Belle & Sebastian-”Dear Catastrophe Waitress”
For whatever reason, “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” won’t unlodge itself from my skull tonight, causing me to wonder when Belle & Sebastian are going to get it together and record a proper follow-up to The Life Pursuit. These BBC sessions just aren’t cutting it for me.
In related news, I think that I’d like emo if it sounded like this, rather than the mewlings of a bunch of timorous eunuchs (as opposed to normal, more hearty and vigorous eunuchs). More bands should write songs about possibly closeted major league baseball players. I mean who’s going to pretend that Rodriguez, New York third baseman doesn’t have HIT written all over it.
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MP3: Belle & Sebastian-”Dear Catastrophe Waitress”
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November 15th, 2008 at 1:52 am
i was thinking about this when the BBC sessions were first being talked about. i mean, i know murdoch’s not the most prolific chap, but it’s been almost three years since the life pursuit!
i feel like dear catastrophe waitress is somewhat of an underrated album. i mean, it’s not quite their best (if you’re feeling sinister, in my book, slightly edges out the life pursuit), but it’s got some serious cuts on there. “stay loose” is a pretty incredible song, and the aforementioned “piazza, new york catcher” has always been on the bubble as far as song i want to
completely destroycover.November 15th, 2008 at 7:56 am
I treat Stuart Murdoch the way most people treat Oasis or Nas: I love the early stuff and am completely and utterly intolerant of any deviation from that sound after “Boy with the Arab Strap”. Stuart Murdoch’s voice sounds awkward over energetic production.
November 15th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I have trouble picking my favorite B&S album. Tigermilk, Dear Catastrophe and If You’re Feeling Sinister are all great in my book. Then again,I view the band the way Nas fanboys treat Nasir’s catalogue. I can even find good things to say about Nastradamus…er, Fold Your Hands and Walk Like a Peasant.
November 15th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
the soundtrack for storytelling would be a challenge, as well, weiss.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Speaking of songs about closeted basketball players, how come nobody’s tried to come up on a How To Rob-esque kind of “These Are All The Rappers Who Are Gay” joke/diss record? Is it because Kanye and Diddy are too powerful? It seems like such an obvious way to get on.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Dear Catastrophe is my favorite by far. But its no Illmatic!
November 15th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I can’t imagine a “These Are the Rappers Who Are Gay,” song not ending in bloodshed.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Yeah, I mean, that’s exactly why you haven’t seen anyone do it. Diddy would definitely put a hit out on the guy who did it; Jim Jones might, though he seems way too studio gangster for that, but his people definitely could; Kanye, though, I don’t know. Like I could see his people being like, we can’t take the financial hit that would come from you being put on blast like that, we’ve gotta take drastic measures. But I can’t see him authorizing any real violence.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:13 am
This song reminds me of The Kinks
November 16th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
a slight note: mike piazza is a baseball player.
November 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
a slight note continued: mike piazza is not gay.
November 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I heard that B&S are “on hiatus”. so who knows when/if we’ll hear from them again anytime soon…