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Ejp414 · 10-28-2005, 02:19 PM

God, I'm so sick of people looking at me like I committed heresy when I say this, but here it goes:

I enjoy Self-Titled more than You Forgot It in People—which is not to say that I don't love both very, very much.

Why? I can't really put my finger on it, actually. Why do I prefer the color blue to red? But I do have a few ideas. . . .

For one, I've recently been veering toward a fondness for hip-hop, especially the more esoteric sort of stuff, such as Prefuse 73 and Handsome Boy Modeling School. And in regard to rhythms (as well as the rap in "Windsurfing Nation"), this genre definately influenced the making of Self-Titled. —Honestly, can anyone say that the rhythms on Broken Social Scene's newest album aren't catchy as hell?

Second, the entire "feel" of the album is absolutely perfect for me. Someone above commented that the album has a sort of sexy vibe to it, and I agree on all counts, except that there's more. Other than the sensual feel (check out "Hotel" for Christ's sake), there's also a kind of coolness to it, an urbane, metropolitan, epiphanic, driving-downtown-at-midnight-esque mood to it (and by the way, the album makes for superb driving music). Essentially, the album sounds different from other albums: none of the silliness of pop, none of the brooding of post-rock, and none of the lethargy&whatever of typical indie/alt rock. Of course, I hold a certain fondness for all of these genres and more, but let's face it: music needed something new.

Third, the lyrics are, to many, a weak point of Self-Titled, but their vagueness—and to an extent, their muddle'dness—really does it for me. Some of the lines in the song really connect for me no matter what my mood.

And of course, plenty of other possible reasons exist for my loving Self-Titled more than You Forgot It in People: the electicism, the greater use of soaring trumpets, the diversity of the different vocalists, and so on. But when it all comes down to it, I just like it.

So, does that make me a heretic? Perhaps this post can help explain why anyone would prefer Self-Titled to You Forgot It in People.

10-28-2005, 02:19 PM	#17
Ejp414 Unregistered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 245	God, I'm so sick of people looking at me like I committed heresy when I say this, but here it goes: I enjoy Self-Titled more than You Forgot It in People—which is not to say that I don't love both very, very much. Why? I can't really put my finger on it, actually. Why do I prefer the color blue to red? But I do have a few ideas. . . . For one, I've recently been veering toward a fondness for hip-hop, especially the more esoteric sort of stuff, such as Prefuse 73 and Handsome Boy Modeling School. And in regard to rhythms (as well as the rap in "Windsurfing Nation"), this genre definately influenced the making of Self-Titled. —Honestly, can anyone say that the rhythms on Broken Social Scene's newest album aren't catchy as hell? Second, the entire "feel" of the album is absolutely perfect for me. Someone above commented that the album has a sort of sexy vibe to it, and I agree on all counts, except that there's more. Other than the sensual feel (check out "Hotel" for Christ's sake), there's also a kind of coolness to it, an urbane, metropolitan, epiphanic, driving-downtown-at-midnight-esque mood to it (and by the way, the album makes for superb driving music). Essentially, the album sounds different from other albums: none of the silliness of pop, none of the brooding of post-rock, and none of the lethargy&whatever of typical indie/alt rock. Of course, I hold a certain fondness for all of these genres and more, but let's face it: music needed something new. Third, the lyrics are, to many, a weak point of Self-Titled, but their vagueness—and to an extent, their muddle'dness—really does it for me. Some of the lines in the song really connect for me no matter what my mood. And of course, plenty of other possible reasons exist for my loving Self-Titled more than You Forgot It in People: the electicism, the greater use of soaring trumpets, the diversity of the different vocalists, and so on. But when it all comes down to it, I just like it. So, does that make me a heretic? Perhaps this post can help explain why anyone would prefer Self-Titled to You Forgot It in People.