i was thinking 'brighten the corners' isn't quite a sellout album..but more
like the culmination of frustration in dealing with a major label. i think
it comes through in songs like 'passat dream' and a couple others. although
pave is still one of my fav bands and 'b.t.c' is still a decent album it
just seems lacking compared to the others. of course the major label could
be just a convenient scapegoat for this and real reason that they sound
'lacking' to me may be that they're getting old or they finally smoked too
much dope....
regardless, i'm curious about the new MM record and i know it won't flat-out
suck, but i think it may be different...Isaac's semi-sloppy vocal overdubs
will probably be out of the picture, for example...
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [MMouse]: MM on epic; 'tour' ep
>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:08:26 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 6/29/99 2:01:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >i'm not too optimistic about it--i suspect that being on epic will make
> >their stuff a little too 'slick', or at least different. not different in
>an
> >artistically progressive way--like 'long drive' vs. 'LCS'--but in a more
> >shady way, like pavement's 'wowee zowee' vs. 'brighten the corners', for
> >example.
> >
> >What does everyone else think about this epic thing? Is it even for sure
> >yet?
>
>Okay, im confused. which one, wowee zowee or brighten the corners, is
>suppossed to be the sell-out album made for the man? I LOVE Brighten the
>corners, i think its way more interesting that Terror Twilight,which would
>be
>fine itself if it werent for Nigel. and if we're talking about
>money-related
>production value, well, I don't think keeping the Slanted and Enchanted
>aesthetic around would've done the band much good for their lateR songs.
>
>But as for modest mouse:
>i think they're gonna have to change as a band drastically to shine through
>the gloss epic will surely put over them.But then, i really love the
>meekness
>of interstate eight and dont really see them as a 'corporate machine'
>suited
>band in anyway and i think that they're either gonna fail epIc, or thieR
>fans, or both. But whatever.
>
>Karina
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