Power pop bands are often caught in a quandary. Their core audience praises them for their classicist approach, but if they ever want to break out into a larger audience, they have to modernize their sound, which makes their cult angry. The problem is especially difficult for bands that came of age in the early '90s, since they were weaned not just on the Beatles and Beach Boys, but also the Pixies and Sonic Youth. As a result, bands like the Dandy Warhols are restless, anxious to make catchy pop songs while keeping indie cred, as on their major-label debut, The Dandy Warhols Come Down. The band has talent not just for punchy hooks, but for layered sonics as well. As a result, the most immediate moments on the record are awash in a sea of feedback punctuated by pop hooks.
The story on this weeks beg, borrow or steal album:I was like 16. It was late '97... yeah, that dates me, I know... not as much as some moggers though, so s'all good. I found myself at a semi-local record store (about 30 minutes from home) buying a sale used copy of *The Dandy Warhols Come Down*, having spent the past three weeks of my life humming the single "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On...
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Don't let the irony of the fact that Courtney Taylor is being critical over people being pretentious and going with the trend flow without feeling it get in the way (SNORT). The word cool might just be one of the most multi-meaning, subjective and misunderstood words ever. What is cool? Smoking, skinny jeans, bangs, drugs, getting drunk, starving to be too skinny, having 523532 CDs, knowing ind...
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yoshimi battle the pink robots, pt. 1 ~ the flaming lips not if you were the last junkie on earth ~ the dandy warhols standing outside a phone booth with money in my hand ~ primitive radio gods times like these (acoustic) ~ foo fighters your ex-lover is dead ~ stars extraordinary machine ~ fiona apple the space between ~ roxy music diamond sea (acoustic) ~ yeah yeah yeah's wonderkiller ~ liz j...
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The story on this weeks beg, borrow or steal album:I was like 16. It was late '97... yeah, that dates me, I know... not as much as some moggers though, so s'all good. I found myself at a semi-local record store (about 30 minutes from home) buying a sale used copy of *The Dandy Warhols Come Down*, having spent the past three weeks of my life humming the single "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On...
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Funny little video for a song off The Dandy Warhols' 1997 album "...Come Down." I wasn't even aware this video existed. Frontman Courtney Taylor once referred to this psychedelic track as "sugar-coated Lloyd Cole." I tend to agree.
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| 1 Be-In |
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| 2 Boys Better |
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| 3 Minnesoter |
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| 4 Orange |
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| 5 I Love You |
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| 6 Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth |
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| 7 Every Day Should Be a Holiday |
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| 8 Good Morning |
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| 9 Whipping Tree |
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| 10 Green |
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| 11 Cool as Kim Deal |
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| 12 Hard On for Jesus |
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| 13 Pete International Airport |
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| 14 The Creep Out |
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