I wondered how much more dark brooding is on Before these Crowded Streets than sous la table. Or maybe at the time bc of grunge this kind of sour energy fit completely within frattiness & i'm just seeing it backwards, as darkness kind of bled from frat music in the 00s a john mayer record, him as like a distillation of what made them appealingly fratty As if their entire image was about smuggling this dark brooding stuff into. audience & marketing & the cliche version of them really is, to me. The crazy part about this stuff - and what makes before these crowded streets so interesting i think - is it really goes against the grain of what dmb's like. ― Indexed, Wednesday, Octo11:23 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink I suspect it was at least partially inspired by OK Computer: it's the only one of their pre-Stand albums that feels like it has a cohesive narrative structure it's full of religious imagery the growling angry Dave energy on "The Last Stop," "Don't Drink the Water," and "Halloween" is very "You don't remember, you don't remember/ Why don't you remember my name?" Also the album that I think showcases Carter the most.
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