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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

With the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album seemingly dominating Poptimist listening (if the last FM stats are anything to go by) shouldn't we have a chat about it?

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"Zero" or "Heads Will Roll"

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

Having just listened to "Heads Will Roll" which *is* fab, am I the only person who thinks there's something very (ho ho)Pet Shop boys about the music? Something about the tempo, sweeping/relentless motion, something inspired very much by disco but doing it's own version of it... Or possibly, I'm just obsessed with the PSBs.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think both! cuz I def see where you're coming from but at the same time I don't think it's a conscious or deliberate thing - it hits a similar spot and I react to it in much the same way, but at the same time if Karen O said she'd never heard a PSB song I'd believe her.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

Yes, totally. It doesn't sound like a concious influence, and it's entirely possible that the YYYs know nothing of the PSBs but there's something that pushes similar buttons for me as well, and is interesting to hear people with I think, some very similar influences doing comparable-but-different things with them.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I just gave this a listen and it is basically "This Is Not A Love Song" as performed by someone who can sing (this is a good thing)...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Zero' is probably my least favourite song on the album b/c it seems to be a bit more "oh, lead single, best do something people expect of us" - I don't dislike it but I pretty much start the album at 'Heads Will Roll' now. DANCE DANCE DANCE TIL YR DEAD