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i still enjoy the first two albums a great deal...so if just one other person can step up and confess their enjoyment of the shins we can prove tommy wrong
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 4:49 pm
tl;dr
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The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed it.
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 4:54 pm
The Master
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm Posts: 42404
Kevin Davis wrote:
The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed it.
completely agreed and i did the same with port of morrow
i think i preferred oh, inverted world to chutes too narrow, though not by a large margin...seemed like most people were the opposite
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 4:57 pm
I Have A Third Nipple
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19744 Location: Cumberland, RI
Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 4:59 pm
The Master
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm Posts: 42404
Simple Torture wrote:
Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.
who are your five favorite indie pop bands from the early 2000s?
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 5:22 pm
I Have A Third Nipple
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.
who are your five favorite indie pop bands from the early 2000s?
1. The Shins 2. Death Cab for Cutie 3. The Shins 4. The Shins 5. The Shins
Post subject: Re: tommy says nobody likes the shins
Posted: Fri February 19, 2016 5:34 pm
tl;dr
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm Posts: 8630
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed it.
completely agreed and i did the same with port of morrow
i think i preferred oh, inverted world to chutes too narrow, though not by a large margin...seemed like most people were the opposite
"Oh, Inverted World" stands as the stronger album in my mind but for some reason I've found myself revisiting "Chutes" more often -- sometimes I get the itch to hear "Saint Simon" or "Pink Bullets" or "Gone For Good" and nothing else will do.
"Chutes" is a great example of how to make a pop album sound squeaky-clean and accessible but still very immediate and "real."
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