[kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

[Alexander Smith]

The first Mr.Bungle album and the Ladd-Frith cassettes are fucking  
great. They lost me at DISCO VOLANTE, and I never looked back. I did  
like some of the Peeping Tom album, though -- and Tomahawk certainly  
have their moments.

Alex in NYC


On Oct 10, 2007, at 9:43 PM, Leigh Newton wrote:


> California is a fantastic album but the first self-titled one  

> changed my life forever. Dead Goon, My Ass Is On Fire, Slowly  

> Growing Deaf and Travolta in particular. Apart from Girls of Porn,  

> that album is untouchable. I've never heard such dense production  

> before or since. Recorded a good 4 years before Mike Patton would  

> turn into a total douchebag.

>

> Leigh

>

>

>

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>

> to tell you the truth, i get the impression that the later stuff is  

> much better, but all i could find in my shitty local shop  was the  

> first album, i still intend to check out the later stuff when i get  

> the chance

>

> On 10/10/2007, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> A lot of it is like a bunch of kids at kindergarten on acid...freeform

> chaotic nonsense...I don't pretend to understand the method behind the

> madness. Haven't yet replaced my 'California' CD since I left it on  

> top of

> the car and drove off, half (but not totally) destroying  

> it...didn't even

> rip it to mp3 beforehand. Sigh...who knows, may have made it sound  

> better

> ;)

>

> > hmm i guess, i could have probably overlooked the lyrics if it  

> wasn't for

> > the horrible slap bass and

> > the bits that sound like the demo function on a cheap child  

> keyboard!

> >

> >

> >

> > On 09/10/2007, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> >>

> >> That's all part of Mr Bungle's schtick though, surely that's  

> obvious...

> >>

> >> > worst lyrics i've heard  recently are the first mr bungle album:

> >> squeeze

> >> > me

> >> > macaroni

> >> > a 12 year old with a lavatorial obsession could have written them

> >> >

> >> > also special mention for hilariously bad lyrics : suck by  

> pigface ,

> >> what

> >> a

> >> > pretentious tosspot trent is

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > On 09/10/2007, Brendan < bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm? 

> c_id=1501119&objectid=10468816

> >> >>

> >> >> Was enjoying that until they derided Robert Plant. Fair call  

> though.

> >> I

> >> >> think they miss the point with some lyrics which are perhaps  

> a bit

> >> >> tongue

> >> >> in cheek or playful, childish, fanciful, CREATIVE...whatever.

> >> >>

> >> >>

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