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[ Follow Ups ] [ Music Board Archive #1 ] [ The Recording Website Music Board Archives ] [ Archives ] Posted by Bolts on April 04, 2000 at 09:48:34:
In Reply to: Re: Sell the soul posted by 7wielder on March 31, 2000 at 08:18:19:
I have to say, though, sometimes the increase in budget coincides with an increase in skill or inspiration. I prefer "In Utero" to the other Nirvana records; but "Nevermind"s songs IMHO are much stronger than most on "Bleach," most of which are half-ideas and warmed-over metal. [Though I totally agree on the Metallica thing--look at them now--yeesh!] (You might dig Nirvana's "From the Banks of the Muddy Wishkah," 7wielder, BTW--live record, very raw). But I think of bands like the Flaming Lips, whose first albums which I thought were cool back then (late 80's) sound dated and kinda quaint, whereas they took all the money they had and put it into recording each next album. Their last few works in particular are astonishing pieces of genius, thoroughly (albeit uniquely) "produced." So $$$ doesn't necessarily mean the selling of soul. I'm glad a "lo-fi" bastion like Guided By Voices is making a little money now, and though I think they have lost that 4-track immediacy of inspiration which made them heroes to some, I don't think it was the dough that did it. There's also the example of the band Talk Talk, who made lame-o new wave pap in the early 80's (making some $$$) and somehow transformed into breathtaking, spiritual, very serious artists (making little $$$) in the 90s. "Laughing Stock," "Spirit of Eden"--these are some incredibly recorded records, BTW.
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