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Hi Soto! Very nice, except for my usual perplexity about how the stars are tied to the disks (here even 1!) and the content of the review (and thus the rating of the disk), but I know I’m repeating myself. In any case, 5. As for Jarvis Cocker solo, I’ve never listened to anything despite loving Pulp; I’m attracted to what was produced by Albini, which I will listen to sooner or later.
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The review (review?!) is really poor. I used to follow The Simpsons in the beginning (since they aired after Paperissima!) and I liked them a lot, then I lost track of them and started following Family Guy). South Park, in any case, remains the greatest adult cartoon of all time for me.
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I bought "The Fragile" sight unseen (YouTube didn't exist yet) and it was the only case where I ended up reselling it a few hours later because I found out it wasn't my style at all (I was drawn in by some reviews): due to this experience, I coined a new term for my personal musical flops: nineinchnailsata :D
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I thought a lot about whether or not to write something about Cornell: I think it’s right to do so, and I believe that the great post by Uncle Dema :D is the most suitable place. First of all, regarding what happened, I think the only appropriate thing to express is a respectful silence. The American rock of those early '90s was something I experienced "viscerally"; for me, it was perhaps something more to "live" than to listen to, I don’t know if I can explain myself. "Superunknown" along with "Dirt" (which I bought together, by the way), "In Utero," "Vitalogy," and "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" are my top 5 albums from that time; albums that I repeat I listened to and "felt" especially in my gut: for example, when I listen to "The Day I Tried to Live," "Sickman," "Pennyroyal Tea," "Nothingman," and "Tonight Tonight" (to mention 5 different tracks from each album in my Top 5 of that period of American rock), the sensations are visceral; these are songs I listen to with my stomach, not with my ears. What happened affected me deeply; it couldn’t be otherwise: any other comment/thought is, in my opinion, to be avoided—just silence and continue to listen to them with my stomach.
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Well, double 5!
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Great review, I had read a review about the film that basically stated it was too similar to the first in the series, but you definitely made me want to go see it.
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I think it’s fair to reiterate what I’ve said many times regarding duplicates; take a look at the homepage: this review has garnered (so far) 26 comments; the reviews above range from 0 (0!) to a maximum of 11 comments, and they are mostly reviews of new releases or works that have never been reviewed: yet people complain about duplicates that everyone rushes to comment on, because it’s obvious that it’s enjoyable to talk about works that are familiar. If there were only reviews of new releases or works that had never been reviewed, the comment count would sadly lead to depression. If the review on the duplicate is terrible, it’s obviously right to give it a 1; this one at least deserves a 3 in my opinion. One last thing, for the people who legitimately, understandably find duplicates annoying, I think the best thing to do would simply be not to comment and maybe rush to fill with comments the highly praised new releases or works that have never been reviewed which, unfortunately, often go unnoticed.
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Sorry Grant, I wanted to give a 5 right away to the review. I followed Mars Volta a bit (the first 2 albums), then dropped them because, well, they get pretty heavy after a while. I've never listened to At the Drive In, though.
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Loveless is an absolute masterpiece and certainly one of the cornerstones of the '90s (and one of my favorite albums), alongside many other records from various genres (the '90s, as I’ve said many times, are a true treasure trove of gems, for all tastes). It’s also true that back in the '90s very few people were familiar with it; it was rediscovered later, and even today, unfortunately, there are still many who ignore it (at least until a few years ago). I experienced the '90s too, and Loveless was certainly not among the albums we listened to and discussed back then: I personally discovered it in 2002, more than 10 years after its release, because it was written about a lot in various music magazines, and excited by the descriptions, I rushed to buy it. Good review.
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I have "Just for a Day" by Slowdive, I appreciate it, but I'm not crazy about it (my shoegaze references remain "Loveless," obviously, and "Nowhere").