Comments on: Parsing The Pop: The Ones That Got Away http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 09:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: prolixrush http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63342 prolixrush Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:24:15 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63342 <p> Don't know what happened with that f'd-up comment above...just said I was surprised the Stills album didn't get at least one vote based on the kinda bitchin' <a href="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh200/h260/h26072eef61.jpg">flowers-on-fire</a> cover art alone.</p> Don’t know what happened with that f’d-up comment above…just said I was surprised the Stills album didn’t get at least one vote based on the kinda bitchin’

cover art alone.

]]> By: prolixrush http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63352 prolixrush Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:09:10 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63352 <p> What ever happened to The Stills? When <i>Without Feathers</i> came out in May, it was blowing up th...</a>, at least?</p> What ever happened to The Stills? When Without Feathers came out in May, it was blowing up th…, at least?

]]> By: drjimmy11 http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63362 drjimmy11 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:35:38 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63362 <p> memo to Matisyahu: </p> <p> G-d, you suck!</p> memo to Matisyahu:

G-d, you suck!

]]> By: switchthai http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63372 switchthai Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:50:00 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63372 <p> matisyahu's not doing that badly, really - he just played 3 sold out nights at hammerstein. i think he'll have a solid touring career - youth was a crappy record but his live shows have a lot more to offer.</p> matisyahu’s not doing that badly, really – he just played 3 sold out nights at hammerstein. i think he’ll have a solid touring career – youth was a crappy record but his live shows have a lot more to offer.

]]> By: Jay http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63382 Jay Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:11:14 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63382 <p> Really? I thought Matisyahu actually WAS paul barman with a beard. </p> Really? I thought Matisyahu actually WAS paul barman with a beard.

]]> By: afriedman http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63392 afriedman Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:46:03 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63392 <p> dont get me wrong, "port of miami" was awesome and memorable, but being catchy doesn't make it one of the best albums of the year.</p> dont get me wrong, “port of miami” was awesome and memorable, but being catchy doesn’t make it one of the best albums of the year.

]]> By: We Don't Live in the 60s http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63412 We Don't Live in the 60s Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:02:54 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63412 <p> Got to admit that I find it pretty scary that Paris Hilton's trainwreck of an album came in as high as it did (119 in ranking). In contrast the Dirty Pretty Things album "Waterloo to Anywhere" involved a real band and showed up 100 spots lower on the list. Guess there's something to be said for name recognition. Carl and co. just don't get the press over here that Paris does. </p> Got to admit that I find it pretty scary that Paris Hilton’s trainwreck of an album came in as high as it did (119 in ranking). In contrast the Dirty Pretty Things album “Waterloo to Anywhere” involved a real band and showed up 100 spots lower on the list. Guess there’s something to be said for name recognition. Carl and co. just don’t get the press over here that Paris does.

]]> By: lucasg http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63402 lucasg Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:08:33 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63402 <p> matisyahu is certainly no paul barman. </p> matisyahu is certainly no paul barman.

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63422 Chris Molanphy Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:32:46 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63422 <p> I've rarely seen such a short half-life on a novelty/emerging act like Matisyahu. What was it, two months? Three? This time last year, he was going to be one of 2006's most exciting new acts. But it was a classic case of a disconnect between magazine editors/feature writers and actual rock critics. First wave of hype was all the former bunch ("He keeps kosher!" "Toasts on Thursday, fasts on Friday!") and then the critics came in on the second wave with, "Oh, by the way, this guy is a poseur, and the album sucks," and it was over. (See, editors: this is why critics still matter.)</p> <p> "King Without a Crown" is actually a pretty respectable single - the one instance where his persona meshed with a good melody - and in a weaker year for tracks I might've placed it at #10. But 2006 was a pretty good singles year, and c'mon, "King" wasn't <i>that</i> good. Actually, I thought the <i>Live at Stubbs</i> version that got some radio play was better than Sony's tricked-out studio version. And actually, the fact that there were two albums might account for why the Jackin' crowd said "feh" to the whole enterprise.</p> I’ve rarely seen such a short half-life on a novelty/emerging act like Matisyahu. What was it, two months? Three? This time last year, he was going to be one of 2006′s most exciting new acts. But it was a classic case of a disconnect between magazine editors/feature writers and actual rock critics. First wave of hype was all the former bunch (“He keeps kosher!” “Toasts on Thursday, fasts on Friday!”) and then the critics came in on the second wave with, “Oh, by the way, this guy is a poseur, and the album sucks,” and it was over. (See, editors: this is why critics still matter.)

