Austinist: New Release Tuesday: Fleet Foxes, Man Man & the Breeders

tokmik

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:42:19 -0600

As for the music genius part, I'll need to fire the imaginary PR team purporting that rumor: I'm just a person who likes talking about music and listens to it a lot. I'm not infallible ... and I do appreciate your correction. Los Angeles Piano Teachers

hipwilliams

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:44:49 -0600

I don't love the record either...but it was more your false history of The Breeders that offended those who know better...And that nobody really cared to check your ''facts'' before putting this ''review'' on the website. And why you couldn't just say 15 years since "Last Splash" instead of "over ten" made me giggle. You write funny. xo, hw.

paigemaguire

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:01:18 -0600

Sorry it took a while for me to see this ... You're right, I completely forgot about TK. Thank you for the correction. Perhaps there is an arc, though I must admit I haven't listened to TK since it came out, and then only a handful of times. Regarding the critique itself, I certainly didn't intend to convey a hope for Last Splash 2, quite the contrary. I was hoping to hear something much more energetic and exciting. Their performance at Waterloo during SXSW was great, but my opinion is that this record is a little flat, and that it doesn't convey the talent she clearly has for songwriting. For me, the benchmark of great writing for her was Last Splash, but I'm pretty sure I'm not basing that simply on a love of the music video for "Cannonball." In fact I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who finds that true ... I have tremendous respect for Deal, and this brief review is just a reflection of my feelings for this particular record. I'd be happy to have a more thorough argument / discussion about it - feel free to email me. I enjoy the conversations when they aren't personal attacks, and I can argue passionately about music all day long. I'd love to hear your thoughts -- it wouldn't be the first time I didn't like something the first few times I listened but then came around later. As for the music genius part, I'll need to fire the imaginary PR team purporting that rumor: I'm just a person who likes talking about music and listens to it a lot. I'm not infallible ... and I do appreciate your correction.

hipwilliams

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:13:24 -0600

...Nothing...?...No response from Paige Maguire, musical genius/journalist? How you can review anything after making such a musically retarted remark about this record?

hipwilliams

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:07:43 -0600

Maybe before your "Last Splash 2" hopes were crushed, you should have done just a little homework about this obscure band called The Breeders. ...and their 3rd, LP called "Title TK." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_TK Maybe then you would have seen an arc, instead of wrong information spewed by someone who loved the video for "Cannonball." Show some respect.