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Cursive - I Am Gemini

Before I tirade into something that makes me look like a dick, I love this band.  Not in that dickhead fanboy way (I’m not fat, I’m probably slightly better than average looking and I have a girlfriend who has tattoos that aren't bad).  I just think that for two albums and one ep this band was probably the greatest band on earth and then after 2003 they just really fucked it.

This House Alive:

So it started and then I went for a piss then spoke to me bird for a bit.

Warmer Warmer:

About half way through this song I realised that I was listening to something that I should pay attention to but it just sounded like another example of a band who was brilliant who then tried to be popular but failed.  The exact words I used to the wife was “i don't get how stupid bands are. if you were a viable emo band and stop being it, sell out, don't try and be slightly what you were, no one will care”.

The Sun and Moon:

So Tim now sounds like he’s in the Killers and the music behind him is really below average.  Like, you guys are old, you should know better.  Start a new band, play some pop, it’ll sound brilliant because you are clearly very good at what you do.  Is this their attempt at the single?  It seems like they’re trying real hard but it’s just so wrong.  Pop kids won’t like it and everyone who thought you were good ten years ago will think it’s bollocks.

Drunken Birds:

Oh it’s the dance one.  Still the same voice, same too clear production for a band that isn’t right for this.  It’s well Killers but that band are good at selling records.  No one bought this. 

Lullaby For A Name:

Pointless filler noise.  At this point I decided to listen to Sierra because it’s a song that was terrific.

Overall:

Sierra is one of the greatest songs ever written, just listen to that, it sounds like a band who cares. (I missed the rest of the record because I’m in me mid / to late 20s)