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My Mom Used To Give Us A Chocolate Bar
by Dan
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Well, you did it. Spring Break. Of Montreal - "Requiem for O.M.M.2" You can lift the sun up with your hands. It's not even warm. [Buy] The Books - "An Animated Description of Mr. Maps." Dark and epic. Sean used the word 'sucks' to describe this. I will use the word 'human'. I know it's variations on a theme, but syllables and cymbals were never such a dangerous pair as in this song. Turn it up loud so "Stealer! Liar! Thief! Gambler! Fornicator!" will hit you as hard as it hits me. [Buy] okay, that's my week. bye for now. God bless Mom, Dad, Meaghan, Stephanie, and Danny. Posted by Dan at February 18, 2005 2:21 AMComments
thank god for the books. good stuff. Posted by will at February 18, 2005 7:54 AMnormally, i tend to agree with sean. However, he's just being plain old silly - this is better than "sucks." Posted by ben at February 18, 2005 5:31 PMWhat a great week. What great music. You left the element on. Posted by Nora Burn at February 18, 2005 10:16 PMThe new Books stuff is amazing. I don't know how anybody could think it sucks, unless they don't like that type of music in the first place. Then it would make sense to me. Posted by Derek at February 20, 2005 12:49 PMOverall, I think Lost and Safe isn't so good, this song had some potential at the start but the vocals just don't work for me. More than anything all the typical books elements are here but seem gimmicky this time around without the elements playing off of each other as much as they did in the two previous albums. Posted by jmeister at February 21, 2005 1:51 AMOf Montreal are a fun bunch, but Sean's right about The Books. Oy gevalt. Posted by Paul at February 21, 2005 4:25 PMThis Of Montreal song is brilliant. The catchiest thing I've heard in a long time. I can't stop listening to it! Thanks! Posted by aurora at February 25, 2005 1:42 PMwhat's the deal with the new Books record? they're my favorite band at least once a week. Posted by jamesford at February 27, 2005 10:12 PMPost a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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