbashed in revivalism (goes for 'Is This It' too i guess). people have different ideas of what constitutes good party music but ignoring snobby pretensions, this stuff fits the bill just fine.
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:34 (twenty years ago) link
also I hate fun, obv
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:38 (twenty years ago) link
― stelfox, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:44 (twenty years ago) link
I have nothing to say about the SS. I've only heard that one song about taking your mom out. I thought it was ok but pretty repetitive.
― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:45 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:46 (twenty years ago) link
And if people can't see that their version of "Comfortably Numb" is a disco/house record then I'm utterly amazed. Listen to the fucking thing!
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:56 (twenty years ago) link
― stelfox, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
i didn't see the thread title reading "do we like the scissor sisters? (apart from stelfox and carlin because their opinions really don't matter)"
― stelfox, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 16:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 16:11 (twenty years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 16:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 17:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 17:50 (twenty years ago) link
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link
― nameom (nameom), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:01 (twenty years ago) link
The second half of this record is much better than the first, apart from "Take Your Mama Out" which is fantastic.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 16 September 2004 04:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 September 2004 05:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 16 September 2004 05:58 (twenty years ago) link
― etc, Thursday, 16 September 2004 06:09 (twenty years ago) link
Nothing that the Scissor Sisters have done comes even remotely close to the genius of "Snot Rap."
― Donnie Smith The Quiz Kid, Thursday, 16 September 2004 06:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 16 September 2004 08:24 (twenty years ago) link
Yes... there's an unreleased demo version from, erm, late 2002 I think, and the official studio version from this year. The demo versions of "Music Is The Victim" and "Filthy/Gorgeous" are definitely worth hearing (extra spoken-word passages in both, which should have been retained); the demo of "Return To Oz" isn't.
Some of the more whimsical/pervy/electronic tracks on the demo version have never been officially released: seek in particular "Electrobix", "Step Aside For The Man", "Backwoods Discotheque" (not the version which came out as a UK B-side), "Monkey Baby".
Donnie Smith, yr breakin my heart...
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 16 September 2004 08:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 16 September 2004 09:02 (twenty years ago) link
xost
― the neurotic rassafrassa of harrumph (blueski), Thursday, 16 September 2004 09:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Sid Snot, Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:28 (twenty years ago) link
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:43 (twenty years ago) link
― the neurotic rassafrassa of harrumph (blueski), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:44 (twenty years ago) link
― nick.K (nick.K), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago) link
Not their cover of "Big Six" by Judge Dread, then.
"Little Miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet, her knickers all tattered and torn/It wasn't a spider who sat down beside her/It was Little Boy Blue with the horn," uh huh uh huh, etc.
― Sid Snot, Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:00 (twenty years ago) link
did this band scrub the nu-metal guitar approach? Because when I saw them like 2 years ago that was one of the main things about their sound that annoyed me.
Mind you, if they did, some of folks here would still be wittering on about how they're just a Big Camp Gay Disco Band!!!!!!
― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Alice Rage, Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:05 (twenty years ago) link
Haha, in that case I think I have the demo version and not the official one! I'll double check on that.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:08 (twenty years ago) link
― edward o (edwardo), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:14 (twenty years ago) link