tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869780008733483838.post1740379229913418236..comments2023-05-07T07:57:52.745-04:00Comments on Too many words, too many words: DragonflyIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740401073988507304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869780008733483838.post-37126558936950200932007-09-07T23:21:00.000-04:002007-09-07T23:21:00.000-04:00Hell yes. The punching meat, the donkey, the Daff...Hell yes. The punching meat, the donkey, the Daffy Duck voice - they sound gimmicky, until you hear the record.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740401073988507304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869780008733483838.post-84981073579509592942007-09-07T12:59:00.000-04:002007-09-07T12:59:00.000-04:00The Drift isn't an album I like or listen to much....<I>The Drift</I> isn't an album I like or listen to much. The songs do seem a little weak - or at least totally listener-hostile. But as far as the breadth and depth of its sonic pictures go, it's close to unparalleled.Inverarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838650110847975337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869780008733483838.post-22727094917543804882007-09-07T11:59:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:59:00.000-04:00False epiphanies is a good way to put it, actually...False epiphanies is a good way to put it, actually; we thought we knew, but "maybe you're right" and we never did.<BR/><BR/>Dave Fridmann has been a favourite of mine ever since Mogwai's <I>Come On Die Young</I> and the Delgados' <I>The Great Eastern</I>, and while I wasn't sure about the fit when <I>The Great Destroyer</I> came out I definitely agree with you now. That's why <I>Drums and Guns</Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740401073988507304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869780008733483838.post-81876684332764489542007-09-06T12:18:00.000-04:002007-09-06T12:18:00.000-04:00Very good explication of the song. That's close t...Very good explication of the song. That's close to how I heard it, but I didn't think of the pills as a metaphor for art. I like that.<BR/><BR/>I heard it more as a song about false epiphanies. It's a strange lyric. Dragonflies have many aspects. They're thought of as ethereal, effortless fliers. They're unparalleled predators.<BR/>They're often associated with Japanese (or generic Far Inverarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838650110847975337noreply@blogger.com