Comments on: na: radiohead, famous l. renfroe http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/ notes from the digital underground Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: FR http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13988 FR Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13988 Downloaded the famous L. Renfroe album- it's great, I really like it. However, I don't believe the backstory. Seems a little fishy- there's no info on this guy anywhere and the label knows nothing about him? Yes, this definitely smells like another Marvin Pontiac (actually John Lurie) or Dukes of Stratosphear (actually XTC) type of ruse. Makes me wonder who "Famous L. Renfroe" really is? At the end of the day, however, it's a pretty fantastic album, ruse or not! FR Downloaded the famous L. Renfroe album- it’s great, I really like it. However, I don’t believe the backstory. Seems a little fishy- there’s no info on this guy anywhere and the label knows nothing about him? Yes, this definitely smells like another Marvin Pontiac (actually John Lurie) or Dukes of Stratosphear (actually XTC) type of ruse. Makes me wonder who “Famous L. Renfroe” really is?

At the end of the day, however, it’s a pretty fantastic album, ruse or not!

FR

]]> By: MiDoJo http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13924 MiDoJo Wed, 14 May 2008 22:21:48 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13924 That's funny adamm cause I feel the opposite. I hated (though I still own) Kid A; I love Hail to the Thief and even though my sister-in-law (the biggist radiohead fan I know) dislikes Rainbows, listening to the emusic samples made me say f*** it and I downloaded the whole album. That’s funny adamm cause I feel the opposite. I hated (though I still own) Kid A; I love Hail to the Thief and even though my sister-in-law (the biggist radiohead fan I know) dislikes Rainbows, listening to the emusic samples made me say f*** it and I downloaded the whole album.

]]> By: Adamm http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13923 Adamm Wed, 14 May 2008 22:18:51 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13923 I'm probably the only one in the world . . . but I think Radiohead's last two would have greatly benefited from a different producer. Nigel Godrich has done great things for them but I think they have some rough edges waiting to shine through. I'd like to hear a lot more distortion, fuzz and general rawness. Like maybe Steve Albini or Rick Ocasek (or really why not try self producing one). I’m probably the only one in the world . . . but I think Radiohead’s last two would have greatly benefited from a different producer. Nigel Godrich has done great things for them but I think they have some rough edges waiting to shine through. I’d like to hear a lot more distortion, fuzz and general rawness. Like maybe Steve Albini or Rick Ocasek (or really why not try self producing one).

]]> By: joe http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13913 joe Wed, 14 May 2008 20:15:49 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13913 Lemme say this: I am a longtime Radiohead fan, but the first time I listened to <i>In Rainbows</i> I was bored out of my skull. I thought this was the ultimate face-plant — a middling, colorless record that went nowhere. Something about it, though, kept nagging me, so I listened again. And again. My fiancee went to LA for a week, and I played it nearly every day. I ended up falling in love with it — I think it's a big, dark, gorgeous record that ranks with their best work. Lemme say this: I am a longtime Radiohead fan, but the first time I listened to In Rainbows I was bored out of my skull. I thought this was the ultimate face-plant — a middling, colorless record that went nowhere. Something about it, though, kept nagging me, so I listened again. And again. My fiancee went to LA for a week, and I played it nearly every day. I ended up falling in love with it — I think it’s a big, dark, gorgeous record that ranks with their best work.

]]> By: pneumatictubes http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13910 pneumatictubes Wed, 14 May 2008 18:11:08 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13910 you can really know a lot about a band by listening to a few 30-second samples you can really know a lot about a band by listening to a few 30-second samples

]]> By: Tom Hilton http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13904 Tom Hilton Wed, 14 May 2008 15:12:38 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13904 I didn't get what everybody saw in Radiohead until I listened to some samples from <i>In Rainbows</i>. And now I still don't get it. Wev. Happily, eMusic has lots and lots of music that is actually interesting. I didn’t get what everybody saw in Radiohead until I listened to some samples from In Rainbows.

And now I still don’t get it. Wev.

Happily, eMusic has lots and lots of music that is actually interesting.

]]> By: JD http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13896 JD Wed, 14 May 2008 04:54:36 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13896 FWIW, I cannot get enough of the Second Law Dynamix on that Kelley Polar EP; I haven't even gotten to the rest of it yet because I have that on repeat. It's incredible. FWIW, I cannot get enough of the Second Law Dynamix on that Kelley Polar EP; I haven’t even gotten to the rest of it yet because I have that on repeat. It’s incredible.

]]> By: Alex http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13895 Alex Wed, 14 May 2008 01:46:19 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13895 I noticed today that Kelley Polar's new EP, <i>Entropy Reigns</i>, arrived on the site. There are, like, 4 different mixes of "Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)" by Ewan Pearson and Al Usher alone, the original song, and another remix of some other song by Dan Snaith/Caribou. The samples sound good, but I haven't heard it yet so maybe Todd can weigh in? I noticed today that Kelley Polar’s new EP, Entropy Reigns, arrived on the site. There are, like, 4 different mixes of “Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)” by Ewan Pearson and Al Usher alone, the original song, and another remix of some other song by Dan Snaith/Caribou. The samples sound good, but I haven’t heard it yet so maybe Todd can weigh in?

]]> By: WJPurdy http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13889 WJPurdy Tue, 13 May 2008 22:43:41 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13889 Black Angels album = ess so gooood. On the other hand, I say everything ess so goood. This one's pretty effing good, though. Black Angels album = ess so gooood.

On the other hand, I say everything ess so goood.

This one’s pretty effing good, though.

]]> By: porieux http://17dots.com/2008/05/13/na-radiohead-famous-l-renfroe/#comment-13883 porieux Tue, 13 May 2008 19:56:26 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=759#comment-13883 Cool, I've been meaning to get that Radiohead album for a while now. Cool, I’ve been meaning to get that Radiohead album for a while now.

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