I have banged on and banged on about The Drones in these pages for well over a year now.
They will come in at one or two in my best of this year. They were number one last year. They released a b sides which will probably get in the top ten as well.
Do a google search on "Gala mill review" and you will find nothing but praise. I think Pitchfork just got in on the act - that may catch a few eyes finally.
The sound is rough, but atmospheric. The lyrics are poetry Australiana-style. There is rock which will knock you out, there are sparse ramblings which will break your heart and send you off to a far away world of violence and hardship.
Gala mill is truly an album of such timeless brilliance that I am positive we will speak of it in hushed voices (note it will never sell millions) in years to come.
I hope to see it here on these pages soon.
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Posts: 91 | Location: Melbourne | Registered: 04 July 2005
I'm a little puzzled by Metacritic's new rules on inclusion to the Best-Of lists. Apparently Tom Waits' Orphans doesn't qualify, since it's considered a "box set", despite over 50% of it being new material, and 75% of it being previously unreleased. I assume "box set" doesn't just refer to any album with more than two discs, since the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs still qualifies. Also, The Name of this Band is Talking Heads features previously released material, but is on the "Best of All Time" list. What gives?
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Posts: 5376 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005
Originally posted by ericg75: I'm a little puzzled by Metacritic's new rules on inclusion to the Best-Of lists. Apparently Tom Waits' Orphans doesn't qualify, since it's considered a "box set", despite over 50% of it being new material, and 75% of it being previously unreleased. I assume "box set" doesn't just refer to any album with more than two discs, since the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs still qualifies. Also, The Name of this Band is Talking Heads features previously released material, but is on the "Best of All Time" list. What gives?
Actually, our inclusion rules have always existed; we just finally figured out that they needed to be better publicized (before they were only mentioned on our About Metascores page).
We have actually gone back and forth over whether to include the Tom Waits album, but we will probably change our decision and include it. Although it was intended as a compilation, an argument can be made that it really is much more like a new album, since most of the material "compiled" is actually just new stuff.
Also, we consider the Talking Heads disc to be a new release rather than a reissue, since it differs so dramatically from the original. That is why it is denoted as the "2004 Version" in its title. (If we ever get around to supplementing our database with older releases, we would have a separate listing for the original version.)
Posts: 138 | Location: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: 11 May 2004
Originally posted by Metacritic Music Editor: Actually, our inclusion rules have always existed; we just finally figured out that they needed to be better publicized (before they were only mentioned on our About Metascores page).
We have actually gone back and forth over whether to include the Tom Waits album, but we will probably change our decision and include it. Although it was intended as a compilation, an argument can be made that it really is much more like a new album, since most of the material "compiled" is actually just new stuff.
Also, we consider the Talking Heads disc to be a new release rather than a reissue, since it differs so dramatically from the original. That is why it is denoted as the "2004 Version" in its title. (If we ever get around to supplementing our database with older releases, we would have a separate listing for the original version.)
I was fine with the Talking Heads inclusion for my own personal fanboy satisfaction. Doubly so with Waits.
Posts: 1652 | Location: Philadelphia, PA | Registered: 15 September 2004
Originally posted by Backcountry: I have banged on and banged on about The Drones in these pages for well over a year now.
They will come in at one or two in my best of this year. They were number one last year. They released a b sides which will probably get in the top ten as well.
Do a google search on "Gala mill review" and you will find nothing but praise. I think Pitchfork just got in on the act - that may catch a few eyes finally.
The sound is rough, but atmospheric. The lyrics are poetry Australiana-style. There is rock which will knock you out, there are sparse ramblings which will break your heart and send you off to a far away world of violence and hardship.
Gala mill is truly an album of such timeless brilliance that I am positive we will speak of it in hushed voices (note it will never sell millions) in years to come.
I hope to see it here on these pages soon.
I always wanted to listen to the Drones, but I couldn't ever find any songs to listen to from them. Based on your recommendation though, I looked harder and found the Jezebel video on youtube. Bottom line, the song blew me away, so I bought Gala Mill. I'm really liking it a lot, most likely top 5 for me.
I always wanted to listen to the Drones, but I couldn't ever find any songs to listen to from them. Based on your recommendation though, I looked harder and found the Jezebel video on youtube. Bottom line, the song blew me away, so I bought Gala Mill. I'm really liking it a lot, most likely top 5 for me.
Great to hear, if I make just one person happy....
Posts: 91 | Location: Melbourne | Registered: 04 July 2005
Originally posted by Backcountry: I have banged on and banged on about The Drones in these pages for well over a year now.
They will come in at one or two in my best of this year. They were number one last year. They released a b sides which will probably get in the top ten as well.
Do a google search on "Gala mill review" and you will find nothing but praise. I think Pitchfork just got in on the act - that may catch a few eyes finally.
The sound is rough, but atmospheric. The lyrics are poetry Australiana-style. There is rock which will knock you out, there are sparse ramblings which will break your heart and send you off to a far away world of violence and hardship.
Gala mill is truly an album of such timeless brilliance that I am positive we will speak of it in hushed voices (note it will never sell millions) in years to come.
I hope to see it here on these pages soon.
I always wanted to listen to the Drones, but I couldn't ever find any songs to listen to from them. Based on your recommendation though, I looked harder and found the Jezebel video on youtube. Bottom line, the song blew me away, so I bought Gala Mill. I'm really liking it a lot, most likely top 5 for me.
yeh - Jezebel's a great song! The Drones and the Veils keep battling for my time. The Veils have been winnning, but I think it's mainly cos the Drones write longer songs and my attention is usually divided into pretty short bits. I've got that stuff on the brain after just posting about the same thing on the 'End of Year' discussion.
I can't remember where I heard about them, but I think Backcountry can chalk up at least two people...
spank rock - yoyoyoyo benoit pioulard - precis ellen allien - orchestra of bubbles booka shade - movements subtle - for hero: for fool lindstrom - its a feedelity affair tim hecker - harmony in ultraviolet helios - eingya
pheewww thats quite a list, great year for albums...so many great ones.
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