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Originally posted by krugulitis: Grand Wizard of Internetland:
sorry for the confusion nmeiborg. everything i asked would make sense if you were involved in the previous discussion that took place on the tinymixtapes poll thread before it was shut down (at least i hope so). my intent was to post some of the points that were being discussed previously before the thread went down. i wasn't saying that anyone who likes no age thinks its the best album of the year, just that, those who do think it is the best album of the year (as someone had posted about) owe it to themselves to at least check out some bands from a similar movement in music. i understand that no age is much poppier than eat skull, sic alps, etc. but i wasn't equating them, just recommending. i was just saying that if you love no age that much you should really delve further into the sh*tgaze genre, because you may end up with a new best album of the year (it doesn't hurt to listen to new music). i understand the "headache" comments, the harshness of the production, or lack there of, is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. my opinion on the matter was posted before on the other thread, if you really want it, i can repost it. basically, i just find the album simplistic, lacking in diversity, and not doing anything terribly different or better than they have already done. i didn't hate weirdo rippers (which i prefer due to the ambient stuff), and i don't hate nouns, but it has nothing that really catches me (seriously, i can't find any of the catchy hooks people are raving about). i enjoy noise, noise rock, and some other austere, harsh genre's of music so the "headache" effect doesn't really happen for me when i listen to bands like eat skull - who i just find more inventive and visceral. to each their own.

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I should try listening to Eat Skull on my home system instead of with headphones, maybe that'll make a difference, since I did enjoy the album besides the ear-piercing distortion.