~~~~~~~~~~okay. i call greg sager's 'your mileage may
vary' on this one. destination universe is my FAVORITE
material issue album.  i can make a case if you want.

jocelyn
--- AssociationWorks@aol.com wrote:
> Mike:
> 
> Your point is well taken...I just think these 2
> songs are pretty light weight
> for a band that (IMHO) is capable of better. And
> yes...there is alot of simple
> power pop with dumb lyrics; Material Issue's
> "Destination Universe" is a
> good example of an album in need of serious lyrical
> overhaul! None of this
> means anything is "good" or "bad"...it's just one
> person's opinion!
> 
> Jeff
> 
> << 
>  Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:33:42 -0500
>  From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
>  To: audities@smoe.org
>  Subject: Re: New FOW - This Year's Wilco?
>  Message-ID:
> <Law14-F6mVqx5et4Tvw0000cea9@hotmail.com>
>  
>  If "Stacey's Mom" and "Bright Future In Sales" are
> dumb, then most of power 
>  pop is...idiotic? Imbecilic?  The former is silly,
> but certainly 
>  intelligently written.  "Bright Future In Sales" is
> Ray Davies for the 21st 
>  Century -- affectionately skewering a yuppie in
> over his head.  Calling 
>  Fountains of Wayne dumb is...dumb.
>   >>


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