what were we hoping for?

Bloc Party: Silent Alarm

I am of two minds regarding Silent Alarm. It is either exactly what I want to hear or it really grates on my nerves.

haven’t u ever heard of the healing power of laughter?

Prince: Batman

What really fascinates me about Prince’s songs for Tim Burton’s Batman movie (you know, beyond the fact that someone at Warner Brothers thought ‘Yeah, Batman and Prince, that’s a winning combination!’) is that these songs show that Prince’s impression of the movie is rather bizarre and incomprehensible.

OH NO IT’S BOILING ACID

Batman Forever

Yes, it is that time. Time for Forever. Honestly, I never liked this film.

something to feel inside, I don’t know why

Chrome: Half Machine Lip Moves/Alien Soundtracks

The allure of Chrome is somewhat hard to explain. They are noisy, but not just noisy, also demented and atonal.

i would never tell you anything that wasn’t absolutely true

Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero

Trent Reznor can’t win.

my mind is proud but it aches with rage

The Kinks: Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround part one

Despite their place near the forefront of the British invasion and some vague association with the whole ‘mod’ thing (albeit more by virtue of their place and time than anything they themselves did), the Davies brothers just weren’t made for these times.

The sound sent shivers down my back

Blitzen Trapper: Furr

It is the thread of surrealism and disjointed old west violence that runs through Furr that makes it more intriguing to me than similar albums.

I don’t know I don’t know well I guess wish I knew

Deadeye Dick: A Different Story

Oh man. Stupid band, stupid name for a band, stupid cover art, stupid music.

Fuck a bank, I need a twenty year water tank

Mos Def: Black on Both Sides

It’s strange now listening to Black on Both Sides with Mos Def having achieved big time mainstream fame as an actor, perhaps the only rapper highly respected in both film and music these days.

Like that time you felt like you’re feeling all the time

They Might Be Giants: Apollo 18

Despite sporting possibly the coolest cover art, Apollo 18 is kind of the lame duck of TMBG’s first bunch of albums.