tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post6135209515193024259..comments2024-03-29T09:22:13.857+00:00Comments on Charity Chic Music: A Hundred Miles OffCharity Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-47618757764712032012019-08-17T09:09:58.105+01:002019-08-17T09:09:58.105+01:00I'd totally endorse Brian's suggestion; th...I'd totally endorse Brian's suggestion; the problem I've always found with The Walkmen is that once you've heard 'The Rat' you want everything they do to be as balls-out brilliant...and nothing can be.Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755891707870578084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-46054831406972907942019-08-17T06:54:23.525+01:002019-08-17T06:54:23.525+01:00Big fan of these guys, and I think this is their s...Big fan of these guys, and I think this is their second-best album. When on your charity shop dives, pick up Bows + Arrows if you see it.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-69280511868308066352019-08-17T01:49:20.924+01:002019-08-17T01:49:20.924+01:00I agree with your shouty and/or Dylanesque summary...I agree with your shouty and/or Dylanesque summary if these two tracks are anything to go by - I come down on the Dylan side incidentally. This touches on something I think about as I listen to my own collection. If the band/artist you're listening to reminds you of (or more pertinently, sounds like) someone else and that someone else is especially high up in your estimation then why bother with second best? It'd certainly trim your music library to manageable proportions! It sounds logical but unfortunately there are too many variables.......Spencenoreply@blogger.com