It’s time now that I talk about something music related here. A band I’ve respected over the years and followed vehemently…
I own (not pirated) every Dandy Warhols release and have listened to countless Dandy songs on iTunes, and I gotta say this new record is a severe disappointment. When bought via iTunes it comes with a digital booklet that is.. in and of itself like the record, a shit sandwich.
And I gotta say they’ve been going downhill for quite a some time now, since Welcome to the Monkey House, which grew on me after a couple of listens, but at least it was a polished turd. I’ve been hesitant to buy anything new… and I had good reason. ..Earth.. came out in May, new to iTunes as of today, but wow. It’s like they’ve stopped trying or caring or maybe it’s some deep seeded joke of theirs to put shit like this out there.
The theme is campy as hell, filled with space-like jabber and sound effects to string along the album title, a thrown together concept. No songs on this record stand out in a decent way. #14 Musee D’Nougat is a 14:46 long crap fest. #3 Welcome to the Third World is Bowie-esk, with a good old school Rolling Stones’ faster Miss You loop groove/beat that’s sub-par of a straight rip off that could’ve been a little better.
None of the lyrics grabbed me in the least bit like Monkey House did. Monkey had some great wit and satire wrapped into the package that was like a big middle finger to the record industry and everyone in the industry system. I can’t say anything decent about this new record, nothing positive came from it. I hope they go back to trying on the next one.
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