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I like the new Sleater-Kinney but...

joseppijoseppi Posts: 58
edited December 2005 in Other Music
...I wish Modern Girl didn't get all distorted and gravely-sounding as the song goes on. Minor complaint for a very good album.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    But don't you think that's an audible clue about the singer's state of mind?
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  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I love their most recent album...for anyone who is more into them than me recommend me their best, or next best album?
  • JSBEJSBE Posts: 1,078
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I love their most recent album...for anyone who is more into them than me recommend me their best, or next best album?

    the woods is totally different from all of their other albums, so to save you from jumping right into old riot-grrrl(ish) sleater-kinney it would probably be best to work backwards as such:

    one beat
    all hands on the bad one
    the hot rock
    dig me out
    call the doctor
    sleater-kinney

    dig me out and the hot rock are my two personal favorites. when i first got dig me out many many years ago i must have listened to it 25 times the first few days i had it.

    ** edit - after re-reading your post i realized i forgot to actually suggest an album. a lot of people on this board seem to like 'one beat' so i would go with that one although i think you might enjoy 'the hot rock' as well. if you dig either or both of those and 'the woods' you're a s-k fan and can go out and buy all their other albums. **
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    justam wrote:
    But don't you think that's an audible clue about the singer's state of mind?

    yes i do......
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  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    JSBE wrote:
    the woods is totally different from all of their other albums, so to save you from jumping right into old riot-grrrl(ish) sleater-kinney it would probably be best to work backwards as such:

    one beat
    all hands on the bad one
    the hot rock
    dig me out
    call the doctor
    sleater-kinney

    dig me out and the hot rock are my two personal favorites. when i first got dig me out many many years ago i must have listened to it 25 times the first few days i had it.

    ** edit - after re-reading your post i realized i forgot to actually suggest an album. a lot of people on this board seem to like 'one beat' so i would go with that one although i think you might enjoy 'the hot rock' as well. if you dig either or both of those and 'the woods' you're a s-k fan and can go out and buy all their other albums. **

    cool, thanks for all your input...I'll keep those albums in mind, and specifically One Beat, when I'm at the music store
  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I love their most recent album...for anyone who is more into them than me recommend me their best, or next best album?

    yeah Definitely go with One beat!!

    the Woods is Unbeliveable , i thought it was going to be tough for them to top One Beat, but they did and boy does it sound good!
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  • ThreeSadSemestersThreeSadSemesters Posts: 60
    justam wrote:
    But don't you think that's an audible clue about the singer's state of mind?
    I think it's audibly hamhanded and annoying. I mean, that song is a momentum-slaughtering piece of crap regardless...but that particular exercise in crappery makes it unlistenable
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    ThreeSadSemesters wrote:
    I think it's audibly hamhanded and annoying. I mean, that song is a momentum-slaughtering piece of crap regardless...but that particular exercise in crappery makes it unlistenable

    We'll have to disagree then, because I think it's purposeful static--the white noise that's building up as we discover that she's really NOT happy.

    Like when you look at a picture where the person is smiling serenely and yet you look down and notice that her foot is bleeding...or maybe something else is being ignored in the background.

    But, who knows, maybe you're right and it's unintentional?
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