Music Babble

Screw that dumb guy. He said he was only holding back his real opinion because Curtis Hanson hadn't died yet, in which case Ellroy is basically openly admitting that his whole tough-guy act is an even bigger sham than we already thought.

TCOS is the only Talk Talk album I didn't purchase the CD of, though I guess I'd be willing to. I have relistened to it a couple times--"Chameleon Day" and "Life's What You Make It" are the biggest highlights. It does sound more "80s" than the two that followed it for sure.

And the synth pop albums are perfectly good--there's an outside chance I might even take It's My Life over Laughing Stock (Spirit Of Eden remains the big ace.)

I honestly don't think Spirit Of Eden is a "difficult" listen at all--what it always sounded like to me was a stretched out, ambience-laced version of The Joshua Tree, albeit without the Edge doing pins and needles. Laughing Stock seems a far better choice for "first post-rock album," though God knows what that really is.