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Old 02-21-2013, 05:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Thinkofthechildren View Post
While those are true, I think its important to differentiate 'full on' shoegaze and shoegaze elements with indie rock. Full on shoegaze albums like Ride's Nowhere or Galaxie 500's On Fire is where the conventionally bittersweet emotions come from in every song down the album.
If it's important to differentiate then it should be worth noting that Galaxie 500 didn't really have anything to do with shoegaze at the time and that songs on Nowhere such as 'Seagull' and 'Kaleidoscope' don't exactly fit the description of bittersweet.
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