So, curious... if it's not too painful - I don't want to cause anyone PTSD - can you tell me what it is that makes you say that? I'm wondering if we're both responding to the same things.
Hmmm, thanks! What is it about it that you like? I'm finding the out-of-tune and lack of instruments playing together a deal-breaker for me but I know some people that like it and I'm trying to understand what they like about it.
Thanks for chiming in. I generally like "original"-sounding music and my taste goes to the pretty avant guarde. As I said, in this case, I couldn't get passed the first horn section when each horn had a different tuning and I found the singer... flat a lot with poor breath support. But, I can tell that many of the instrumentalists are very competent on their instruments, with beautiful tone, just out of pitch and not playing in unison, so I think that's intentional, and that might be the case for the vocalist too. He might be a very skilled singer trying to sound unskilled, or he might just be terribly unskilled; I can't tell.
That's interesting, and an interesting cultural take. Kind of grunge goes pop? I also don't care for grunge or heavy metal most of the time. Even the Grateful Dead gets turned off pretty quickly, but at least I get the appeal in those cases.
I guess I'd say the whimsical instrumentation and epic movie-music vibe are appealing to me. It's not holding as well right now and I haven't listened to it for close to ten years I'd say.
