The 5.6.7.8's detour is the part that got me, because the gap between what a record's title and surface promise and what it actually is happens to be my whole beat—though I usually mean it about meaning, not genre. “Surfin' Bird” is a perfect case: a doo-wop mash-up that everyone files as a novelty surf record and the Ramones and Cramps heard as punk. The label tells you almost nothing. On the Cobain note, I think he nailed why some music resists explanation—the Raincoats sound like something you've stumbled onto rather than been shown, and writing a synopsis would break the spell. Curious where the top three land. Good theme.
Sorry you didn't enjoy The Raincoats more. Perhaps you have to be of a certain ago to appreciate them fully. Their later albums are just as good (sic).
The 5.6.7.8's detour is the part that got me, because the gap between what a record's title and surface promise and what it actually is happens to be my whole beat—though I usually mean it about meaning, not genre. “Surfin' Bird” is a perfect case: a doo-wop mash-up that everyone files as a novelty surf record and the Ramones and Cramps heard as punk. The label tells you almost nothing. On the Cobain note, I think he nailed why some music resists explanation—the Raincoats sound like something you've stumbled onto rather than been shown, and writing a synopsis would break the spell. Curious where the top three land. Good theme.
LOVE the Linda Lindas!
Yes they’re super cool
Sorry you didn't enjoy The Raincoats more. Perhaps you have to be of a certain ago to appreciate them fully. Their later albums are just as good (sic).