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Uncertain Smile vs other The The?

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Uncertain Smile vs other The The?

Postby Frau_Blucher » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:55 am

Just heard this pleasant surprise today on the RADIO of all things! It reminded me how much I like this song but also how different it is from most other The The stuff. Is there any explanation to this? Were they going through some fad or band changes or is it just indicative of Johnson's earlier stuff?
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Postby schwenko » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:41 am

[quote]Originally posted by Blir
[br]Just heard this pleasant surprise today on the RADIO of all things! It reminded me how much I l
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Postby skinnytie » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:03 pm

I always liked that song the best by The The. I remember one night driving home from Spize after getting ousted at closing time, and tuning into WLIR while driving home, just in time to catch the 3-4 minute piano outro at the end. Mind you, I had not he
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Postby SwampThing » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:12 pm

Mind Bomb is far an above Matt Johnson's best work (IMHO) It's also received much critical acclaim and an award for best engineered recording. Musically and lyrically it's a masterpiece. It's best enjoyed on a really good sound system (or headphones) in
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Postby Rubbeet921 » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:21 pm

"Mind Bomb", I would say may have good tracks but they'll never come close to the impact of Uncertain Smile. This track is just too infectious and would make you replay it over and over again (esp. since it now reminds me of someone! [:I])... I'm listen
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Postby LovePlusOne » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:14 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Rubbeet921[/i]
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"Mind Bomb", I would say may have good tracks but they'll never come close to the impac
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Postby KYYX4ever » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:59 am

"This is the Day" was always my fave from The The.

Which cover art did their tape containing "The Beaten Generation" have? Was it the one with the knife and the bird? That cover was horrible and made me dislike the tape, even though I loved "The Beaten
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Postby SwampThing » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:19 am

[quote]Which cover art did their tape containing "The Beaten Generation" have? Was it the one with the knife and the bird? That cover was ho
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Postby KYYX4ever » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:43 am

um,
ok,
although that really doesn't make sense to me. I remember reading somewhere that the cover art was symbolic of the songs on the tape. But I just never liked that pic! Too crass and ugly.
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Postby edisonoside » Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:28 am

"INFECTED" is one of my all-time favorite albums..I love the lyrics to HEARTLAND...Check out the video to the album, Great work by Mark Romanek.
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Postby geoffolehane » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:10 pm

Someone has covered "This is the Day," which is now being used in a DOCKERS commercial.
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Postby marie3 » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:23 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by geoffolehane[/i]
<br>Someone has covered "This is the Day," which is now being used in a DOCKERS commercial.
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Postby googoomuc » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:38 am

I went to see Matt Johnson at CBS records as he chatted with a group of us from college radio. It was around the Soul Mining release. He really like "Love Cats" by the Cure at the time and he woundnt show his video(This is the Day) until he left the room,
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Postby marie3 » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:44 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by googoomuc[/i]
<br>I went to see Matt Johnson at CBS records as he chatted with a group of us from college ra
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