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| From | DanAbnrml9@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Get Up Kids |
| Date | Wed, 19 May 2004 08:55:14 EDT |
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In a message dated 5/19/2004 3:02:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<<I'm sitting here dumb founded listening to the new album from The Get Up
Kids, whom I'd assume were noisy, tuneless emo punkers or something
miserable like that
So when did they become first class power poppers?!!!>>
Hahaha. I've been singing their praises around here for awhile... it's always
sort of surprised me because they're probably one of the most popular current
power-pop bands (even the emo kids call them that now) and yet not many here
seem to like them. Actually, only their first album, "Four Minute Mile",
really sounds like noisy emo. Beginning with their masterpiece "Something To Write
Home About" (1999) they really became a power-pop band pure and simple, and
their two full lengths since ("On a Wire" and the new one, "Guilt Show") have
explored even poppier territory, with the former showing off a massive Beach
Boys fascination. "Guilt Show" is one of my favorite albums of the year so far.
Also, their covers/rarities album "Eudora" is a lot of fun and has some great
covers of bands as diverse as David Bowie, The Pixies, The Replacements, The
Cure, New Order, Motley Crue, and more.
--Jason
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