Comments on: At War With The Mystics http://raver.trylesshard.com/uncategorized/at-war-with-the-mystics.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: j.mono http://raver.trylesshard.com/uncategorized/at-war-with-the-mystics.html#comment-8 j.mono Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:54:41 +0000 http://raver.trylesshard.com/uncategorized/at-war-with-the-mystics.html#comment-8 as some one who first saw the lips in 92 opening for STP at mowhawk, then again in 94 at edgefest, and countless times after that, i have seen many versions of this band. i can not lie- when ronald left and they chose to go on without him, i was weary. zaireeka was amazing though, maybe the concept more than the songs. when SB came out, i dug. i had a promo and then later bought the record because it had a different track order, one less song, and different artwork. ok, maybe the art was just a different color. i became suddenly disillusioned with the overnight stardom SB brought my fellow oklahomans. for so many years the world did not get it. all they thought of was "that jelly song." suddenly, they were EVERYbody's favorite band. and of course deserters songs did the same for mercury rev. coincidence they were recorded simultaneously by the same people, in the same studio. regardless, i became happy for them, but at the same time saddend. the shows changed tremndously. they were and still are amaing experiences. the success hasnt changed their outward selves... but the even the most hardcore of the new fans dont seem to get the genious that came before. jonathan donahue's playing on priest and hit to death, ronald's brilliance on transmission and clouds... and the amazing simplicity of 'love yr brain.' so, point, when yoshimi came out, i didnt even buy it. i like what i have heard well enough, but it isnt the same for me anymore. i have heard the W.A.N.D though and liked it very much. i do plan to buy this one, and ill get around to yoshimi once my jaded-ness calms down. i still maintain, though, some of the best shows were on the headphone experiments tour- 35 people in fayetteville, 49 in boston. what i wish, more than anything, is that mercury rev and the flaming lips would tour together playing songs from both bands past and present albums.... that would be fucking amazing. as some one who first saw the lips in 92 opening for STP at mowhawk, then again in 94 at edgefest, and countless times after that, i have seen many versions of this band. i can not lie- when ronald left and they chose to go on without him, i was weary. zaireeka was amazing though, maybe the concept more than the songs. when SB came out, i dug. i had a promo and then later bought the record because it had a different track order, one less song, and different artwork. ok, maybe the art was just a different color. i became suddenly disillusioned with the overnight stardom SB brought my fellow oklahomans. for so many years the world did not get it. all they thought of was “that jelly song.” suddenly, they were EVERYbody’s favorite band. and of course deserters songs did the same for mercury rev. coincidence they were recorded simultaneously by the same people, in the same studio. regardless, i became happy for them, but at the same time saddend. the shows changed tremndously. they were and still are amaing experiences. the success hasnt changed their outward selves… but the even the most hardcore of the new fans dont seem to get the genious that came before. jonathan donahue’s playing on priest and hit to death, ronald’s brilliance on transmission and clouds… and the amazing simplicity of ‘love yr brain.’ so, point, when yoshimi came out, i didnt even buy it. i like what i have heard well enough, but it isnt the same for me anymore. i have heard the W.A.N.D though and liked it very much. i do plan to buy this one, and ill get around to yoshimi once my jaded-ness calms down.

i still maintain, though, some of the best shows were on the headphone experiments tour- 35 people in fayetteville, 49 in boston.

what i wish, more than anything, is that mercury rev and the flaming lips would tour together playing songs from both bands past and present albums…. that would be fucking amazing.

]]> By: sepoy http://raver.trylesshard.com/uncategorized/at-war-with-the-mystics.html#comment-7 sepoy Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:50:22 +0000 http://raver.trylesshard.com/uncategorized/at-war-with-the-mystics.html#comment-7 Oh, yeah. I _so_ am digging this album. Unlike you, I heard none of the tracks nor the hype before the release, so came at it much like baby Jesus would have - well a <em>brown</em>er baby Jesus - all innocent like. dang, i like it. Oh, yeah. I _so_ am digging this album. Unlike you, I heard none of the tracks nor the hype before the release, so came at it much like baby Jesus would have - well a browner baby Jesus - all innocent like.
dang, i like it.

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