“King Without a Crown” is actually a pretty respectable single – the one instance where his persona meshed with a good melody – and in a weaker year for tracks I might’ve placed it at #10. But 2006 was a pretty good singles year, and c’mon, “King” wasn’t that good. Actually, I thought the Live at Stubbs version that got some radio play was better than Sony’s tricked-out studio version. And actually, the fact that there were two albums might account for why the Jackin’ crowd said “feh” to the whole enterprise.

]]> By: Hyman Decent http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63432 Hyman Decent Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:12:18 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63432 <p> I wonder why the Donnas' album didn't get any votes. Oh wait, it's because they didn't put out an album in spite of <A HREF="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/06/the_donnas_have.html">their claim</A> that "part[ing] ways" with Atlantic wouldn't impact their next album.</p> I wonder why the Donnas’ album didn’t get any votes. Oh wait, it’s because they didn’t put out an album in spite of their claim that “part[ing] ways” with Atlantic wouldn’t impact their next album.

]]> By: mike a http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63442 mike a Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:25:59 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63442 <p> The problem is that while Matisyahu makes good press, virtually no one actually listens to him. Back to the Hillel circuit, probably.</p> The problem is that while Matisyahu makes good press, virtually no one actually listens to him. Back to the Hillel circuit, probably.

]]> By: Hamm Beerger http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63452 Hamm Beerger Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:22:01 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63452 <p> I've never heard any Rascal Flatts other than a couple songs that had videos, but oh lordie, those were terrible. If the rest of the album is similar I find it hard to believe that it's not the most unlistenable album of the year.</p> I’ve never heard any Rascal Flatts other than a couple songs that had videos, but oh lordie, those were terrible. If the rest of the album is similar I find it hard to believe that it’s not the most unlistenable album of the year.

]]> By: Ebbywebby http://idolator.com/227053/parsing-the-pop-the-ones-that-got-away/comment-page-1#comment-63462 Ebbywebby Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:19:58 +0000 http://6b6585a251237a01d4b2d4d2785ade96#comment-63462 <p> I enjoyed the below albums to varying degrees, and they weren't on the list at all. Some of them are really marginal, but I was especially surprised about the absence of Stereolab, Robert Pollard, Mouse on Mars and Eric Matthews, who all had strong critical support at one time or another.</p> <p> I *think* these were all 2006 releases....</p> <p> Les Claypool/Of Whales and Woe<br /> Cracker/Greenland (worst Cracker album ever, though)<br /> The Wedding Present/Search for Paradise (perhaps passed over for being a compilation)<br /> The M's/Future Women (one of my favorite unexpected discoveries of the year...crunchycatchy Elephant 6-style pop)<br /> Adrian Belew/Side Three<br /> Nick Cave/The Proposition (soundtrack)<br /> Tanya Donelly/This Hungry Life<br /> Great Lakes/Diamond Times<br /> Eric Matthews/Foundation Sounds<br /> The Minders/It's a Bright Guilty World<br /> Mosquitos/Mosquitos III<br /> Mouse on Mars/Varcharz<br /> Mudhoney/Under a Billion Suns<br /> Robert Pollard/Normal Happiness<br /> Portastatic/Who Loves the Sun (soundtrack)<br /> Stereolab/Fab Four Suture<br /> David Sylvian/Blemish<br /> Tom Verlaine/Around<br /> The Vines/Vision Valley<br /> </p> I enjoyed the below albums to varying degrees, and they weren’t on the list at all. Some of them are really marginal, but I was especially surprised about the absence of Stereolab, Robert Pollard, Mouse on Mars and Eric Matthews, who all had strong critical support at one time or another.

I *think* these were all 2006 releases….

Les Claypool/Of Whales and Woe
Cracker/Greenland (worst Cracker album ever, though)
The Wedding Present/Search for Paradise (perhaps passed over for being a compilation)
The M’s/Future Women (one of my favorite unexpected discoveries of the year…crunchycatchy Elephant 6-style pop)
Adrian Belew/Side Three
Nick Cave/The Proposition (soundtrack)
Tanya Donelly/This Hungry Life
Great Lakes/Diamond Times
Eric Matthews/Foundation Sounds
The Minders/It’s a Bright Guilty World
Mosquitos/Mosquitos III
Mouse on Mars/Varcharz
Mudhoney/Under a Billion Suns
Robert Pollard/Normal Happiness
Portastatic/Who Loves the Sun (soundtrack)
Stereolab/Fab Four Suture
David Sylvian/Blemish
Tom Verlaine/Around
The Vines/Vision Valley

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