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Neutral Milk Hotel is...scholarly?
Inlander:
I find it pretty difficult to ignore style. Comes from writing too much myself, maybe: I'm always paying attention to how someone writes, gleaning stylistic devices for use in my own writing, being appalled by bad grammar or choice of words. Sometimes I even "correct" a sentence in my head if I don't like the way it's written. I'm sure you listen to recordings with a much more critical ear than most of the rest of us; same thing with me and the written word.
el_loco_avs:
--- Quote from: DynamiteKid on 04 Feb 2009, 02:39 ---Well the 15-20 other music forusm I've been on would beg to differ. Quite apart from, 'officially?' Where are you getting that from?? Even in quotation marks I'm doubting your sources.
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'officially' was meant as 'multiple magazines say' :-)
A quick look on wikipedia:
Nude as the News U.S. The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s 1999 #3
Magnet U.S. Top 60 Albums, 1993-2003 2003 #1
Pitchfork Media U.S. Top 100 Albums of the 1990s 2003 #4
"It is currently ranked as the 53rd greatest album of all time on Rate Your Music"
el_loco_avs:
--- Quote from: Spluff on 04 Feb 2009, 02:32 ---Indie related music forum, yes. Any other genre, no.
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Considering I've come across discussions about teh album on Fark.com of all places...
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 04 Feb 2009, 05:13 ---It's just a style; it's easy enough to ignore with a little practice, as the pretentious bits usual contain no meaning anyway. I found the article interesting, but enjoy the music the same as I did before reading it - but then I can't think of any music, whether Bach or Beatles, whose effect on me was changed by reading academic studies (which is not to say that those studies are not interesting or worthwhile).
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But does its prevalence in academia make clumsy writing acceptable?
spoon_of_grimbo:
--- Quote from: Cernunnos on 03 Feb 2009, 19:44 ---Okay yeah. Definitely wank.
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i'd say that's a perfect review of the album.
seriously, i'm not the type of person who's quick to call something overrated, but ITAOTS is easily the most overrated album i've ever heard. i'd go as far as to say it's fucking terrible.
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