― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 February 2003 23:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
If you're going to compare them to something negative, get it straight. "Boring Thrill Jockey crap" would be much more appropriate.
― paul cox (paul cox), Thursday, 20 February 2003 23:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 21 February 2003 01:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
The live show is terrible though. Very boring guitar jams and long pointless songs with lots of people on stage.
But I suppose if you listen to the album enough, you'd probably like it and their live show. kinda like pachelbel's canon
― ddd, Saturday, 22 February 2003 17:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
classic.
i guess i'm a hippy, since i've got tickets for the show.
― dyson (dyson), Saturday, 22 February 2003 18:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
Is this the Trail of Dead of 2003 (I must admit I never listened to them) or is this great stuff?
When I first heard about all these Toronto post rockers coming together I feared the worst. Two or three years ago I was quite into Tortoise, Godspeed, A Silver Mt Zion etc but now I am not interested in that kind of prog for the late 90s at all anymore. It's always the same. Crescendos bore me now. But according to the reviews the album sounds more like indie pop? Is that true?
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Wednesday, 26 February 2003 12:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 27 February 2003 06:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 11 May 2003 20:50 (twenty years ago) link
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 11 May 2003 20:51 (twenty years ago) link
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 11 May 2003 20:56 (twenty years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Sunday, 11 May 2003 21:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 10 July 2003 15:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 10 July 2003 15:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:22 (twenty years ago) link
― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:53 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 10 July 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
I actually really like this band, all sarcasm aside. Its a pretty diverse set of indie-friendly songs. good times.
― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 10 July 2003 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 11 July 2003 10:37 (twenty years ago) link
like i said, i liked the live show. took a good amount of pics there, too, which i'll get around to putting online one of these days.
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 11 July 2003 12:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 11 July 2003 13:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 11 July 2003 13:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 11 July 2003 13:57 (twenty years ago) link
The MC for the event wasn't experienced at working a crowd. He was friendly and had a nice smile, but it seemed more like his buddies said he should do it because he was "outgoing" or something. Anyway it definitely wasn’t because he had any idea how to get people excited. For instance, they wanted to get a picture of the crowd going wild. In order to induce this state, the MC told usjust moments after the applause had died down for the openerthat they wanted a picture of the crowd going wild. "Okay, on three, ready? One, two, THREE!" Wooooo. "Now that wasn't very good." A narcotized awareness of being criticized en masse. Resentment. "One, two, THREE!!" Eh. He gave up. We absently sipped our dn-L and waited for Broken Social Scene. They arrived with three guitar players and said their first song was "for the Hudson River". I tried really hard to hear the lyrics but I couldn't make them out. It didn't seem to be about the Hudson River, but since they said it was it felt like a lie. All three guitars washed together in a sheet of flangey reverb, kind of like My Bloody Valentine and kind of like the Afghan Whigs. We had fun playing this game, my friends and I. "Who do they sound like?" I wasn't very good because I didn't really follow bands like that in the 90s, but they came up with a ton of them, so it was surprising how few abutments and protrusions there were in the music. They'd spackled all their fractures and just rolled along, just barely present on the radar. Like the Hudson River a bit, actually. I honestly have no idea why people care about bands like this. Maybe it's pleasant and ignorable, like baseball? Anyway, we threw the rest of out dn-L in the trash and went to get something to eat.
ALTERNATE REVIEW:
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
No wonder.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 11 July 2003 15:07 (twenty years ago) link
― bucky wunderlick (bucky), Friday, 11 July 2003 15:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 11 July 2003 15:23 (twenty years ago) link
Hey bucky did you see Jeanine Garofolo? (Her name is forever pronounced now as "JEEN-ANN GARAH FOLO" by our crew, after a wonderful mispronunciation by the aunt of my colocateur.) She had a blonde dye job and looked skinny, almost gaunt, she was leaning against the railing and if she wasn't smoking she looked like she was (in any hair color, heh).
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 11 July 2003 16:31 (twenty years ago) link
or the Black Eyed Snakes??
i know very little about either, save for the few BSS tracks i've downloaded (and like quite a bit). Opinions, suggestions, threats welcome...
― Will (will), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 22:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 23:27 (twenty years ago) link
BSS was fan-fucking-tabulous. they didn't play the piss-drinking song, tho..
― Will (will), Thursday, 2 October 2003 05:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 9 October 2003 20:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 9 October 2003 20:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
'Anthem for a seventeen-year-old girl' is lovely; the rest of 'you forgot it in people' hasn't really grabbed me.
― cis (cis), Monday, 12 April 2004 21:58 (twenty years ago) link
― dean! (deangulberry), Monday, 12 April 2004 22:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Monday, 12 April 2004 22:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― alex in montreal, Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 16 September 2004 20:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 16 September 2004 20:48 (nineteen years ago) link
He is playing them on his programme - alas, it sounds a mess! I don't know why Bob would be interested in this.
― the bellefox, Monday, 2 January 2006 16:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 January 2006 16:51 (eighteen years ago) link
that is an interesting phrase, though I am unsure of what you mean by it. Do you mean it is a slump in their career?
― the bellefox, Monday, 2 January 2006 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link
I listened to this album a lot on headphones & eventually saw them live around this time (mighta been early 2007?) it sounds real good but kinda overlong/underwritten
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
... & I could understand haters calling it "overproduced" but they would be missing the point b/c the production is brilliant. "Ibi Dreams Of Pavement" is like 4 minutes of the roof being ripped off the house by hurricane winds & falling trees.
