stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
You're a better person than someone who harbors a blanket opposition to Twitter.
i'm really not
I'm sure you did what you thought was best.
i'd categorize it as more of a "blanket indifference" than a "blanket opposition"
If you were truly indifferent then this thread being a twitter free zone wouldn't mean a thing.
that's why i used the qualifier "more." i'm very, very weakly anti-twitter, but it's a position much closer to indifference than anything that would inspire stronger feelings or opinions.
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
how about this?
that was pretty good.
bup bup! The doors have opened, come play....
that was pretty good. If someone had that on I'd listen, but I didn't hear it and think 'man, I need to find out more' like I did when I listened to the first song on that mynabirds album
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
I think Stipe is a bit deeper (I'm talking about the voice), more mysterious and, when he wants to, he can do that really beautiful soaring thing he does. I can see the similarities now that you mention the two of them together, even though they never really struck me before
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
N*gga loves Tom Waits too.
--- trufact: i've never intentionally listened to anything by tom waits
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
N*gga loves Tom Waits too.
--- trufact: i've never intentionally listened to anything by tom waits
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
N*gga loves Tom Waits too.
--- trufact: i've never intentionally listened to anything by tom waits
cutuphalfdead wrote:so glad i don't see signatures
stip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and clean
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.
yeah, the voice isn't something you'll likely ever be able to get over. i really dig it.
it's interesting that you dig stipe but don't respond to neil.
do you think they sound similar?
i would say they're similarly distinctive, and both are pretty polarizing. i happen to like both, but my feeling is that those who dislike either/both REM and neil young classify as their main objection vocal stylings.
N*gga loves Tom Waits too.
--- trufact: i've never intentionally listened to anything by tom waits
He was a bolt of lightning for me, but I got into him when someone made me a mix tape. I'm not sure if I put on Bone Machine or Rain Dogs if it would have stuck.
