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: # Idlewild 100 Broken Windows [Food] Rating: 8.3
送件人: Ross Thomas <ross@murmur.demon.co.uk> Tue 02:04
主 題: Re: Idlewild
In article Rob Baker <rob@wishcity.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>Whereas there are one or two moments on the Idlewild album which bear some
>minute relation to REM's early work, I have to say I thought it sounded very
>ordinary, which is absolutely nothing like REM at all.
>
>101 bands these days have "odd lyrics" and cryptic inlays (sorry, I don't
>hear Mills-like backing vox at all). Idlewild sound more like these bands
>than REM.
>
>Rob
>
I think it has a lot in common. His voice is similar in delivery to say
Welcome To The Occupation, Cuyahoga as examples. They have lots of
strong melodies and backing vocals. It's true to say they are heavier
and punkier, but to be honest all that means is they use distortion
where Murmur/Reckoning didn't.
If the album has a fault then it's very similar throughout, much more
than any R.E.M album, but then if you like 1 song, you'll like the whole
thing. I like it a lot and it's unlikely R.E.M will ever be that
energetic again so it fills a gap for me :)
P.S. Pearl Jam's new album is GREAT!
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