Late November and late December are those two times of the year where, at least here in the US, are often spent with the family you might not see during the rest of the year. Since I actually got to spend more than a few waking hours with them this year, I decided to do a little test based off an idea that is half stolen from Spin’s year-end Jukebox Jury and half inspired by a post from The Rockist Society. Apparently, one of their fathers met a member of The National. So, I decided to see what the people who raised me thought of various new songs that I liked. Well, actually, I knew that my dad would give me such diverse answers as “This stinks” and “Turn it off, now,” so I thought I’d get a more discerning view on the following twelve tracks from my mom. So here are the views on some of your favorite tracks according to Val’s mom.
It sounds like a new version of anti-war songs. A new generation of anti-war songs. It’s kind of an interesting juxtaposition of the words against the happy, pert music.
Of Montreal :: Requiem for O.M.M.2
Like that one?
Yes I do. It’s interesting, it’s like I would say, early rock n roll, kind of Turtles sort of thing.
I thought that too, actually.
See, it is hereditary.
I can’t really hear the words very well so it’s one of those things where I’d have to hear it again to hear the words. “Yellow Submarine”-ish. sings: “All together now! All together now.”
Interesting. Again, I’d like to hear the words. The words are hearable, it’s just that I would have to hear the whole thing a couple times to get the story of it. Interesting. A little darker than the others and as I said, I couldn’t quite get the story of it.
Until the voice came on, I was thinking of how in the beginning of American Bandstand, kids would always say, “It’s got a great beat, you can dance to it,” but the voice gets real dreary when that’s introduced.
I trust that most of the people who like that song are really stoned. ‘Cause I’m not and I would probably be throwing things at it about now.
Again as is true of most rock n roll, I can’t tell what he’s saying the first time through. But it’s interesting, that takes the same drum beat as the last one except this time it’s kind of entertaining and the last one was “Make it stop. Please. For the love of God. Make it stop.” This is entertaining.
That could’ve been released in 1968. Very similar to a lot of the old rock sound.
Animal Collective :: Water Curses
Kind of sounds late Beatles-ish. It’d be interesting, again, to hear the words over time. Although it’s a little more raucous than I could listen to real often. But it is late Beatles. Then again, I wasn’t a great late Beatles fan.
Okay, sounds like early anti-war acoustic guitar ballad sorts of stuff.
WIth accordion.
Missed the accordion. Don’t know how I could have missed that.
Note to self: don’t try to reach notes that you cannot reach. Especially do not try to do it over and over!
Daft Punk :: Harder Better Faster Stronger
It’s the electronic polka king! (Cue: Val erupting into hysterical laughter) C’mon, it is! You know it is.
I’ve never heard it described that way before.
You’ve never interviewed me before!
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“I trust that most of the people who like that song are really stoned. ‘Cause I’m not and I would probably be throwing things at it about now.”
haha that is great. this sort of thing would never work with my folks just because of cultural barriers. though, one time many, many years ago, my dad and I were in the car together and I had “Bittersweet Symphony” playing and he really got into it. That’s about it, sadly. I could never see myself discussing stuff I listened to with either of them.