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Greg Schmidt
ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy (Pts 1-4)
St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy, may be her best and may be one of the best of the year. Brandon goes about falling in love Annie Clark all over again. Greg searches for a craving that never comes. The full dialectic after the jump.
ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy (Part 4+)
Greg relishes in the comforts of his 30s. Just one step closer to death, I say. No wonder he picked the “Surgeon” quote as his valediction. Annie Clark then confesses her love. Brandon, of course, reciprocates.
ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy (Part 3)
Brandon went to Wal-Mart and bought himself some ammunition for his .22 hyperbole gun. He then went home, pulled the gun out of the safe in his garage, loaded up, and fired it at the internets. “Strange Mercy is a flawless album.” His words, not mine. Later, he laments the discovery that Annie Clark is … Continue reading
ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy (Part 2)
Greg catches up on St. Vincent’s discography, comparing everything to everything and digging into some compositional hooha and actually calling out one of the songs on the album as cold and monotonous. But only one song. He’s on the Annie Clark boat, fyi. But did he answer Brandon’s question? No. Of course not.
ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy (Part 1)
St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy, may be her best and may be one of the best of the year. But Brandon doubts it’ll bring mainstream popularity. One thing he doesn’t doubt – Annie Clark is the coolest person ever. At least in the top 100. I mean, that’s saying something. There are a lot … Continue reading
WEEZER – Pinkerton (Pts 1-4)
All four parts, together in one place for your reading enjoyment!
WEEZER – Pinkerton (Part 4) The Final Installment (bum bum buuuum…)
The final installment of our Pinkerton dialectic is a two-parter! Greg wrote his entire post on his phone from Comic-Con which just absolutely stuns me, not only in the many salient points he was able to make, but in its general overall grammatical correctness! “El Scorcho” kind of blows, he says in so many words. … Continue reading
WEEZER – Pinkerton (Part 3)
Brandon briefly thinks about writing with structure a skill, then decides, “Eh, screw it,” and just scribbles out a list of thoughts. Brilliant thoughts, obviously. Things covered include Matt Sharp = Jay Bennet. Pinkerton = Vs. Music Videos = Murderers of Rock Stars.
WEEZER – Pinkerton (Part 2)
Greg claims he had a girlfriend in 1997 but the reason nobody ever met her was because she lived 30 minutes away, but seriously, guys, he totally had a girlfriend. Srsly. Don’t worry Greg, I believe you. He also shares some thoughts on Pinkerton, for what it’s worth. Mini-spoiler: He’s still cool with it. Part … Continue reading
WEEZER – Pinkerton (Part 1)
We’re Crate Digging this week, and pulling out Weezer’s sophomore 1996 release, the much beloved and beleaguered Pinkerton. Brandon and his old screenwriting pal, Greg Schmidt, try to figure out which is more accurate – Pinkerton as commercial and critical failure, or beloved masterpiece of the 90s. Brandon’s first up to bat. Part 1 after … Continue reading
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