tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490269430367026448.post1289987573938127084..comments2023-04-16T05:45:58.265-05:00Comments on RanchO RelaxO: Album Review: The Strange Boys ...and girls clubErvin Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562549183445057536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490269430367026448.post-80869509058323604392009-04-01T22:42:00.000-05:002009-04-01T22:42:00.000-05:00yeah im not qualified to dish on historical contex...yeah im not qualified to dish on historical context...but thats the energy of youth, baby! one of the best things about the strange boys record is the sleeve is a lyrics sheet. the comparison will make a lot of sense i think if you read the lyricsErvin Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562549183445057536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490269430367026448.post-11987785787666040302009-04-01T21:49:00.000-05:002009-04-01T21:49:00.000-05:00It's funny to me that you would compare the Strang...It's funny to me that you would compare the Strange Boys to The Monks... but I haven't even heard the Strange Boys record. However, as soon as I saw that documentary about the Monks (I hadn't heard them since high school otherwise) I couldn't believe how much it reminded me of "Master's Bedroom" era Oh Sees. The drumming and harmonic/rhythmic content is so similar, it's almost uncanny.<BR/><BR/>My friend John said to me, "I don't know man, the Monks are so proto-everything that you could probably say that about a lot of bands". He was probably right but I still think the similarity is uncanny.<BR/><BR/>Also, DIY isn't any easier now than it was in the 90s. If anything, it's exactly the same. It just seems like a renewed thing because "indie" has been so raped by the music industry. To quote Red, "I think what 'indie' used to mean should now be called 'DIY'".<BR/><BR/>It's just semantics. It's not really a new thing. But I'm with you, there's no better time for music than the present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490269430367026448.post-52431246325604019482009-04-01T14:35:00.000-05:002009-04-01T14:35:00.000-05:00also, i really enjoy the fact that you posted this...also, i really enjoy the fact that you posted this at 5:04 in the morning.reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041414792797203536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490269430367026448.post-4302690098804426122009-04-01T13:14:00.000-05:002009-04-01T13:14:00.000-05:00I would argue against this music-getting-better-in...I would argue against this music-getting-better-in-america-because-of-the-rise-of-DIY.<BR/><BR/>Or at least, I would argue that it's going hand in hand with the disassembling of the big business of the 20th century recording industry which to some extent is a really bad thing; similar to how the death of analog is bad thing. Certain sorts of records simply will no longer be possible. Certain sorts of touring performances will no longer be possible without corporate sponsored festivals/tours (question: what's the difference between that and a record label in terms of what it does to the atmosphere?).<BR/><BR/>It's not that i dislike digital ... I just wish the two could coexist. And I wish there were more full bands and less karaoke silliness. It's a change in consciousness that makes me hesitate.<BR/><BR/>Partly this may be a nostalgia kick. For sure this isn't just an american thing. But the rise of digital production is doing some strange things to industry. And this is happening in like every medium: print, music, film/video.<BR/><BR/>new forms of populism...reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041414792797203536noreply@blogger.com