'Girlfriend In A Medieval Torture Instrument'
― Death To False Camp (Doran), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
Okay this is now the second thread in which we've been creating Morrissey/Maiden song titles in the last two days. Impressive ILM.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
It'll never happen. Bringing your daughter to the slaughter is death for no reason, and death for no reason is murder.
― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
Run To The Hillside Desolate
― Death To False Camp (Doran), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
When did Thequietus do away with comments? Was there something that precipitated it or just an acknowledgement that they weren't very useful?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
I just noticed that today. Maybe it's still available if you have an account? There are 56 comments for this recent article but I can't see them since I'm not logged in.
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
For good? Recently. Within the last fortnight. Nothing in particular. It was essentially left to me to moderate them and after a decade of near constant unpleasantness and tons of spam I'd just had enough.
We had a trial run a couple of years ago and I outlined the reasons for a short piece in the Guardian.
We've had a few ideas on how to improve the situation but for all the effort it's going to take I just don't see the point.
― Doran, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 22:15 (six years ago) link
maybe i don't visit often enough but this is an... odd review right?
http://thequietus.com/articles/24917-drake-scorpion-album-review
― devvvine, Monday, 16 July 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
yeah that is odd. Tommy Monroe's two other reviews are equally strange, not sure what the deal is
― ufo, Monday, 16 July 2018 14:50 (five years ago) link
bring your kid to work day was my first guess
― devvvine, Monday, 16 July 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
huh...
― Gâteau Superstar (dog latin), Monday, 16 July 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
that was too harsh of me but just seems very off the house style
― devvvine, Monday, 16 July 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
loool, i smell jolly japes here tbh
― imago, Monday, 16 July 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
Terrible review. Sounds like the writer is describing a can of Pepsi they’re drinking. Absolutely tells you nothing about how it sounds or content etc
― Ross, Monday, 16 July 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
Finally, early Pitchfork reviewing is back in vogue
― PaulTMA, Monday, 16 July 2018 16:09 (five years ago) link
that's a joke guys
― ogmor, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:15 (five years ago) link
if it's a joke, they've been playing the long con https://twitter.com/TommyMonroe_
― devvvine, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
Men that allow other men walk through the door first are the real gentlemen.— T O M M Y (@TommyMonroe_) July 16, 2018
:D
― imago, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
Pusha T has a discography filled with lyrics about drugs. On “The Game We Play,” he gives a shoutout the drug dealers—the people behind the scenes— “the names they fade”. This song is for people like El Chapo. ”This is the drug money your ex nigga claim he made” will have many girlfriends asking their man why he isn’t making drug money. With the message behind this song, he shows respect for drug dealers, and the profession (Yes, the profession) of drug dealing.
― devvvine, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
i was certain it was a joke but reading through his twitter TL it really seems like a long and weird way to go for some simple-ass parody
― imago, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
it would usually have to be funny to be a successful parody really
― Gâteau Superstar (dog latin), Monday, 16 July 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
As The Quietus sometimes does Mr. Agreeable reboots it's no surprise that it's intended humour has a tendency to leave one's sides intact
― PaulTMA, Monday, 16 July 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
back with a banger...
Travis Scott invites a league of top-rate collaborators to the album. Unlike most artists who would like to utilize featured guests to the maximum, Scott takes a different approach. There are many contributors on the album, some even unmentioned. The interesting thing about his approach is, on songs like ‘Stop Trying To Be God’, ‘Skeletons’, and ‘Yosemite’ for example, not all the guests play major vocal roles in singing as they might usually do. This genius approach by Scott leads to a blend of so many sounds, vocals that act as condiments on these songs.
http://thequietus.com/articles/25096-travis-scott-astroworld-review
― devvvine, Monday, 27 August 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
this guy keeps following and unfollowing me on twitter and i'm like......my dude
― austinb, Monday, 27 August 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
http://thequietus.com/articles/25121-graham-lambkin-interview
nice write up on Graham Lambkin
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
Happy 10th Anniversary!The Top 100 Albums Of The Quietus' Existence, As Picked By tQ's Writers
― willem, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 09:23 (five years ago) link
Nothing Important is in my decade top 2 as well! Good shout Quietus
― imago, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 09:24 (five years ago) link
superb stuff; great list and an awesome number 1
looking forward to delving into all the records i hadn't heard b4 (after revisiting field of reeds first :) )
― nxd, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 09:30 (five years ago) link
interesting list at the very least with the occasional completely bizarre pick, like i would have never imagined the quietus would rep for travis scott's birds in the trap sing mcknight, of all things?
― ufo, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 09:55 (five years ago) link
agree with a lot on the list but the travis pick is ludicrous, especially considering all the artists he ripped off have made better albums/tapes. the us rap picks being kendrick/kanye/travis/death grips is so "i don't like rap but _____", really just missing run the jewels.
― devvvine, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
great site for 10 years
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link
ah reading again this list was voted on by everyone who's ever contributed to the site, unlike the end of year lists which are compiled only by the 5 core staff. that explains why it's in some ways a lot less distinctive than i would have expected for a quietus list, but still doesn't explain travis scott showing up
― ufo, Thursday, 4 October 2018 07:33 (five years ago) link
that claim can't be true cos I contributed a few reviews to the quietus and they never contacted me for this article, the bastards :)
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Thursday, 4 October 2018 07:54 (five years ago) link
ditto, but without the emoji.
― mark e, Thursday, 4 October 2018 08:20 (five years ago) link
Twelve years old and a subscription model to help the site continue -- as well as get a slew of bonuses -- is now live:
https://thequietus.com/articles/28833-the-quietus-subscriptions-birthday
Think about it, won't you? (So I can write even more for them. :-D )
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 15:49 (three years ago) link
oh yes will do that now
― nxd, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 09:55 (three years ago) link
tQ needs a subscriber boost -- if you can contribute, please do!
https://thequietus.com/articles/32853-quietus-subscriber-discount
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 April 2023 16:10 (one year ago) link
I uhm ... doubt that I'm the only Quietus reader over 40. Why then the eyechart typeface
― what you say is true but by no means (lukas), Wednesday, 17 January 2024 22:44 (three months ago) link
To make you work for your edification. :-D
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 January 2024 00:12 (three months ago) link
The Quietus is one of those websites that doesn't specify a typeface. So if you go into your browser settings, change the default typeface and reload the site you should find something more to your liking.
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Thursday, 18 January 2024 06:21 (three months ago) link