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- Feb 28, 2012
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Sunbather x10
Boooo
(I mean, I guess I actually agree that it is overrated, but I like it a lot)
Sunbather x10
The two biggest offenders amongst albums I should really like...
- Ok Computer (Radiohead) (I don't understand how it's considered in the Top-10 albums of all-time territory)
- Doolittle (The Pixies) (I'm not sure I'm preferring it to Trompe Le Monde, let alone all the other pre-reunion Pixies albums)
Wow, this may be one of the last albums I ever expected to see here. Pixies were obviously popular but never really had that true mass appeal, they got buried a little bit by other grunge bands at the time. I guess you're looking at it more in the context of their other work though. I think Trompe le Monde and Bossanova get underrated, but I do think Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are the standouts. Either way, such a consistent band IMO (at least in terms of their pre-reunion stuff).
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And i suppose you like every single “critically acclaimed album”?
I like The Bends and OK Computer. The stuff after was overrated.
Of course not. However, I didn’t create a thread to talk about the popular things I don’t like for seemingly no reason or context. It’s ok to not like critically acclaimed things, but I’m never liked the HF prevalence towards talking about “unpopular opinions”. Not sure if it still exists but I’ve had the “Unpopular Movie Opinions” thread on ignore for well over a year now. It’s just not an interesting discussion to me.
However, when something is talked about in context of a specific movie thread then it’s usually fine and sometimes even interesting. In the “Tenet” thread for example, @Violenza Domestica brought up specific reasons for not liking Nolan films. I completely disagree with him, but it was something I’ve never heard before and was a worthwhile convo.
Reading endless posts saying “The Godfather was boring” or “Stone Roses wasn’t that great of an album” with no context and saying it just to say it doesn’t do anything for me so I usually stay out of those discussions.
Agreed. I've been planning this topic for several years. If it's okay for some critics to say 'The Queen is dead' is the goat and the other albums in the simplified OP are top 20 all time, why isn't it okay to express a different opinion? Isn't that the whole purpose of message boards?... As for the thread, this one has already more interesting posts than 80% of what's around, ...
It was more about critics reception (and appreciation, including a posteriori appreciation) than mainstream/mass appeal per se. And also in the context of their other work, I suppose. I do think Bossanova is their real masterpiece.
It's telling that Trompe le Monde is widely (and nearly unanimously) considered as their worse pre-reunion album, because... It's a very good album. As is Doolittle to be honest. But I don't see the masterpiece that everyone seems to see here, despite some extremely solid tracks.
Here's the thing with The Pixies and also Jane's Addiction: they both paved the way for Nirvana. That's not my opinion, its's fact Kurt Cobain loved The Pixies. And Jane's Addiction helped launch Lollapalooza Perry's festival about 3.5/4 months before Nevermind changed the world.
You make it sound like Trompe le Monde is not that good.The two biggest offenders amongst albums I should really like...
- Ok Computer (Radiohead) (I don't understand how it's considered in the Top-10 albums of all-time territory)
- Doolittle (The Pixies) (I'm not sure I'm preferring it to Trompe Le Monde, let alone all the other pre-reunion Pixies albums)
You make it sound like Trompe le Monde is not that good.
Ok, I can live with that despite Trompe le Monde being my favourite pixies song.I'm seeing it this way :
Bossanova : 10
Surfer: 9.5
Doolittle : 8.5
Trompe Le Monde : Probably 8.5
Agreed on Doolittle. I generally like the style and sensibilities of Pixies, and I used to really love them, but whenever I go back to them now, it always feels like something's missing. I definitely have Surfer Rosa ahead of it, and even then I feel somewhat similarly. Sonic Youth is kind of like that for me too.