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 Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:10:09 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/135605.php#comment-101641 Tim, I think you've done an excellent job of explaining that, which is not easy to do 101641@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:10:09 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/135605.php#comment-101590 Tom, yeah, there's some Crimson influence, but, as Eric pointed out, it's alot more "metal-like" than one would expect. The very first song I ever heard from them, off their first album, actually turned me off. What really turned me on to them was when I went to see The Underground Railroad (back when I lived in Fort Worth), who happened to be opening for Sleepytime. It was actually the members of UR who suggested I stay and watch the Sleepytime show after talking with them after their set. They said I woudn't be dissapointed, and they were right. Still, this music isn't for everyone, for sure. It is taxing sometimes, and I have to be in a pretty strange mood to make it all the way through the album, but again, it's worth it to me when I do. 101590@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:51:35 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/135605.php#comment-101519 zounds, more metally than I anticipated, sort of Mr. Bungle art-core thang, at least on the "PHthisis" tune. Very interesting and informative Tim - thanks and welcome! 101519@blogcritics.org Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:07:29 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/135605.php#comment-101505 Holy crap, man! I just went and listened to some samples of that - I keep hearing about 'em and never got around to checking them out. Wow. Lots of 73-74 King Crimson in that sound. This one goes on the "must have soon" list . . . 101505@blogcritics.org Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:12:14 EST