Larrylei by the Cocteau Twins (vocals Larry Frasier)
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Larrylei by the Cocteau Twins (vocals Larry Frasier)
yes to all. also the memes that go with it perhaps too (although i can get off social media or not join 'shoegaze groups' to avoid that). Or the walking wikipedias about what's essentially a small niche of bands/pedals at gigs..aaand i was quite late to it, i mean 2005, always thought it needed another run so that there was more material to listen to, but only if it weren't so....retrospective.Lost In Autumn wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:08 amshoe gaze was my favorite thing about the early 90's, but for some reason, its revival, even though I play music that could be considered in that sonic family, has killed it for me. The pedals, but particularly the come lately fans who are obsessed with the pedals and don't understand anything else, annoy the shit out of me. 30 years ago, the pedals were a means to an end, nowadays, they seem to think that the pedals are the end, that all you need is a pedal that makes a good vacuum sound and you're a shoegaze.
I feel this way about a lot of revival 77-style punk and 79-style post punk. Both genres of music I love that have been a big influence on me, but the slavish devotion to the sounds and fashion for both coupled with some wholly unoriginal songwriting leaves me totally unmoved by it. It sucks because these people and I probably have identical record collections, but the obsession with capturing the "Way back when" makes it totally useless to a modern audienceLost In Autumn wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:08 amshoe gaze was my favorite thing about the early 90's, but for some reason, its revival, even though I play music that could be considered in that sonic family, has killed it for me. The pedals, but particularly the come lately fans who are obsessed with the pedals and don't understand anything else, annoy the shit out of me. 30 years ago, the pedals were a means to an end, nowadays, they seem to think that the pedals are the end, that all you need is a pedal that makes a good vacuum sound and you're a shoegaze.
Yes and yes.stevejamsecono wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:40 amI feel this way about a lot of revival 77-style punk and 79-style post punk. Both genres of music I love that have been a big influence on me, but the slavish devotion to the sounds and fashion for both coupled with some wholly unoriginal songwriting leaves me totally unmoved by it. It sucks because these people and I probably have identical record collections, but the obsession with capturing the "Way back when" makes it totally useless to a modern audienceLost In Autumn wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:08 amshoe gaze was my favorite thing about the early 90's, but for some reason, its revival, even though I play music that could be considered in that sonic family, has killed it for me. The pedals, but particularly the come lately fans who are obsessed with the pedals and don't understand anything else, annoy the shit out of me. 30 years ago, the pedals were a means to an end, nowadays, they seem to think that the pedals are the end, that all you need is a pedal that makes a good vacuum sound and you're a shoegaze.