Screaming Lord Byron
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:30 PM
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Poll question: Battle of the Beatlesque Melancholists - Aimee Mann vs Elliot Smith |
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Edited on Tue Jun-22-04 02:33 PM by Screaming Lord Byron
And no giving Elliot bonus points for being dead. It's close, but I vote Aimee, even though 'Lost in Space' sucked and has no place on my CD rack beside the magic trifecta of Whatever-I'm With Stupid-Bachelor #2.
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:33 PM
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1. Aimee Mann blows everyone away |
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by far
I wasn't that big of a fan of I'm With Stupid, but Whatever and Bachelor #2 were simply amazing.
She sure knows how to be sad.
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Screaming Lord Byron
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:34 PM
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2. She's the greatest songwriter of her generation. |
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:45 PM
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but I wasn't sure there were many who would agree with me.
Not only that, but she's in my range.... and for me, the best music is the stuff with which I can sing along.
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:51 PM
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12. She's written at least a dozen songs that rank with the Beatles' finest. |
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I Should've Known Fifty Years After the Fair Fourth of July Amateur It's Not Safe Wise Up Save Me Red Vines The Fall of the World's Own Optimist Deathly Susan You Do
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:35 PM
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3. I voted Elliot for consistency |
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Edited on Tue Jun-22-04 02:48 PM by lunabush
I don't think Aimee has consistently been a "Beatlesque Melancholist" - that was all Smith did.
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Screaming Lord Byron
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:37 PM
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4. Fair enough. Aimee veers into Costellonia and Daviesisms. |
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:37 PM
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5. huge fan of both of them |
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Edited on Tue Jun-22-04 02:38 PM by tigerbeat
gotta give it to aimee though. bonus points go to her for being a fan of one of my favorite un-appreciated lyricists: scott miller of game theory/loud family.
i felt "lost in space" wasn't so much bad as it was relentlessly mid-tempo and not terribly engaging.
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:40 PM
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7. Gotta give a thumbs up for the GameTheory/LF |
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reference. Lolita Nation remains on my top 50.
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:43 PM
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some review somewhere.....i totally forget where....referred to Lolita Nation as "the white album of the 80's". best. description. ever.
it's tied with "plants, birds, rocks and things" by loud family as my favorite miller album.
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Tue Jun-22-04 03:04 PM
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14. more props for Lolita Nation |
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I've got that one on vinyl. don't hear them mentioned that often.
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:39 PM
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6. Well, I never had a lunch date with Elliot, nor........... |
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did he ever give me a peck on the cheek.
So I voted for Aimee.
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Screaming Lord Byron
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:41 PM
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8. I. HAVE. TO. KILL. YOU. |
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Tue Jun-22-04 02:44 PM
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Edited on Tue Jun-22-04 02:44 PM by XNASA
I understand.
But it was only lunch afterall.
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Tue Jun-22-04 03:02 PM
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13. Keep trying with 'Lost in Space' |
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It took me a while, but now it's a favorite.
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