Comments on: Titus Andronicus – Local Business (XL)

By: Everett True

Everett True — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:02:41 +0000

Mike, if you want to write us another post you just have to ask, you know.

By: WoofWoofWoof

WoofWoofWoof — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:56:43 +0000

Jesus Christ. I guess a series of backhands and a compliment through gritted teeth is the closest thing Mr. Creney has to a reaction that lands between “shooting down easy targets followed by back patting” and “fuck me fuck me THIS is music there is nothing but the Go-Betweens”. I don’t understand how CB can point fingers at Music Criticism Nowadays and subsequently post nothing but hyperbolic bullshit. Listen: decrying music for not being “forward looking” is only a valid criticism if a band has declared themselves “the future of music”. Quips about the Hold Steady being old are maybe half a degree above Mr. Longworth’s decision (below) to lump Nirvana, Nickelback, and Etc. together in terms of wit. And yeah, I love this album and this band. The point here isn’t “I disagree with you”, it’s “Can Scott Creney write a review from any vantage point but God’s Dick? Can he respect a band that isn’t his slice of pie without condescending to those who partake and enjoy wholeheartedly? Why the fuck do I still read this website? Can Wallace Wylie take the reins?”

By: Patrick Longworth

Patrick Longworth — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:31:38 +0000

Wow, what a review. You’ve definitely convinced me that this album is not what I am looking for when it comes to music or lyrics and I think it isn’t just that I am pushing 44 either.

I like intelligent and coherent lyrics, not the stuff the Nirvana and other like bands were/are pushing.

Weird Al Yankovic spoofing Nirvana is as close to this music as I will get.

Rock still has legitimacy but I’m not sure that the legitimacy is with pretentious and screaming “rock” bands. I prefer mostly the music that I grew up with and some of the newer artists since that time.

If I were to be musically categorized, I’d say rock-country-blues-pop or “rounblop” (how’s that for a new phrase?).

No Nirvana, Nickleback, Rihanna, Metallica etc. for me – I prefer music that I can hear, understand and maybe even sing along with.