The Big Music
New Poptimist! About Coldplay, epic rock, religion, half-remembered bits from my English A-Level, etc etc.
The notion of rock ‘n roll as secularized gospel music goes back to its very roots (Elvis learning to sing in church, Little Richard copping the stage theatrics of southern preachers, etc.). But Tom’s issue with ‘Big Music’—that it suggests and/or aspires to the kind of transcendent/transformative experience that songs of faith often do, but with a certain hollowness of pure gesturing—is one of the big reasons I feel wary of being duped by the new M83 album. I will now have to incorporate/reference his thoughts on such music into my own screed so it doesn’t seem like I ripped him off.
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animal collective as hipster-Coldplay? i like it!
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Really loved Tom’s column this month. The only offnote I detected was in this paragraph toward the end:
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Another great Poptimist column, as happens about once a month!...A while back, I was...
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This is fantastic, as usual — there’s something more to be said about...rock where the...
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