Comments on: New article at PopMatters: “Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders: 6 May 2010 – New York” http://www.kmwalsh.com/blog/2010/06/15/taylor-hawkins-and-the-coattail-riders/ I read. I write. I organize the crap out of stuff. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:25:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kellie http://www.kmwalsh.com/blog/2010/06/15/taylor-hawkins-and-the-coattail-riders/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Kellie Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:20:25 +0000 http://www.kmwalsh.com/?p=2295#comment-303 HAHAHA. Nice point. I made it through the album 2 times, plus a pseudo-third in which I listened to each song's first minute, then fast-forwarded. I couldn't take the monotony. Your description of there being nothing wrong with the music but nothing particularly right about it either is quite apt. And thanks, llady. The piece needed more editing as it itself humps on unnecessarily at a point (funny enough), which I'm not ashamed to admit on the internet. Its best state would have involved paring back a lot more, but alas, that's what it is. Best I could do under the circumstances. It has a few good bits here and there. HAHAHA. Nice point. I made it through the album 2 times, plus a pseudo-third in which I listened to each song’s first minute, then fast-forwarded. I couldn’t take the monotony. Your description of there being nothing wrong with the music but nothing particularly right about it either is quite apt.

And thanks, llady. The piece needed more editing as it itself humps on unnecessarily at a point (funny enough), which I’m not ashamed to admit on the internet. Its best state would have involved paring back a lot more, but alas, that’s what it is. Best I could do under the circumstances. It has a few good bits here and there.

]]> By: llady http://www.kmwalsh.com/blog/2010/06/15/taylor-hawkins-and-the-coattail-riders/comment-page-1/#comment-301 llady Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:40:46 +0000 http://www.kmwalsh.com/?p=2295#comment-301 Great article! I'm glad to see it in print. Having seen the show and heard the CD, I agree with a lot of the points you make. There is certainly nothing wrong with the music, but there is just nothing particularly right about it either. After repeated listenings, it starts to sound like muzak for a very punk ass elevator. Your analogy is perfect, particularly in my case. I only see a few live concerts a year, and I had a grand time at Taylor Hawkin's show. When it occcurs that rarely, any humping is good humping. Great article! I’m glad to see it in print.
Having seen the show and heard the CD, I agree with a lot of the points you make. There is certainly nothing wrong with the music, but there is just nothing particularly right about it either. After repeated listenings, it starts to sound like muzak for a very punk ass elevator.
Your analogy is perfect, particularly in my case. I only see a few live concerts a year, and I had a grand time at Taylor Hawkin’s show. When it occcurs that rarely, any humping is good humping.

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