Big Yawn is *Still* a Joke

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

"Get a life." This coming from someone who plays golf.
 
 Fret not, I do neither of those things. But I imagine some people on this board do. Not that I'm knocking them for doing it.
 
 

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 It's like going to see a band that you know is going to be a train wreck. Or watching the intial rounds of American Idol.
 

I'd say you seriously need to get a life, if you do either of those things. [/b]

Where's Redsock?
 
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[Celeste]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 It's like going to see a band that you know is going to be a train wreck. Or watching the intial rounds of American Idol.
 

I'd say you seriously need to get a life, if you do either of those things. [/b]

I prefer the Bachelorette.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  "Get a life." This coming from someone who plays golf.
 

not quite as exciting as running a marathon, i know.

[godsshoeshine]

http://bigyawn.net/cdreview.php?id=227
 terrible

[markie]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  http://bigyawn.net/cdreview.php?id=227
 terrible

Oh yes, that is bad.
 
 I am not terribly familiar with boyracer, but the bad score from the not so good reviewer made me certain I would like it. The reviewer makes them sound like McLusky, which isn't so far off the mark, is it? Pollard?

[kosmo vinyl]

best review
 
 http://www.bigyawn.net/reviews/cds/lostprophets-startsomething.htm

[BookerT]

http://bigyawn.net/cdreview.php?id=227
 terrible

the fucking idiot who reviewed it could have at least done some research and realized that the "kid" who is boyracer -- stewart anderson -- is just three years his junior at 33 years old.
 
 boyracer doesn't sound like mclusky. it's really jagged, wiry (and wire-y) indie-pop. haven't heard the new one, but any of their releases on slumberland or sarah are well worth checking out.

[Bags]

I didn't find the boyracer review bad.  As an explanation of why someone doesn't like the album, I think it's quite clear and specific as to the reasons for a low rating.  
 
 Don't folks complain when every album is well-reviewed?  As long as you understand WHY a reviewer doesn't like a band, it can explain as much about the music as a reviewer wo does like the band.  Hell, that's sometimes when I think, "aha, this sounds like that old school power pop I'm gonna love but isn't cool right now."

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Forumie Partie Markie:
 Pollard?

I have never heard them

[godsshoeshine]

boyracer is fantastic, and that album was one of my favorites of the year. they kind of sound like a jagged variation of gbv

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I do have to hand it to BigYawn for uniqueness...
 
 they are the only publication in the country to name either Jesse Malin or Tegan and Sara higher than Drive By TRuckers on their year end list. Hell, they had them both higher!

[brennser]

the ONLY one, eh
 
 thats quite a painstaking little research project you undertook there Rhett - maybe you have a little too much time on your hands?
 
 so how many year end lists did you compare against? 5, 10?
 
 

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 
 they are the only publication in the country to name either Jesse Malin or Tegan and Sara higher than Drive By TRuckers on their year end list. Hell, they had them both higher!

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  I do have to hand it to BigYawn for uniqueness...
 
 they are the only publication in the country to name either Jesse Malin or Tegan and Sara higher than Drive By TRuckers on their year end list. Hell, they had them both higher!

did your website have DBT higher?  
 
   oh, whats that? you dont have a fucking website.
 
  then shut up, cry baby.  

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

At least 10. I wouldn't call it a research project. I simply like "best of lists."
 
 Tegan and Sara? Jesse Malin? C'mon. Gezus Friggin Criste. If you can find a list with either of those higher than the Drive By Truckers, please show it to me. I dare you to find evidence to refute BigYawn's uniqueness.
 
   

Originally posted by brennser:
  the ONLY one, eh
 
 thats quite a painstaking little research project you undertook there Rhett - maybe you have a little too much time on your hands?
 
 so how many year end lists did you compare against? 5, 10?
 
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 
 they are the only publication in the country to name either Jesse Malin or Tegan and Sara higher than Drive By TRuckers on their year end list. Hell, they had them both higher!

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