Evan
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Post by Evan on Jan 20, 2009 13:09:47 GMT -5
Okay, so this is a kind of half-baked theory, but I've been doing homework and listening to Zen Arcade, and possibly spotting lyrical/thematic parallels in "Cutters." True, the main character in Zen Arcade is a boy, while it's a girl in "Cutters," but both run away from home, get caught up with a bad crowd, meet someone who gets in trouble (an OD on Zen Arcade, a murder in "Cutters," but still...), wind up returning home "distant and different."
Like I said, I haven't really given this as much thought as it deserves, and I know the connections are tenuous at best--I just thought it would be fun to bring up.
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Post by missalabamanobody on Jan 20, 2009 13:33:59 GMT -5
She doesn't run away from home. She goes off to college.
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 20, 2009 13:46:30 GMT -5
I think it's a pretty decent comparison, considering Constructive Summer was based off of Celebrated Summer. Craig is definitely influenced by Mould & Co.
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stevedave
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Makin' meals out of marzipan
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Post by stevedave on Jan 20, 2009 13:58:57 GMT -5
I did notice a lot of Du feel in this latest record. I support your theory for no other reason than I like it.
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Post by mhetrick14 on Jan 20, 2009 14:36:56 GMT -5
it's not as if this is the most original idea, y'know?
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Evan
Sniffling Indie Kid
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Post by Evan on Jan 20, 2009 18:34:22 GMT -5
She doesn't run away from home. She goes off to college. They both leave home, at any rate. Like I said--extremely half-baked theory. Also, ultimately it doesn't really matter, I just thought it'd be a fun discussion point. Glad people seem to like it! |
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Post by missalabamanobody on Jan 20, 2009 18:53:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess I just meant that there's such a different vibe to running away as opposed to going toward something. But she ends up fucked up just the same.
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Post by jamesjesusangleton on Jan 20, 2009 18:55:28 GMT -5
I think it's a pretty decent comparison, considering Constructive Summer was based off of Celebrated Summer. But it wasn't. Just coincidence. |
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 21, 2009 8:30:22 GMT -5
I think it's a pretty decent comparison, considering Constructive Summer was based off of Celebrated Summer. But it wasn't. Just coincidence. I distinctly remember Craig saying in an interview that it was... |
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Post by jamesjesusangleton on Jan 21, 2009 9:08:12 GMT -5
He's contradicting himself if he did say that in an interview, cos I've heard him say the direct opposite. The song's about Revolution Summer, the DC hardcore thing ...
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 21, 2009 22:02:53 GMT -5
He's contradicting himself if he did say that in an interview, cos I've heard him say the direct opposite. The song's about Revolution Summer, the DC hardcore thing ... He as said rock is about contradictions. I think I'm learning that lesson right now. |
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Post by mhetrick14 on Jan 22, 2009 12:29:47 GMT -5
I think it's a pretty decent comparison, considering Constructive Summer was based off of Celebrated Summer. But it wasn't. Just coincidence. that's quite a coincidence then, huh? sounds practically like a hd song. |
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