Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Thanks for linking up that song Davey. You're right, it's not my thing. I don't hate it, but I don't see myself listening to a whole CD of it either.
You're welcome, happy to do it. Fun to see more mature folks like myself (and most others around here, even though some of em claim to be much younger than me, don't believe em ) take a chance on some new sounds. So much of what we ultimately really fall in love with still has to be built on some foundation, and that often starts way back when we were young. I think bands like Electrelane are destined to stay in that category, not an easy sound to just embrace without already loving the musical journey that preceded it. The latest from Blonde Redhead and Shearwater are a bit like that too, and not surprisingly, two of my current favorites. Then again, I may just have crappy taste.

Just goes to show how powerful a good review can be.
Yep, and how subjective music can be, though sometimes I do enjoy the challenge of discovering why a critic felt so strongly about an album that I don't particularly like. Especially if I invested the time and money in it because of that review. That's probably the story behind more of my favorites these days than I realize. But I am kind of a sucker for reviews like that blogspot, ones that convey such a tangible connection between the music and listener.