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| From | kcronin <fiatluxury@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: been thinkin' bout Alkaline Trio |
| Date | Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:34:58 -0700 (PDT) |
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--- "Franke, Dan" <DFranke@proficientdata.com> wrote:
...but they're not
> as gore-y as she makes
> them sound. Maybe lyrically dark, but musically
> it's more pop than
> say...Marilyn Manson or The Cure or Bauhaus or NIN
> or The Cramps or any
> other band you might associate with the subject
> matter.
Yes! Yes! If I made it sound like they were being
dreary and/or NIN'y, I repent, because it's exactly
the fact that they are so cheerfully, boisterously,
fist-pumpingly morose is what makes them so appealing.
A shining example of paradox - music so bloody it
makes you jump for joy.
thanks for the clarification! are you in milwaukee
still? that's a long haul for Finklefest, dan!
--kelly
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arma non servant modum
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