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Originally Posted by val-holla-ing
despite what the lord thom yorke says, drums not dead was one of the worst albums of the year. on the converse, if one's able to set aside their pretention then maybe they'll find that the justin timberlake album is actually really good.
then again, it's not indie cred, so i'm wasting my breath.
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pleeease, im probably less-indie than 80% of this here SY board...ie-I would bet im in the lower ranks....drums not dead defines a great album to me: its focused, doesn't meander, doesn't try to question too much or be intellectual, and it really fits together like a puzzle....this is the main reason why i can't get into Yo La Tengo stuff (just an example), because they follow a fantastic shoegazey song like Cherry Chapstick with something completely different, its like a mood breaker....its all over the place and it plays like some 'greatest hits' or something (sorry to be dissing on YLT, i really do like them, but just can't get into any of their albums deeply)....