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| From | "Stupay, Robert" <Robert.Stupay@mtvn.com> |
| Subject | Re: NSAIG...new Sloan |
| Date | Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:54:32 -0600 |
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-----Original Message-----
From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
Of Bill Silvers
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:52 PM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: NSAIG...new Sloan
Jason Damas wrote:
>For what my money's worth, I'm glad that Sloan packed the album with 30
>songs, many of them with the economy of the typical Guided By Voices
>cut. I think that another 15 track album with more fleshed-out cuts
>would've sounded curiously like "just another Sloan album," which is a
>criticism that has been (successfully) levied at them in the past.
>They're a decade and a half into their career now, and they have put
>out at least three (if not
>four) records in a row on auto-pilot mode. "Never Hear The End of It"
>is really the sound of a band challenging themselves and breaking the
>mold while still working within their style, and as such it's my
>favorite since at least "Navy Blues." I really think that, out of the
>30 tracks, there's not a single dud. And some of those 90 second tracks
>are amongst my favorites, too. I'm still listening to the record all
>the time and hearing new songs and hooks all over the place... it's
>truly a surprise to hear them sounding so rejuvenated so late in their
>career. --J
Jason, you are my hero. <g>
I won't say "I couldn't agree more," because I guess I probably could,
but bravo for seeing things a little differently. I always hear folks
say that records are too long, that bands should more or less stick to
ten "perfect" songs in 35 minutes and get the hell out of Dodge. I agree
that there isn't a "dud" on NEVER HEAR..., only relatively stronger and
lesser tracks. It's ironic to me that a band with Sloan's track record
could release 30 tracks and 78 minutes worth of new music and have it be
seen somehow as a negative to be overcome or corrected with a bit less
self-indulgence. Indulge away, boys.
b.s.
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