I have a feeling I know what his opinions about each of these songs are, but that doesn't mean this exercise won't have value. As he's already pointed out, this is much more about looking at the album as a whole and how the songs work together. This is an examination of whether or not the album is telling a story and if so was it told successfully? It isn't (or shouldn't be) about taste as much as perspective. And that's fun, I think.bada wrote:I love Stip and appreciate his effort with these but when was the last time Stip had an opinion that surprised anyone? Don't we already know what he is going to say about these songs. The PJ forum is like getting together with your friends and all you talk about is high school. You've heard all these stories a million times.
I'm one of posters, like digster, that doesn't see much of a connection between the songs. I'm not sure LB has a story to tell. To me, it really is more of a collection of songs than something super cohesive. Which isn't an insult by any means. I'm curious to discover how Stip hears the record and read about what connections he hears. Regardless of whether or not we hang the same number of stars on each song, I'm excited for this as a means to better understanding the album and how others hear it.
These are fun when we allow them to go beyond "you suck" "that sucks" "that rules" "fuck Infallible" "go blow a goat" and/or any reference to a receptacle of genitalia.
