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I'm listening to the Chronic Town episode and 10 minutes in I don't know that this podcast is for me
I felt the same after the first 40 minutes of the Murmur ep (the first I listened to).
Now... I literally can't stop thinking about the goddamn podcast. I have no idea why either. There's a lot about it that annoys me. But even that shit is charming too somehow.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri January 11, 2019 6:16 pm
Broken Tamborine
Joined: Wed November 06, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 431
I've gotten up to the Fables episode.
I really like it, but I will say that I tend to enjoy it the most when they're actually talking about the band/album (usually in the second halves of the episodes).
I really like it, but I will say that I tend to enjoy it the most when they're actually talking about the band/album (usually in the second halves of the episodes).
The only things that REALLY get to me are Scott Aukerman's clear inferiority complex that manifests in some cringy big brother complex lash-outs that are probably meant to be funny but come across as too real to be shtick, and his need to say the word penis in every episode. It's like he lost a bet or something.
Adam Scott is necessary, I think. They have a great chemistry and balance. When they are "yes anding" it's marvelous. The show at its best is a masterclass in improve comedy.
But, yeah, the album discussion is almost always my favorite part, too.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri January 11, 2019 6:45 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
durdencommatyler wrote:
Blaine Ryan wrote:
I've gotten up to the Fables episode.
I really like it, but I will say that I tend to enjoy it the most when they're actually talking about the band/album (usually in the second halves of the episodes).
The only things that REALLY get to me are Scott Aukerman's clear inferiority complex that manifests in some cringy big brother complex lash-outs that are probably meant to be funny but come across as too real to be shtick, and his need to say the word penis in every episode. It's like he lost a bet or something.
Adam Scott is necessary, I think. They have a great chemistry and balance. When they are "yes anding" it's marvelous. The show at its best is a masterclass in improve comedy.
But, yeah, the album discussion is almost always my favorite part, too.
That stuff is far less pronounced in the U2 shows. It really is the best incarnation of the show.
I really like it, but I will say that I tend to enjoy it the most when they're actually talking about the band/album (usually in the second halves of the episodes).
The only things that REALLY get to me are Scott Aukerman's clear inferiority complex that manifests in some cringy big brother complex lash-outs that are probably meant to be funny but come across as too real to be shtick, and his need to say the word penis in every episode. It's like he lost a bet or something.
Adam Scott is necessary, I think. They have a great chemistry and balance. When they are "yes anding" it's marvelous. The show at its best is a masterclass in improve comedy.
But, yeah, the album discussion is almost always my favorite part, too.
That stuff is far less pronounced in the U2 shows. It really is the best incarnation of the show.
I should have started there, I now realize. But I didn't know what the show was and had no interest in a real, in depth exploration of U2's catalog.
Now I know better and I'm really looking forward top those eps.
The opener is outstanding. The next three are good enough and I understand why people respond so well to them but they aren't as interesting as the rest of the record for me.
Houston to the closer its an excellent record. Ultimately though I think it veers too far from the shade of R.E.M. that I like the most to put it above the previous record.
Still, there's a lot to like and I'm sure it will age well and grow upon further listening.
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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri January 11, 2019 6:58 pm
The worst
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm Posts: 39910
Fair enough. Riot Act, Around the Sun, S/T, and Accelerate are impossible for me to separate from the politics of the times they came out. The later two were the 'response to bush' records I wished the first two were, and so they'll always be elevated in my mind because of that.
Fair enough. Riot Act, Around the Sun, S/T, and Accelerate are impossible for me to separate from the politics of the times they came out. The later two were the 'response to bush' records I wished the first two were, and so they'll always be elevated in my mind because of that.
I totally get this. I think it's just a taste/ expectation thing. It shouldn't be surprising that the guy who likes Riot Act prefers Around the Sun. And vice versa.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri January 11, 2019 7:06 pm
Broken Tamborine
Joined: Wed November 06, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 431
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Blaine Ryan wrote:
I've gotten up to the Fables episode.
I really like it, but I will say that I tend to enjoy it the most when they're actually talking about the band/album (usually in the second halves of the episodes).
The only things that REALLY get to me are Scott Aukerman's clear inferiority complex that manifests in some cringy big brother complex lash-outs that are probably meant to be funny but come across as too real to be shtick, and his need to say the word penis in every episode. It's like he lost a bet or something.
Adam Scott is necessary, I think. They have a great chemistry and balance. When they are "yes anding" it's marvelous. The show at its best is a masterclass in improve comedy.
But, yeah, the album discussion is almost always my favorite part, too.
That stuff is far less pronounced in the U2 shows. It really is the best incarnation of the show.
I should have started there, I now realize. But I didn't know what the show was and had no interest in a real, in depth exploration of U2's catalog.
Now I know better and I'm really looking forward top those eps.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri January 11, 2019 7:07 pm
Broken Tamborine
Joined: Wed November 06, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 431
There's a track that didn't make Accelerate called "On the Fly" that I really like -- it reminds me a lot of the slower songs on Around the Sun, which is probably why they cut it.
There's a track that didn't make Accelerate called "On the Fly" that I really like -- it reminds me a lot of the slower songs on Around the Sun, which is probably why they cut it.
I'll check that out later today!
I wonder why it's not on the Accelerate ep of the pod...
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