JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA) | | Posted: May 09, 2013 - 14:30 | |
Headphones off....  Hey, Lloyd....  |
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KurtfromLaQuinta
(Deep in the heart of South California) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 14:12 | |
JHZ wrote:
Anyone else thinks its funny that AliGator is correcting Crockydile?
By the way AliGator has a point. When the first Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album rattlesnakes came out in 1984 Ben Gibbard was 8 years old.
Well young Ben was a talent wasn't he? Better than a has Ben. |
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JHZ
(between Clark and Hilldale) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 14:09 | |
crockydile wrote:This guy has been listening to Death Cab and trying to write lyrics like them. I dislike Death Cab partially for their hyper intellectual lyrics, but at least they have some in that area. This guy's lyrics just suck.
AliGator wrote:
You mean Death Cab has been trying to write lyrics like Lloyd Cole.
Anyone else thinks its funny that AliGator is correcting Crockydile? By the way AliGator has a point. When the first Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album rattlesnakes came out in 1984 Ben Gibbard was 8 years old. |
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MinMan
(Bay Area, CA) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 18:17 | |
Someone's been listening to Bill Nelson.
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asiaSF
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ScottishWillie wrote:Perhaps its because I’m a lifetime member of the “Awkward Squad” that I get a perverse pleasure from being the only person who likes this song. No, you are not. Lloyd Cole is awesome. He has his very own style. |
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pinnyrat
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ibcoleman
(Dodge City, NE) | | Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 22:52 | |
veegez wrote:I vote this my favorite post of the bunch so far. I also vote Lloyd Cole one of my favorite Scots. More useless info: I like his stuff composed with the Commotions in the 80's even better. 'Rattlesnakes' is a short but totally hip/smart collection of songs-if you're into that kind of thing.... Thought this might be of interest—and to give they naysayers a sense of perspective. http://ind.pn/a27LvA |
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AliGator
(The Bluegrass) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 23:47 | |
crockydile wrote:This guy has been listening to Death Cab and trying to write lyrics like them. I dislike Death Cab partially for their hyper intellectual lyrics, but at least they have some in that area. This guy's lyrics just suck.
You mean Death Cab has been trying to write lyrics like Lloyd Cole. |
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fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2010 - 16:28 | |
from the lyrics, I thought this was some sort of parody on song writing...please tell me this is a parody
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ScottishWillie
(The Scottish Lowlands) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 07:05 | |
Perhaps its because I’m a lifetime member of the “Awkward Squad” that I get a perverse pleasure from being the only person who likes this song. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 06:58 | |
"Lying here between your progeny and your Visa card statement" - hardly the most inspiring start to a song, is it? Even less inspiring is the delivery. Mute after 10 secs, sadly.
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crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | | Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 15:20 | |
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Stu_Pidasso
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sporkster
(Adelaide, South Australia) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 17:58 | |
This song sounds like something from Flight of the Concords, except that it's unfortunately not a parody...  |
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crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:25 | |
This guy has been listening to Death Cab and trying to write lyrics like them. I dislike Death Cab partially for their hyper intellectual lyrics, but at least they have some in that area. This guy's lyrics just suck.
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coding_to_music
(Beantown) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:18 | |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:18 | |
birdland wrote:
Ditto - Rattlesnakes - there's also a compilation - 1984-1989, which is a great starting point.
I agree that this song doesn't represent well at all the depth of this mans genius.
But the genius is there. Go back to those early pieces - Mr. Malcontent, Perfect Skin, Rattlesnakes, etal.
mmmmm. . . Perfect Skin. . .  |
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birdland
(Right about....here.) | | Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 18:17 | |
Pazzat wrote:Nope, Lloyd Cole was having his hits as the front man of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions round about the same time as The The were making their first impact: The The's breakthrough album Soul Mining came out in 1983, the year before The Commotions' debut Rattlesnakes. Cole's voice isn't a million miles away from Matt Johnson's, so I can see where you are coming from, but it's not the same man. Go and buy Rattlesnakes and Soul Mining NOW - it's an order. "Read Norman Mailer, or get a new tailor".
Ditto - Rattlesnakes - there's also a compilation - 1984-1989, which is a great starting point. I agree that this song doesn't represent well at all the depth of this mans genius. But the genius is there. Go back to those early pieces - Mr. Malcontent, Perfect Skin, Rattlesnakes, etal. |
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HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 06:33 | |
I just realized that a ping was an incoming email,not a part of the song !  # 4 |
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crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 06:24 | |
Leslie wrote:The lyrics don't bother me that much, but the music is just plain forgettable.
"your electronic mail transmission"??  "between your progeny and your visa card statement"?? This is awful.  Strong 1. |
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Leslie
(Antioch, CA) | | Posted: Feb 12, 2009 - 09:07 | |
The lyrics don't bother me that much, but the music is just plain forgettable.
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Monoman
(Bikini Bottom) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 15:31 | |
Now I know what The Verve Pipe was listening to when they wrote Freshmen :-)
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lattalo
(Beartooths) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 15:25 | |
More Lloyd Cole Bill!!!!!!!!
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Dickieb68
(Wellington NZ) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 18:21 | |
"On the other side of the world"
One for me Bill.
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veegez
(Minnesoter) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 09:05 | |
hcaudill wrote:
Yeah, this gets the Dorkiest Lyrics Award from me. Progeny? Facsimile? Eh.
Damn, everyone agrees with this view. Now it's ruined for me! Too bad, cuz' the music is beautiful. If he just wouldn't have said "progeny" I think you all would have left it alone. One danged misplaced "fascimile" and everyone freaks out. Geez. ;)
Lloyd Cole is alright. |
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veegez
(Minnesoter) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 09:00 | |
old_shep wrote:I finish listening to this but I gotta wash my socks.
I will be fun sorting them when they are dry, too. |
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dpjag
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 10:33 | |
Dave_Mack wrote:Was he in The The? Sound's like 'em.
The The - Matt Johnson |
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 10:33 | |
Contrived, forced lyrics.
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old_shep
(Moline, Illinois) | | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 10:31 | |
I finish listening to this but I gotta wash my socks.
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dpjag
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 10:30 | |
The first line made me grimace and say "1."
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