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Tortoise!
greenMonkey:
I need to give The Brave and the Bold another listen. This guy I know has a poster for it, it looks hella sweet on his wall.
TheFuriousWombat:
tortois is interesting, but, and i'm sure i'll recieve flack for this, they can't hold a candle to do make say think. dmst, often compared to tortois, blows them out of the water, imho.
TheFuriousWombat:
it's true they have a different approach, but it is not uncommon at all to read an article about do make say think and find them compared to tortois. because tortois predates dmst, and b/c, while the approach is unique to each band, they are certainly not on the opposite end of the musical specturm, each playing slow burn, instrumental rock with certain jazzish influences. i would never listen to one of the bands and confuse them with the other. the fact of the matter is, however, that they often are compared, not just by fans or nonfans but by music critics as well. personally, i prefer dmst's approach. i find tortois a bit too tedious at times, and often uninteresting.
*Sights*:
...I never get why people call Do Make Say Think and bands in the same vein background music. I know they fit just right in the defintion, but to me music like this should be listened to with complete attention, i dislike picturing people hearing the music while doing something else as if the music itself was boring. I'm not too knowledgeable, but what i think of when i hear the term background music i imagin something ignorable, while most DMST's work sound ecstatic to me.
I love DMST, so i guess i should give Tortoise a chance..There seem to be differing opinion as to which of their albums is the best, so any recommendation, perhaps something close to DMST so i have an easy way of getting into them?
TheFuriousWombat:
--- Quote from: *Sights* on 15 Nov 2006, 08:18 ---...I never get why people call Do Make Say Think and bands in the same vein background music. I know they fit just right in the defintion, but to me music like this should be listened to with complete attention, i dislike picturing people hearing the music while doing something else as if the music itself was boring. I'm not too knowledgeable, but what i think of when i hear the term background music i imagin something ignorable, while most DMST's work sound ecstatic to me.
I love DMST, so i guess i should give Tortoise a chance..There seem to be differing opinion as to which of their albums is the best, so any recommendation, perhaps something close to DMST so i have an easy way of getting into them?
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i couldn't agree more with your first comment. music by bands like dmst certainly should not be listenend to as background music. the music in this genre tends to be subtle. to appreciate it, you have to pay attention to it. if you have it on purely as an ambient background noise, you'll miss so much of what the music has to offer.
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