Musical Education, finally!
It appears to be the tradition of the blogosphere to start series and never finish them, so to buck the trend I thought I’d actually get around to finishing one of the series I started recently.
The premise was to invite my readers to recommend music that I would rent from the library and review here. The first CD I chose to do this with was The Cure’s Greatest Hits. So here we go.
The Cure are a talented bunch, it seems, but there was nothing that really drew me in to their music. I enjoyed almost every song; I thought they were clever musically and sometimes lyrically, but it didn’t have anything special to attract me. Musical tastes vary, and I guess it wasn’t quite the kind of thing I liked.
All this said, maybe I’d have got into it more if I’d listened more. Maybe I’d have enjoyed one of their proper albums more. I’m not so sure though, as I did actually listen to it constantly for about three or four weeks.
So that is that. Not such an auspicious start to the series, seeing as it was designed for me to discover new bands that I hadn’t got into before. I tried again, though, and rented Since I Left You by the Avalanches.
Unfortunately for me and this series, I was highly disappointed by this album. I remembered the single “Frontier Psychaitrist”, which is a hilarious song about a criminally insane child (and contains such wonders as parrot imitations and crazy horse sounds). The problem was that I didn’t enjoy the song half as much as I’d remembered enjoying it – I thought it amusing but repetitive. The rest of the album I never finished listening to. I got to about track five before my parents complained of the noise and I switched off, bored anyway.
So, here’s my latest idea. Give me suggestions, and I’ll see if I like anything. I might even post reviews of my favourites. But I think committing to listening to things will be mainly a waste of time.
Incidently, I’ve just discovered that Belle & Sebastian and lostprophets are quite good.
Currently listening to Belle & Sebastian – If She Wants Me
Matthew @ 15:06, January 5, 2006 to Miscellaneous | Comments (3)
Comments:
Salmon
Oh, blimey. Please, Matthew, don’t start listening to nu-metal…
Or actually, do, then I can get you addicted to the proper stuff.
I’ve finally managed to get hold of The Cure’s Greatest Hits and it definitely doesn’t have the sort of variety some of their albums do.
Belle & Sebastian are good. You also need to go look up Camera Obscura and The Decemberists if you haven’t already.
Comment added at 22:09, January 5, 2006
Rory
Dude, you need to listen to the whole album (the avalanches). It’s one long trippy DJ set made entirely from samples. You can’t beat it (well, I suppose you can’t, but meh).
My suggestion? Led Zepellin’s unnamed 4th album (often called “Led Zepellin 4” or “Zofo”).
Comment added at 14:55, January 6, 2006
Cat
It saddens me so much that you didn’t fall instantly and irreversibly in love with the Cure. But you said nice things so I’ll let you off :P
Comment added at 12:42, January 7, 2006
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