tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post8258482784445857469..comments2023-10-21T07:44:20.549-04:00Comments on The Existence Machine: iPod rundown - 09/27/07Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-27835713076109585882007-10-01T09:45:00.000-04:002007-10-01T09:45:00.000-04:00I thought Pennsylvania and Ray Gun Suitcase were a...I thought Pennsylvania and Ray Gun Suitcase were as good as Ubu gets, but I agree with you: St Arkansas and last year's Why I Hate Women were down.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thomas is a genius, in no small part because he wants everyone to know it and does everything possible to keep people from finding out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-64430531383054177392007-09-28T16:12:00.000-04:002007-09-28T16:12:00.000-04:00Ha! Yeah, I figured at least somebody would say t...Ha! Yeah, I figured at least somebody would say that...<BR/><BR/>It's possible that my problem with NMH is that I did not catch their music when it was new, which matters for me more for some albums than for others...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-44691964723948472812007-09-28T15:55:00.000-04:002007-09-28T15:55:00.000-04:00re: neutral milk hotel - I'm having a similar reac...re: neutral milk hotel - I'm having a similar reaction as you did when I mentioned I hated Van Morrison a few months back - I always thought adulation of NMH was a given!<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to say about it other than that the combination of his (often surrealist) lyrics with the emotion of his delivery make for some of the most powerful songs I've heard. Sometimes I'll listen to that album and a song I've heard a thousand times before will suddenly reveal itself to me all over again, as if for the first time. It's a strange experience - one that I've had many times with this album and rarely with any others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com