Is this the most universally appealing new song?

[RebelEpsilon]

@Maynard James Keenan

@Faust

Rehashing well-worn ideas = not-so-brilliance.

I listen to all types of music. Just not all examples.

How is adding parts of Ween, Prince, The Rolling Stones etc a well worn idea? No one in modern pop sounds anything like that. Heck, few in modern music have the songwriting talent MGMT have.

Many indie bands take a while to gestate. You will get them if you listen to them a little more.

Elements of the past and future, combining, to make something not quite as good as either.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AckvdGbk4w[/youtube]

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

You honestly cant tell the difference between MGMT and Elctro Boy? Wow. Just wow.

[Phaedrus]

@Maynard James Keenan

How is adding parts of Ween, Prince, The Rolling Stones etc a well worn idea? No one in modern pop sounds anything like that. Heck, few in modern music have the songwriting talent MGMT have.

Like liver flavored chewing gum or machine-washable tampons, just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should.

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

@Phaedrus

@Maynard James Keenan

How is adding parts of Ween, Prince, The Rolling Stones etc a well worn idea? No one in modern pop sounds anything like that. Heck, few in modern music have the songwriting talent MGMT have.

Like liver flavored chewing gum or machine-washable tampons, just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should.

Of course but to people with a halfway decent open mind MGMT is considered a brilliant new up and coming band. Critics, who review all sorts of music, and are paid to look at it objectively, seem to have fallen in love with these guys. Heck, the 3 songs I posted are getting solid radio airtime, which is shocking considering how different they sound to everything else on the radio.

Perhaps people here dont have an open mind.

Heck, I have so many friends who think if its not “brutal”, as in metal or hard rock, it isnt good. I dont exactly respect their opinions.

[RebelEpsilon]

@Maynard James Keenan

Of course but to people with a halfway decent open mind MGMT is considered a brilliant new up and coming band. Critics, who review all sorts of music, and are paid to look at it objectively, seem to have fallen in love with these guys.

The question about objectivity concerning music is questionable and especially concerning critical reviews, simple economics, the label pays the magazine lots of money to have there bands advertised in said magazine, the editor in turn leans on the reviewer to write a somewhat friendly review because the income of the advertisers money is more important than critical integretity. Objective schmobjective.

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

@RebelEpsilon

@Maynard James Keenan

Of course but to people with a halfway decent open mind MGMT is considered a brilliant new up and coming band. Critics, who review all sorts of music, and are paid to look at it objectively, seem to have fallen in love with these guys.

The question about objectivity concerning music is questionable and especially concerning critical reviews, simple economics, the label pays the magazine lots of money to have there bands advertised in said magazine, the editor in turn leans on the reviewer to write a somewhat friendly review because the income of the advertisers money is more important than critical integretity. Objective schmobjective.

Do you know MGMTs label? Do you honestly think they have “bribed” hundreds of review sources around the country? Give me a break. That is patheitc. This isnt a giant like Britney Spears.

[matty]

Columbia Records? Yeah, they have no chance of influencing anyone…

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

I thought for sure it was a smaller one.

The fact still remains…It is highly unlikely that Columbia Records pays off hundreds of different sources from around the country.

You take away the positive reviews from sources like Rolling Stone, SPIN, Blender etc…and what do you have? Tons of other positive reviews from all over the place.

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

It is strange how every artist on Columbias label has recieved fantastic reviews from those sources. Oh wait no they havent. Newly popular, legends in the industry, and smaller bands have all recieved tons of critiscism from those very sources.

That was a terrible comment.

[nickfdr]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0[/youtube]

best song ever

[RebelEpsilon]

@Maynard James Keenan

@RebelEpsilon

The question about objectivity concerning music is questionable and especially concerning critical reviews, simple economics, the label pays the magazine lots of money to have there bands advertised in said magazine, the editor in turn leans on the reviewer to write a somewhat friendly review because the income of the advertisers money is more important than critical integretity. Objective schmobjective.

Do you know MGMTs label? Do you honestly think they have “bribed” hundreds of review sources around the country? Give me a break. That is patheitc. This isnt a giant like Britney Spears.

Why are you quoting me as saying bribed when I never uttered the word

I won’t repeat what I said, it was plain enough the first time around.

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

@RebelEpsilon

@Maynard James Keenan

@RebelEpsilon

The question about objectivity concerning music is questionable and especially concerning critical reviews, simple economics, the label pays the magazine lots of money to have there bands advertised in said magazine, the editor in turn leans on the reviewer to write a somewhat friendly review because the income of the advertisers money is more important than critical integretity. Objective schmobjective.

Do you know MGMTs label? Do you honestly think they have “bribed” hundreds of review sources around the country? Give me a break. That is patheitc. This isnt a giant like Britney Spears.

Why are you quoting me as saying bribed when I never uttered the word

I won’t repeat what I said, it was plain enough the first time around.

Semantics.

My point still stands untouched.

[Maynard_James_Keenan]

When MGMT was asked by their record label for a list of their dream producers, with low expectations they sarcastically replied: Prince, Nigel Godrich, Barrack Obama, and “not Sheryl Crow.” Columbia returned with Dave Fridmann, the producer extraordinaire best known for his work with Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev. In typical Fridmann fashion, Oracular Spectacular is a glamorous mega-production through and through. Drums are massively distorted and shimmering keyboards are articulately layered as he takes the reigns, leading the duo through his daisy chain of onboard compressors, delay units, and whatever other mysterious studio gizmos and gadgets he uses to get his trademark sound. Expectedly, the 14 karat polish enhances MGMT’s blend of psychedelic and indie-electro to a shiny sonic gleam, resulting in some of the catchiest pop songs to come from NYC since the turn of the millennium. The tunes sound classic and new all at once, paying homage to Bowie, the Kinks, and the Stones, while updating traditional progressions with flashes of Royal Trux, Ween, and LCD Soundsystem. It’s a wonderful mess of musical ideas, ranging from the dancy disco thump and Bee Gees falsetto of “Electric Feel” to the gritty acoustic-based “Pieces of What,” to the grimy synth groove on the anthemic “Time to Pretend.” With tongues planted firmly in cheeks, sardonic wit is as abundant as Andrew Van Wyngarden and Ben Goldwasser spoof the stereotypical rock & roll lifestyle with lines like “Lets make some music, make some money, find some models for wives/I’ll go to Paris take some heroin and fuck with the stars.” Despite the ever-present irony, the songs never feel insincere and the record is inherently strong throughout, making it a solid start to their career.

A review from a rather small site from someone who is clearly versed in pop music…

I guess he is totally wrong though. Totally souless pop music.

[F.W.Nietzsche]

no

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