tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post4276325718392021119..comments2023-07-01T11:44:14.328-04:00Comments on Epic Mail: The Welcomed Return of Suburban RockCoaltrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17872028821212751576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-10531288168992595572009-04-06T09:06:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:06:00.000-04:00"for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very ..."for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of <B>modest mouse</B>-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."<BR/>-- virginia woolf, "the mark on the wall"jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678569919734378698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-12950473552722074222009-04-03T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-03T17:23:00.000-04:00Point taken. I really just wanted to write about ...Point taken. I really just wanted to write about Cymbals Eat Guitars and I was reaching for a unifying theme for my post. I agree that another comparison could be Arcade Fire but what made me group Suckers with "slacker rock" was the fact that they're not danceable - the only and best forum to listen to them (that one song at least) seems to me to be in the car, thus hearkening back to my over-arching motif. I'm not trying to write an indie rock dictionary, Matt. Why so serious? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5rDVIUC9z4Daves n' Davin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/04593414000229473148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-10795967758475121462009-04-03T16:28:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:28:00.000-04:00I have a serious problem with the label "slacker r...I have a serious problem with the label "slacker rock" when it comes to this Suckers band. Notwithstanding the fact that they really really really suck (suggesting laziness), just what about them makes you want to call them "slackers"? This in no way sounds like a throwback to the early or mid 90's to me, and if it's "retro," at all, it owes much more to the post-rock of the early 00's, with a little incongruous whistling thrown in. It's got a little of the anthemic qualities of the Arcade Fire and their spawn going on towards the end as well. Dave, I know you love slacker rock as much as I do. Respect the terminology. And turn up the Superchunk.OKAAAAAAAAAAAYGUYShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115633756454639531noreply@blogger.com