Grahame Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 1. The claim: sadder and slower 2. The claim: simpler and louder 3. The claim: antisocial and angry 4. The claim: just not as good as it used to be 5. The claim: more repetitive https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/fb84bf19-29c9-4ed3-b6b6-953e8a083334 In my day ... e.g. "Gucci Gang" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 So, except for those last two, I don’t see the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I can see how 3, 2 & 1 might apply to you 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattefjaes Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 It ate itself. Nothing to see here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattefjaes Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) That still stands up shockingly well, both musically and thematically, sadly. Edited June 4, 2020 by Kattefjaes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 I used to play This is the Day...This is the Hour...This is This and Cure for Sanity and both those albums still get a listen every once in a while. Did you know...? Clint Mansell is now a famous Hollywood soundtrack composer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattefjaes Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 I did, but had forgotten that he used to be PWEI, thank you for joining the dots! Also, I am reminded of this: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) I have to dig out my copy of This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! – haven't digitized it yet. Listening to it now and it reminds me a bit of '90s KMFDM (and Nine Inch Nails and the Beastie Boys), in a good way. Definitely paved the way for future sample-based musicians like DJ Shadow, The Avalanches, and Girl Talk. Edited June 6, 2020 by HiWire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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