| Sonic Youth – Turquoise Boy Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Hell of a harmonic break there. | |
| Pavement – Unseen Power of the Picket Fence Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| You can hear some arpeggiated guitar chords after Malkmus' main vocals end--likely a little tip of the hat to Peter Buck's own guitar style (and probably the most distinctive part of R.E.M.'s sound). Great tribute from one legendary band to another; and yes, I don't think anyone's gonna get it down like summberbabe did (six years and six days ago). | |
| Dinosaur Jr. – Severed Lips Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Tom Maginnis @ allmusic.com made a good observation about the song, saying that, "Mascis, realizing the personal nature of the lyrics, backed away from such painfully reveling sentiments by making the object of his desire an artificial doll and thereby downgrading the song's wounded beauty to a mere adolescent sex joke." I agree. The song starts off very mellow, talking about how he's afraid of healing contact (that line, by the way, should be, "healing," not, "appealing"). Then the rubber doll comment rolls around, and J basically dismantles any emotional momentum he had, before one more lyric bit, and then a beautiful solo. A song that jerks you around emotionally, indeed. |
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| Dinosaur Jr. – Crumble Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Yay, first comment. Seems to me like Mascis is addressing the passing of time in relation to himself--it appears too non-confrontational in most of the lines to give the impression that he's addressing a person/lover (despite the repetition of "my love"--maybe a metaphor for the good times of his life?). It feels instead like a message about mid-life crisis, or something similar. I'm only seventeen, but I can see where he's coming from, with aging and everything that comes with it. In any case, the lyrics are bittersweet and very melancholic (the kind I like), and J's riffs and soloing are incredible, and the rhythm section backs him up admirably. Beyond is a great record--arguably one of their best (certainly the best rock album of the year, with music sucking nowadays). It's certainly the best comeback album I've ever heard (yes, better than Back In Black). Amazing band. I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks. |
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