Anyone else think this band is massively overrated?

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Anyone else think this band is massively overrated? 2017-03-01 11:29:37 Post No. 71328815
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Anyone else think this band is massively overrated? Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:29:37 Post No. 71328815 [Report]

Coming from a huge fan of shoegaze and ambient as well as psychedelic pop, also post punk etc

If I had to condense it down to 1 main issue I just think neil's songwriting at the time was really sub par. embarrassingly so. the songs are built mostly on the same obvious and flowery open/7th chords that youd think were cool maybe in your first year of playing guitar. The lyrics are so weak and the delivery is a little too trippy dippy, I believe he was actually stoned to get into character for this record.

I think souvlaki space station is a remarkable record, the stunning textural/melodic parts but it's abundantly clear that brian eno played a huge role in crafting that aspect of the album.

I thought I was crazy but Chris Ott also shit all over them in his video series for totally different reasons so I cant be the only one who redpilled slowdive a long time ago.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:31:48 Post No.71328868
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:31:48 Post No.71328868 [Report]

I grew out of Souvlaki and JFaD a while back, but you have to admit Pygmalion's great.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:32:42 Post No.71328890
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:32:42 Post No.71328890 [Report]

>>71328868
>Pygmalion
does it really count though? i mean as i understand its not even the whole band

Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:37:48 Post No.71329000
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:37:48 Post No.71329000 [Report]

>>71328890
It's essentially Rachel & Neil's songs with the rest of the band playing them, but in my eyes that makes it even more remarkable. As you said Neil's songwriting is sub-par at times, but he pulled through on Pygmalion. In my eyes, there are no bad tracks on it.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:53:55 Post No.71329343
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 11:53:55 Post No.71329343 [Report]

>>71329000
ill give it another shot, I havent listened to that one much desu, I remember listening to souvlaki and just for a day loads when i was younger and it just doesnt hold up.

Anonymous 2017-03-02 12:23:38 Post No.71329916
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Anonymous 2017-03-02 12:23:38 Post No.71329916 [Report]

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