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Inlander:
You're going to have to specify what meaning of the word "mad" you're using.
michaelicious:
The thing is that you are misinterpreting the album cover. I think it is supposed to be an homage to the sort of 'idiosyncratic' characters in John Hughes' films. It's not meant to be ironic.
Inlander:
I've seen all the John Hughes movies worth seeing several times and I can only recognise a Molly Ringwald and an Emilio Estevez in there so I think as a whole the photo can still be encapsulated as
--- Quote from: Inlander on 02 Jan 2011, 16:32 ---the mindless worship of trashy pop culture
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Inlander:
Anyway if you like it that's cool! Sometimes I'm just overcome by an irresistable desire to offer a personal corrective to the prevailing moods of popular culture.
michaelicious:
An homage doesn't have to be a direct reference. I just think it was meant in the same spirit.
I don't have any particularly strong feelings for the album cover, but I don't think it is mindless worship so much as it is sincere appreciation, which is quite amply exemplified by the music on the actual album.
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