i have had a revelation about the new album. i think it was written for women. almost every song has that quality. whereas TBWTAS seems to be quite manly. (well, as manly as they could dare get- we're not talking AC/DC here, folks). i've never liked TBWTAS. when i listen to it, i have to skip over like 4 or 5 of the songs. none of them speak to me at all, except maybe "roller coaster ride". a good portion of it is catchy, but i never pull it out of my shelf and throw it on the old stereo. like, NEVER. but, on tuesday night i drove down to visit my best friend in VA and i listened to it the whole way there, and the whole way back today. i think its f-ing brilliant. i don't really know why, its all shimmery and summery and SAD. and maybe that's what i'm in the mood for right now. the only song i can't listen to is #3. i'm sorry, but their voices sound like doodoo. the lyrics are great, but sheesh- those vocals! yikes. every other song is topnotch. sarah martin is my hero. she's hot. she's on fire. her voice is so nice. and those of you who have issue with "the chalet lines" don't know someone who was raped. this isn't going to turn into a dear diary, but when you are raped, survival is what you think of. you detach yourself, it IS like watching a documentary of a life. i don't find that song to be cliché at all, and anyone who would say that (a man) doesn't know the first thing about a rape. i mean, other than what you get from a film or made for TV movie. what its REALLY like to live through that... its not all wailing and gnashing of teeth and hating men. its sincere sadness, self-doubt, emptiness, trying to live and make yourself whole again. listen to it with that in mind. "the model" and "there's too much love" are like in my top B&S songs ever. "family tree" is NOT a waste of studio time (STEVE!!) - it makes me happy to be female. i'm no baby-maker! ha! and her voice has never sounded better. she's no sarah martin, but you know.. ;) anyway, after that little lecture.. i want to remind you all of the DC sinister picnic tomorrow from 4pm to dark in Rock Creek Park, picnic grove #9. be there and be square! bring food and whatnot. its going to be fab. ok, all. have lovely weekends and smile and get out in the sun and drink lemonade and eat cherries. i want you all to promise me you're going to have a fantastic time, no matter what you do. i have realized over the last three days that i have totally lost track of what it takes to have joy in my life. when was the last time *you* felt real joy? go out and get it. love and hamsters, .christa. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+