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<blockquote data-quote="SowiesoGroyp" data-source="post: 21569" data-attributes="member: 6">the whimsy and merriment of the beatles in a post-TVU world. there isn't really any point in talking about individual songs because it felt like they did everything they could to blur everything together and prevent anything from standing out too much, like the triviality is the point. though there is gesturing at experimentation here and there, it's always subtle and brief, here and gone like everything else. i'm trying to remember why i didn't like bee thousand, and i think it was because it felt too beatles-y when i was expecting sincerity and relatability. the singer even sounds like he's affecting a british accent at times. &quot;inexplicably,&quot; as muttonhead would say.for me, music that says &quot;don't take us too seriously, we're just having fun&quot; and shoots for the lofty goal of &quot;hey, that's kinda neat&quot; only really transcends itself when it tugs on your heartstrings, when it stirs you, when it evokes childhood, faded memories, and actual &quot;love.&quot; the music of guided by voices is somewhat charming. it is breezy and inviting. it is not monotonous or particularly boring; there is just enough variety to keep things moving along at a steady pace. but i find it very minimally evocative. it fails to improve upon the beatles in this regard. there's a real difference between the approach of john lennon and the approach of brian wilson... the difference between creating a self-contained song of faceless fictional characters and bearing your soul for all to see. at the end of the day, it's pop music, and the novelty wears off quickly.what does it say to me about my life? not much. it doesn't seem interested in that. and that's fine for a sunny summer sunday afternoon, i guess.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SowiesoGroyp, post: 21569, member: 6"] the whimsy and merriment of the beatles in a post-TVU world. there isn't really any point in talking about individual songs because it felt like they did everything they could to blur everything together and prevent anything from standing out too much, like the triviality is the point. though there is gesturing at experimentation here and there, it's always subtle and brief, here and gone like everything else. i'm trying to remember why i didn't like bee thousand, and i think it was because it felt too beatles-y when i was expecting sincerity and relatability. the singer even sounds like he's affecting a british accent at times. "inexplicably," as muttonhead would say. for me, music that says "don't take us too seriously, we're just having fun" and shoots for the lofty goal of "hey, that's kinda neat" only really transcends itself when it tugs on your heartstrings, when it stirs you, when it evokes childhood, faded memories, and actual "love." the music of guided by voices is somewhat charming. it is breezy and inviting. it is not monotonous or particularly boring; there is just enough variety to keep things moving along at a steady pace. but i find it very minimally evocative. it fails to improve upon the beatles in this regard. there's a real difference between the approach of john lennon and the approach of brian wilson... the difference between creating a self-contained song of faceless fictional characters and bearing your soul for all to see. at the end of the day, it's pop music, and the novelty wears off quickly. what does it say to me about my life? not much. it doesn't seem interested in that. and that's fine for a sunny summer sunday afternoon, i guess. [/QUOTE]

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