i don't think the imperfect bits are by design. if they were, even through their "imperfection", then they'd somehow be "perfect", because it'd be planned. i heard once, though, that in japanese culture things are made with an intentional "mistake" so as to NOT be perfect.i also read a beck article once, where he said something to the effect of "the best parts are when you hear some guy in the back go 'hey, the burritos are here'"..however, i do think a lot of work is put into b and s's songs, seeing how long they said they took making TWATTYBUS...at the same time, they make lots of records, somewhat quickly...and somehow, i guess, maintain a balance between perfection/imperfection... ari +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+