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Posted by bigboycying on 04-27-2003 at17:02:

  Bibleland -- not so hot

There's three great songs on it -- in fact, three of my favorites. The rest is sort of lame.

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Posted by Mark on 04-27-2003 at17:13:

 

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Posted by .backs. on 04-27-2003 at17:21:

 

i think Broken Ladders and Bakersfield are great or beyond.

There are at least 5 others that i like very much (bubble, Bibleland, etc)

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Posted by EdHead on 04-27-2003 at18:44:

 

Out in the Cold!

"So cold without you!"

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Posted by BigDork on 04-27-2003 at20:30:

 

It took a little longer to grow on me, but She's Working Here is the only one that I skip. Some are better than others, but I like the album as a whole.


Blood, frogs, and feces (Won't somebody talk to me)
Red necks and weak knees (Won't somebody talk to me)
Hemorrhoids and heartburn (Won't somebody talk to me)
Space cadets and earth worms (Won't somebody talk to me)

Love and understanding, right now
Every freak demanding, right now
Whining and commanding, right now
right now, right now...



You just got to love a song with all that going for it!

BD

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Posted by Mark on 04-27-2003 at20:39:

 

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Posted by joey on 04-27-2003 at20:41:

 

quote:

Originally posted by bigboycying There's three great songs on it -- in fact, three of my favorites. The rest is sort of lame.

are you from dallas?

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Posted by BigDork on 04-27-2003 at20:43:

 

quote:

Originally posted by joey quote: Originally posted by bigboycying There's three great songs on it -- in fact, three of my favorites. The rest is sort of lame. are you from dallas?

I'm sure he is!







BD

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Posted by wes berlin on 04-27-2003 at21:34:

 

quote:

Originally posted by BigDork She's Working Here is the only one that I skip.

agreed.

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Posted by Captain Pedantic on 04-27-2003 at22:21:

 

quote:

Originally posted by wes berlin quote: Originally posted by BigDork She's Working Here is the only one that I skip. agreed.

Disagreed

I love that song

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Posted by One Weigh or the Highweigh on 04-27-2003 at22:27:

 

I'm getting my money back tomorrow.... I'm sick and tired of having to make an effort to like your music!

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Posted by Mark on 04-27-2003 at22:31:

 

It's Dallas boy.

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Posted by BigDork on 04-27-2003 at22:39:

 

now we all know who highway is!

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Posted by dorfsmith on 04-27-2003 at23:06:

 

There's not a bad song on the CD. It rocks. My least favorite song is Broken Ladders believe it or not.

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Posted by afterglow on 04-27-2003 at23:14:

 

I like all of Bibleland as well, Bakersfield took some time to get used to and I still don't "get" everything on th cd, but who does?

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Posted by DaLe on 04-28-2003 at07:55:

 

quote:

Originally posted by bigboycying There's three great songs on it -- in fact, three of my favorites. The rest is sort of lame.

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Posted by John Foxe on 04-28-2003 at08:09:

  a hard drink

Bibleland took a long, long time to grow on me. I'm a guy who loves variety of sounds and instruments, and Bibleland is not much of either. Straight-on guitar on almost all tunes. Compare that with SotH, which was "out there" but is at the top of my DA list because it is so various and unique in it's tunes, instrumentation, lyrics, and theme.

Bibleland is raw, unpolished, grungy, loud, and some of the songs were done in only one take - mistakes and all. Some of the songs I wouldn't dream of showing any of the good folks in my church (e.g. "blood, frogs, and feces...") I always skip over bibleland, bubble, pete, and she's working here. And I never really understood some songs (e.g. Bakersfield) until I read the comments from Terry.

That said, it has some great tunes on it. Broken Ladders, Theo's logic, out in the cold, i'll get over it, low crawls, bakersfield, constance are great in my book.

Bibleland, like every other DA recording, is just different. To the critics: dig your roots a little deeper on this one, then sit back and enjoy!

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Posted by BigDork on 04-28-2003 at08:18:

 

I just purchased Bibleland today. Tomorrow I plan to return it. Sorry to say, but your music has become mediocre so I’m spewing it back to the store.

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Posted by jiminy on 04-28-2003 at09:55:

 

or you could spew it my way..(not the highway, please)

I must admit- my first impression was "Wow-THATs different"
(and I did not hear it till like, 2000) but there are times the whole thing is perfect- its loud and a little mean sounding, and I love the entire work, and I think its more cohesive than others...the style goes from front to back- and I confess many of the lyrics escape me still (generally no, but specifically, yes)

Finally, does Bibleand have a specific purpose, mission or goals as a recording? And if so, what are they?

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Posted by Scrimshaw Nick on 04-28-2003 at10:55:

 

Bibleland was always one of my favorites. I know I'll get into trouble for this, but I even like it more than Darn Floor-Big Bite.

The weakest song on the album is Broken Ladders. Theo's Logic is just perfect for me. And Pete and Repete has that hard and raw sound that just needs to be cranked after a rough day.