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
I will have to give this another chance because I was one of those overproduced haters. I liked Forgiveness Rock Record a lot, despite the ridiculous album title.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
you might be right, bernard snowy. it's been ages since i last heard it.
― Unheimlich Manouevre (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
It's getting better with age. I still prefer "You Forgot It In People" any day of the week, but "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" is incredible, maybe their best ever song.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link
xp "Major Label Debut" is the song about "just coming here to come down" that was v.laidback & chill on the album, but uptempo with horns on the EP
I take pleasure in the silliness of things like "Forgiveness Rock Record" or "Major Label Debut (Fast)" as titles
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
Fire-eyed Boy is my fave
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
I think their drummer has a lot to do with the greatness of the s/t
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
I put on almost crimes today and it was still pretty great
― 龜, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
this new Brendan Canning album has the muddiest production
― calstars, Friday, 23 September 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtdYQtIhdY
New song!
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 31 March 2017 07:44 (seven years ago) link
happy they're back
― calstars, Friday, 31 March 2017 11:35 (seven years ago) link
I wonder if anyone who listens to the new one knows what it's about ?
― calstars, Saturday, 1 April 2017 02:23 (seven years ago) link
"Our Faces Split the Coast in Half" is CLASSIC. never been able to figure out the lyrics to that one...
― flappy bird, Saturday, 1 April 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link
That song has lyrics?
― phantompenguin, Monday, 3 April 2017 04:29 (seven years ago) link
i mean it could be gibberish vocalizing but idk always sounded like words buried in there
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 05:05 (seven years ago) link
New single kind of underwhelming?
― calstars, Monday, 15 May 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
i hadn't thought of them in years but Hug of Thunder came on my Release Radar today and I rather enjoyed it.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 May 2017 13:11 (six years ago) link
I've come around to the single. It sounds nice and warm now like bss does
― calstars, Thursday, 22 June 2017 01:31 (six years ago) link
bought the record and have invested several listens but something just seems off. probably user error
― calstars, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
This album is wayyyy better than I expected. I put off listening to it because I was never a big fan of these guys, "7/4 (Shoreline)" excepted, but this is really hitting the spot for me right now.
I'm a particular fan of "Halfway Home," which has the muscle and drive that "7/4" has and most of their other tracks do not, and "Towers and Masons."
― Many men scream death (voodoo chili), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
I tried really hard to like this album but I ended up trying way too hard for it to be natural.
― calstars, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link
The album is great for biking. Good rhythmic drive, though not too tight to pedal along to, and a lot of climaxes. Have heard it a lot over the last couple of weeks.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
I think Frederik has confused the new BSS album with his favourite porno.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
LOL
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
Porno is bad for biking. Everyone knows that.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:29 (six years ago) link
lol!
― calstars, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:56 (six years ago) link
Spoken like a true specialist :D
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 July 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
yeah I'm a fan of the album, but people listening to music while biking are dangerous and scare me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 28 July 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
I keep thinking that this album is named Days of Thunder.
― spastic heritage, Saturday, 29 July 2017 11:26 (six years ago) link
Not really a fan of this record. Too middle of the road. This band caught lightning in a bottle a long time ago.
― yesca, Saturday, 29 July 2017 14:12 (six years ago) link
What do we think of this new EP?
― calstars, Saturday, 16 February 2019 00:18 (five years ago) link
I like it.
― michaellambert, Saturday, 16 February 2019 10:26 (five years ago) link
I’m probably wrong but this single “can’t find my heart” sounds like maybe the most urgent and real thing they’ve done in years https://open.spotify.com/track/6iRYhL6cwnuT2EnWsiDW15?si=P-zPnBW6Q4m3ACmWMuWj6Q
― calstars, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 22:08 (five years ago) link
Twenty Broken Social Scene threads? Really?
Got a cheap used copy of their first album the other day. I love it...great driving music, reminds me of Yo La Tengo at their meandering-instrumental best.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 December 2023 20:42 (four months ago) link
I should prob give it a go, along with the last two, but #3 never hit me like #2.
― organ doner (ledge), Friday, 29 December 2023 20:55 (four months ago) link
yeah I don’t really like too much of their other stuff but the first album is beautiful. Clemenza, you might like their previous album as KC Accidental, it’s sort of in the same vein
― brimstead, Friday, 29 December 2023 21:07 (four months ago) link
Will definitely look for that, thanks. This, the first song from the debut, is a good test. If you love it as much as I do, you'll like the whole album; if it bores you, ditto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZuikjeK6Do
― clemenza, Friday, 29 December 2023 21:47 (four months ago) link
Was just thinking about them the other day. Love the s/t.
― calstars, Friday, 29 December 2023 22:30 (four months ago) link
I had one of those experiences where seeing them live made me like the records less. (Granted, I saw them live, for the first time, only a couple years ago. Maybe they were mind-blowing 20 years ago but the show I saw very much had the vibe of dads in search of their lost glory.)
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 30 December 2023 00:25 (four months ago) link
Steve west air drum fill
― calstars, Saturday, 30 December 2023 00:47 (four months ago) link
I saw one of them open for Television in 2014, and in a low-key, non-disastrous way, it was one of the least effective professional shows I've ever seen.
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 30 December 2023 01:01 (four months ago) link
“One of them?” Had to be Kevin or Brendan right
― calstars, Saturday, 30 December 2023 01:26 (four months ago) link
I looked into KC Accidental and ended up ordering a used compilation from Amazon. The two original CDs are too expensive--one a little, the other ridiculous--and I couldn't find them on Soulseek.
― clemenza, Saturday, 30 December 2023 14:28 (four months ago) link