Albums You're Digging II

duga · 09-11-2010, 03:12 PM

Sadly that's really the only Galaxie 500 album I could get into. By the time they made another one, there were other shoegaze bands doing much more interesting things. That is still a damn good album, though.

TheCunningStunt · 09-11-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Sadly that's really the only Galaxie 500 album I could get into. By the time they made another one, there were other shoegaze bands doing much more interesting things. That is still a damn good album, though.

I wouldn't class Galaxie 500 as Shoegaze, I'd say they were 'Dream Pop', even though both genres cross over and they do share similarities, I do think they and a band like Ride are totally different. Really great album though.

downwardspiral · 09-11-2010, 03:20 PM

It's amazing, I'm on a kick right now of bands playing at ATP in December cos I'm going and there's a few bands playing which I've not listened to. Dean Wareham is playing there and is gonna be playing Galaxie's music so y'know. Cannot wait for that.

duga · 09-11-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

I wouldn't class Galaxie 500 as Shoegaze, I'd say they were 'Dream Pop', even though both genres cross over and they do share similarities, I do think they and a band like Ride are totally different. Really great album though.

I think they are right on the line when it comes to what you should classify them. They were definitely precursors to shoegaze if anything. Their sound contributed a lot to what other bands expanded upon, but that's why their other albums sound a bit stale. Other bands REALLY expanded.

TheCunningStunt · 09-11-2010, 03:27 PM

Not that it matters, but I've always considered them a Dream Pop band. I think if someone was looking for Shoegaze, they'd find a lot of stuff different to Galaxie 500. Shoegaze more true to the Genre, I don't think clumping them with other Shoegaze bands and saying others were doing more interesting stuff is totally fair, I think they should be kept apart myself. Shoegaze

But like you say, great album nonetheless. Definitely their best.

Raust · 09-11-2010, 09:32 PM

I thought it was pretty good I could definatley see some replay value in this for me. I posted a review of this album under thoughts on albums I listened to today as well as a review of Chinese Democracy.

theimperialwarcult · 09-11-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Raust

I thought it was pretty good I could definatley see some replay value in this for me. I posted a review of this album under thoughts on albums I listened to today as well as a review of Chinese Democracy.

Sweet, I'm actually wearing the white comic book final frontier shirt that I got when I saw them on tour this summer.

This album is pretty fantastic. Just like everything Tom Petty writes.

alltherowboats · 09-12-2010, 03:34 AM

Wardruna - Gap Var Ginnunga

Cannot wait 'til the second installment of their Runaljod trilogy!

**Janszoon** · 09-12-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by alltherowboats

Wardruna - Gap Var Ginnunga

Cannot wait 'til the second installment of their Runaljod trilogy!

What type of music is this?

Roemilca · 09-12-2010, 08:32 AM

Some post-rock albums I hadn't gotten around to.

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Sadly that's really the only Galaxie 500 album I could get into. By the time they made another one, there were other shoegaze bands doing much more interesting things. That is still a damn good album, though. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Not that it matters, but I've always considered them a Dream Pop band. I think if someone was looking for Shoegaze, they'd find a lot of stuff different to Galaxie 500. Shoegaze more true to the Genre, I don't think clumping them with other Shoegaze bands and saying others were doing more interesting stuff is totally fair, I think they should be kept apart myself. Shoegaze But like you say, great album nonetheless. Definitely their best. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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alltherowboats Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 52	Wardruna - Gap Var Ginnunga Cannot wait 'til the second installment of their Runaljod trilogy! __________________ We are the music makers...

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Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	I thought it was pretty good I could definatley see some replay value in this for me. I posted a review of this album under thoughts on albums I listened to today as well as a review of Chinese Democracy.