http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 14 Oct 2004 03:55:37 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-90382 "I know the Smiths are supposed to be every smart, introverted honor student's favorite mope music " I resent the implication inherent in that statement that The Duke might be a smart, introverted honor student. Smart, introverted most certainly. and honourable. and a student of all that is fine about culture. but something about that all seems repellent. heh. 90382@blogcritics.org Thu, 14 Oct 2004 03:55:37 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-90360 Yeah, I know the Smiths are supposed to be every smart, introverted honor student's favorite mope music (along with maybe the Cure and Depeche Mode), but I never got them. I found their music self-serious and boring -- I do like Morrissey's solo stuff, though. Nice story, Dawn. That is all. 90360@blogcritics.org Thu, 14 Oct 2004 02:32:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-90311 I should add, and Dawn has publicly agreed, that the band turned out to be quite good at what they do 90311@blogcritics.org Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:38:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-90280 lol great story Dawn. Mind you, Southpaw Grammar would probably have got them outta there before track one had reached a chorus. 90280@blogcritics.org Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:05:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-15583 Oh, this story is hysterical. I had no idea that The Smiths would be so unlistenable to the kids. But I'll try to remember that for future reference! 15583@blogcritics.org Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:12:16 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-15564 I love Viva Hate, good idea. Also, Eric, it's ALL YOUR FAULT. ALL OF IT. INCLUDING THIS PREGNANCY THING. 15564@blogcritics.org Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:54:46 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-15554 "back to the place where your clothes were stolen..." great story Dawn, too bad you had to live through it to write about it.It's like Elmo says in Lily's video: individually they aren't that bad, but put them together and the cacophony expands exponentially. 15554@blogcritics.org Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:33:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/21/160438.php#comment-15550 Next time throw on Viva Hate. Start with "Every Day is Like Sunday." While I haven't tried it yet (mine is 12) I would bet that only hearing the opening lines would be enough to drive an entire football team out of your basement. "Trudging slowly over wet sand . . . " 15550@blogcritics.org Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:20:14 EDT