Monday, February 9, 2009

Teenage Fanclub - Catholic Education


Everything flows is without a doubt one of my favorite songs...EVER! And im very apprehensive in saying things like that, but really, its just great.

"Hard to believe now, but Teenage Fanclub first attracted critical attention for a record far removed from the sparkling power pop on which their fame largely rests -- with its gloriously sloppy and sludgy sound, their debut album A Catholic Education instead prefigures the emergence of grunge, its viscous melodies and squalling guitars owing far more to Neil Young than Big Star. With not one but two songs dubbed "Heavy Metal," it's pretty obvious where A Catholic Education is coming from; the title track (also here in duplicate) is a surprisingly snarky attack on the church (at least for a band not exactly renowned for its political agenda), while the great "Everybody's Fool" is a merciless scenester put-down without any of the gentle sarcasm that characterizes similarly themed efforts like Bandwagonesque's "Metal Baby." Regardless, for all its glaring differences in attitude and approach, there's no mistaking the effortless melodicism that remains the hallmark of all Teenage Fanclub records -- in particular, the opening "Everything Flows," for all its meandering abrasiveness, is still as good as anything the band ever recorded, and that's saying something."

I'll never know which way to flow, set a course that i don't know.

2 comments:

  1. Este es unos de los mejores grupos pop, hands down

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  2. I agree.. This is great! Thank you for sharing. I ran throught some of your post and I also enjoyed reading them. Looking forward for more soon!

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