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face of glass 01-28-2004 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by trackaghost
I can't stand You & I Pt II either. It always sounds to me as if it's recorded on a Casio keyboard with the bossanova beat playing or something.
Just dreadful.

That's one of the reasons I love it,and Johnny Stew's quote of the lyric is another. Not only does this song offer the much needed levity after the "playing-in-the-drama" of "WISYA", it also dirties the gloss of TITN a little. This is the album where they truly started to have that "audiophile approach" after all, so when there's something that sounds a bit "cheap" in there, it balances the situation out somewhat. For me, it is the only link on TITN to the childlike gorgeousness of "I Know I'm Not Wrong". *notices how Downonrodeo and Shackin'up get odd looks on their faces* ;)

And "Special Kind Of Love"? I'd still take this over any Stevie demo that runs 10+ minutes. ;)

face of glass 01-30-2004 08:04 AM

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Originally posted by trackaghost
a shiny disposable pop song
I’d much rather have something like that than several songs that take themselves too seriously all the time. *cough* Stevie *cough*.

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Originally posted by trackaghost
I think they thought that the Casio sound was bright and modern (which I guess it was in a way). Banish the gritty guitars and replace them with synths and glossy keyboards - t'was the time it was made. It didn't sound "cheap" or "dirty" at the time, and still doesn't to me. It just sounds lame.
It sounds a lot cheaper to me than the rest of the album. Ok, not exactly “dirty”. It something they probably tossed out in a few hours after spending several months for the rest of the stuff. But it’s definitely far more childish to me than the remainder of TITN and that’s a big plus for me.

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Originally posted by trackaghost
Oh and I thought lyrics don't matter eh?
If Lindsey Buckingham, who had just hit his bottom in lyrics with “Family Man”, suddenly writes a great lyric at a time when he wasn’t “supposed to be” writing them, then it matters. :)

And if Stevie really wants to impress me with her way of words, she should write that book of hers. Otherwise, stick to singing girl. ;)


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