Slint

karma defect
karma defect Posts: 5,483
edited April 2006 in Other Music
Does anyone love Spiderland as much as I do.
I like it reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy well.

Seriously kick ass. Nosferatu man is brilliant.
« One man's glory is another man's hell.
You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
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  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    never heard.

    how would you describe them?
    'Go easy, step lightly, stay free!'

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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    yeh, they are good!
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    brhf9 wrote:
    never heard.

    how would you describe them?


    How would you describe them?

    Ummmmmmmhh......I need to think about that one.

    They sound like; Four guys going into the woods for a weekend of camping.
    They set up camp underneath the pine trees and made a bonfire at the lake side. Sitting round it with guitars their feet in the sand. These guys are tripping on their own music and well, there might be some pot involved as well.
    Nice spooky sound, Lo-fi recording, I don't know anybody who digs Sonic youth and dislikes Slint
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    One of my friends keeps telling me to check them out...I really need to pick up this cd, apparently. I'll get on that as soon as I can.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    One of my friends keeps telling me to check them out...I really need to pick up this cd, apparently. I'll get on that as soon as I can.


    Like Gandalf said to Frodo and co: RUN you fools!!

    Really pick it up A.S.A.P.

    And be sure to get Spiderland not Tweeze. Spiderland is the one you want.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    Like Gandalf said to Frodo and co: RUN you fools!!

    Really pick it up A.S.A.P.

    And be sure to get Spiderland not Tweeze. Spiderland is the one you want.

    I went to the record store a few weeks ago looking for Spiderland, and they were sold out. I'm gonna have to order it. I've heard nothing but great things, though.

    It has an awesome cover, too.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • IWishIWasASailor
    IWishIWasASailor Posts: 129
    I've never heard anyone that didn't like it. Great record.
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    I went to the record store a few weeks ago looking for Spiderland, and they were sold out. I'm gonna have to order it. I've heard nothing but great things, though.

    It has an awesome cover, too.


    Yeah, hence my little story.

    If you're at all into vinyl the band this you need to get it on vinyl.

    On the back it says;
    This recording is meant to be listened to on vinyl.

    Hahahaha, mine is CD and that works nice too.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    Yeah, hence my little story.

    If you're at all into vinyl the band this you need to get it on vinyl.

    On the back it says;
    This recording is meant to be listened to on vinyl.

    Hahahaha, mine is CD and that works nice too.

    I don't have a working record player at the moment so it looks like CD is the best option.

    You seem to have some pretty good taste, between this and the Malkmus thread. Ever heard of Wilco?
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    I don't have a working record player at the moment so it looks like CD is the best option.

    You seem to have some pretty good taste, between this and the Malkmus thread. Ever heard of Wilco?


    I saw the name mentioned here several times. Never actually here it though.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    What does Wilco sound like?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • IWishIWasASailor
    IWishIWasASailor Posts: 129
    Greatness.

    Tweedy is incredible.

    Wilco then Uncle Tupelo. You'll be a fanatic.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    brhf9 wrote:
    never heard.

    how would you describe them?

    They are pretty much God. Bought my copy of Spiderland a few months ago. Truly a monumental album. No question.
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,066
    there's a lot of things i care about in music but maintaining a 13/7 drum beat isn't one of them..

    i've tried to get into these guys but it just isn't happening. I can see why people would think they're good for they're skills and being ahead of their time, but i can also see people who think they're glorified because of their short run which makes me see them as a bit over rated as well.

    i've listened to spiderland over and over and nothings really grabbed my attention. But if you're into math rock then slint is text book material.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    I don't really think their short run as much as their impact on modern experimental/instrumental/alternative music (read: the entire post-rock movement) has lead to the high regard they are held in.

    To me, Spiderland is about oppressive riffs, crushing drums, bleak lyrics and crashing crescendos. I find it to convey a real emotion, which is something that a lot of "progressive" and/or math-rock bands usually tend to have a large problem with. It really doesn't seem like a barren set of technique wankery and tricky time signatures, but maybe that is just me.
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,066
    i think the bleak lyrics is what leaves me astray with these guys and i find it hard to convey and key in on emotions when your songs are mainly whispering spoken words with bouts of shouting...and if thats how the album is going to be sung then i think the music better make up for it, which slint is good at but the lo-fi production takes away from hearing everything that the album could have been especially in terms of dynamic range.
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    IWishIWasASailor wrote:
    Greatness.

    Tweedy is incredible.

    Wilco then Uncle Tupelo. You'll be a fanatic.


    You make it sound very appealing.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    mookeywrench wrote:
    there's a lot of things i care about in music but maintaining a 13/7 drum beat isn't one of them..

    i've tried to get into these guys but it just isn't happening. I can see why people would think they're good for they're skills and being ahead of their time, but i can also see people who think they're glorified because of their short run which makes me see them as a bit over rated as well.

    i've listened to spiderland over and over and nothings really grabbed my attention. But if you're into math rock then slint is text book material.


    Well, I don't like anyone for being technical, I guess I would be in that group you called math rock though. Still not for the skill, just for the feel. This is an album that if you have an mind that provides you with images easily you can get into. It has such strong moods. I get all sorts of images. And don't say it's the drugs cause I don't smoke any more. Hahahaha
    If Tim Burton would be in a band, he'd be in Slint. It's dark and grotesque in it's sound.
    I guess the fact that they only made two album and that they were so young does add to their appeal, but I would not call them overrated. And I am curious what music you listen to. I'm sorry for you that you didn't like them, but there's enough other stuff so I guess you didn't lose any sleep over it.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    mookeywrench wrote:
    i think the bleak lyrics is what leaves me astray with these guys and i find it hard to convey and key in on emotions when your songs are mainly whispering spoken words with bouts of shouting...and if thats how the album is going to be sung then i think the music better make up for it, which slint is good at but the lo-fi production takes away from hearing everything that the album could have been especially in terms of dynamic range.


    Hahahaha, all the things you just said are like major plus points for me. The whispering makes it so fucking intimate, that it makes me cry when I hear Washer on the wrong moment.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    I'm downloading this album right now!

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