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| From | "Kerry Chicoine" <KChicoine@whitehat.com> |
| Subject | Re: Grandaddy vs Cherry Twister |
| Date | Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:51:05 -0700 |
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I'm in possession of said Grandaddy album ("Sumday"). I remember being at a
party about two, three years ago and hearing "The Sophtware Slump" and being
generally intrigued. So when "Sumday" came out, I was willing to give it a
good listen (which I've since done). Unfortunately, all I heard were
mediocre, somewhat bland pop songs, presented shoegazer-style, understated
to the point of distraction, and dressed up with electronic squiggles and
bleeps ("The sounds a baby robot might make", as Tom Robbins once wrote). It
sounded like uninspired powerpop clumsily married with rudimentary
electronica. Not a disappointment (I had virtually no expectations for this
album), but a nail in the coffin for Grandaddy, insofar as my future
interest in Jason Lytle's songwriting is concerned. Too bad; based on
"Sophtware" I thought they had a bright future. In sales, perhaps.
For the record, I draw no comparisons between Grandaddy and Cherry Twister;
two completely different songwriting approaches, IMO.
kErrY kOMpOsT
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