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Autumn Fifty - number 48
Oct. 5th, 2012 09:34 amTom Verlaine by The Family Cat
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This kind of song is the reason I wanted to write about the FF '89. If you think of the musical trends (in white alternative music at least) in the late 80s and early 90s you might think of baggy, shoegaze, nascent grunge and (bleurk) indie-dance. But most indie-kids were listening to this kind of fuzzed up post-punk stuff. I didn't know who Tom Verlaine was at the time, but there's nothing like naming a song after an icon to nail your colours to the mast.
Love the metallic dissonant opening and the melody-riff. I also like the way it doesn't really have a chorus, more of a bridge to nowhere that makes the song feel relentless and dream-loopy, although the middle eight/instrumental break is a bit wanky. I don't really know what the lyrics are about, presumably not literally about Tom Verlaine? From what I can hear, I think it's about being young.
something disappeared from view
This kind of song is the reason I wanted to write about the FF '89. If you think of the musical trends (in white alternative music at least) in the late 80s and early 90s you might think of baggy, shoegaze, nascent grunge and (bleurk) indie-dance. But most indie-kids were listening to this kind of fuzzed up post-punk stuff. I didn't know who Tom Verlaine was at the time, but there's nothing like naming a song after an icon to nail your colours to the mast.
Love the metallic dissonant opening and the melody-riff. I also like the way it doesn't really have a chorus, more of a bridge to nowhere that makes the song feel relentless and dream-loopy, although the middle eight/instrumental break is a bit wanky. I don't really know what the lyrics are about, presumably not literally about Tom Verlaine? From what I can hear, I think it's about being young.
