New SP Release: Weapon

[mimus]

http://www.metropolis-mailorder.com/product.php?prodnum=MET+870

Met pre-order blurb above jabbers about "gun culture", and I guess
"solvent" is about the wonderful world of economic policies, so,
trendy in topic . . . .

I'd like to think this will be good, but frankly I haven't liked
anything after _ Last Rites _ (ironically enough), and, honestly,
think they should've retired the SP label if all they were going to do
was the feeble stuff by comparison that they've done since.

I must say that the _ Weapon _ song-list, featuring what has become
the SP trademark high-schoolish illiteracies, bodes not too well in
that respect:

01. wornin'
02. illisiT
03. saLvo
04. gLowbeL
05. solvent
06. paragUn
07. survivalisto
08. tsudanama
09. plastiCage
10. terminal

"We can hope and pray, little lady, they haven't taken that away from
us yet." (Candy (1968))

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Let there be a revival of throbbing.

[eleven...@hotmail.com]

The lettering is always provocative. No need to speak ill of it.

[mimus]

On Apr 9, 9:18 am, eleven_nin...@hotmail.com wrote:

> The lettering is always provocative. No need to speak ill of it.

The lettering is the least of it.

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Let there be throbbing.

[james nigh]

pre-ordered - still haven't got it.

make with the reviews.

[mimus]

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-skinny-puppy-premiere-new-album-weapon.html

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Let there possibly-throbbing premieres.

[heyman]

On 2013-05-20 20:16:26 +0000, je.s...@hehxduhmp.org said:

> james nigh <para...@speakeasy.net> wrote:
>> pre-ordered - still haven't got it.
>

> Hasn't been released yet :)y

And now it has
and it is awesome!

[mimus]

On May 31, 11:18 am, je.s.t...@hehxduhmp.org wrote:

> heyman <hey...@youholding.com> wrote:
>
> > And now it has
> > and it is awesome!
>

> I find that most puppy albums I don't really care for at first. Sure I'll
> like one or two songs but then after a bunch of listens I really dig it.
> "a bunch of" depends on the album, some that's just a couple and others that's
> a metric asston (I'm looking at you, TGWOTR).
>
> Weapon I pretty much liked right away, although I'm finding that I like it
> a little less over multiple listens. I'm not sure if that's a pattern that'll
> continue or not.
>
> I like how it is a bit of a mix from their different eras. You can definitely
> hear the early Bites/Remission stuff, you hear some of their newer sounds,
> and there are bits of Ohgr in there as well (sadly, I don't hear much
> of my favorite era, from Viviset through Last Rites, but oh well).

It does sound like they're trying to grow a pair again.

I really wish they'd released 'bout everything after Last Rights as a
softer side-project, leaving the SP brand un-dead for an eternity or
two.

As it is, to this point, the best SP release since Last Rights has
been The Eyes of Stanley Pain.

But this bears listening to.

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Let there be some semi-undead throbbing?

[mimus]

On Jun 1, 10:14 am, je.s.t...@hehxduhmp.org wrote:

> mimus <mimu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I really wish they'd released 'bout everything after Last Rights as a
> > softer side-project, leaving the SP brand un-dead for an eternity or
> > two.
>

> HandOver and Weapon were the only two (out of 5, so that's something)
> where I actually enjoy the album as a whole. The other three there are
> songs that I like and songs that I dislike, and I don't think they gel
> so well. The Process at least has an excuse, and it's the best of the 3
> in that regard (although I prefer Mythmaker in terms of song enjoyment).
>
> I think I finally put my finger on what bugs me about the post-reformation
> puppy albums (TGWOTR and beyond). With a few notable exceptions (Assimilate)
> the earlier songs were generally devoid of heavy handed, catchy
> chorus/refrain structures. Sure, there'd be a line or two repeated frequently
> enough ("Way back in 68 ...") but in general the songs just kinda flowed
> as a stream of consciousness. Even the ones which did have a more structured
> chorus structure, most of them werne't quite as anthem-y (e.g. Killing Game).
>
> However, with the newer stuff (except for handover) it seems to be pretty
> heavy on this stuff, and even handover has its moments.
>
> Maybe I'm completely wrong on this but that's my early saturday morning
> stance!

Does the vile expression "synth-poppy" ring a bell?

As opposed to:

"We're one hundred years ahead of our time."

"What's become of me and you?"

Urgh.

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Let there be retrospective throbbing.

[james nigh]

i still stand by the fact that it's the
WORST. PUPPY. RELEASE. EVER. =(

[heyman]

I stand by the fact that your OPINION is INVALID.

[mim...@gmail.com]

Well, at least we're talking.

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Let there be a throbbing soundtrack for the fight.