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 Post subject: Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:53 pm 
Was that a joke about the "unicorns in the forest"? Because there has never been a song about unicorns written by Eisley. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:21 am
DRMS_7888 wrote: Um, yeah... I never said I wanted the lyrics to be just like Room Noises or whatever. I just said they were about the same, good and bad.
Good: I could be there for you Like the Actors Lady Get Away Ten Cent Blues Bad: Go Away Combinations Invasion Have you heard the finished product all of those songs? I know there are videos out there, but I havent been able to decifer all the lyrics through the bad sound quality. _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.] 
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:08 am
Kimbrtones wrote: Was that a joke about the "unicorns in the forest"?
Because there has never been a song about unicorns written by Eisley. I think it comes from Eisley being referred to as "Unicorn Barbie" (a reference further popularized by Sherri's telling of the story.) Additionally, the presence of such mythical creatures as mermaids (Marvelous Things) and Dragons (They All Surrounded Me, Brightly Wound) furthers the idea of a unicorn (or creature of similar effect) in their lyrics. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:25 am
boone wrote: To be fair...doesn't almost every musician have strengths and weakness? No, Eisley is perfect 
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:09 pm
Kimbrtones wrote: Was that a joke about the "unicorns in the forest"?
Because there has never been a song about unicorns written by Eisley. It's too bad they haven't. I think they should write a song about unicorns and barbies and name it "Thanks Rolling Stone Magazine for the song idea." Wasn't it RS that said they were unicorn barbie pop? |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:10 pm
cynlovescandy wrote: Kimbrtones wrote: Was that a joke about the "unicorns in the forest"?
Because there has never been a song about unicorns written by Eisley. It's too bad they haven't. I think they should write a song about unicorns and barbies and name it "Thanks Rolling Stone Magazine for the song idea." Wasn't it RS that said they were unicorn barbie pop? Indeed, in the review of Marvelous Things, I believe. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:30 pm
boone wrote: To be fair...doesn't almost every musician have strengths and weakness? Thank you Boone, to say that there will be good and bad is not only reasonable, it's also a very logical conclusion. Why bother making this thread if the only thing it contained was people gushing about how perfect Eisley is? _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:39 pm
DRMS_7888 wrote: boone wrote: To be fair...doesn't almost every musician have strengths and weakness? Thank you Boone, to say that there will be good and bad is not only reasonable, it's also a very logical conclusion. Why bother making this thread if the only thing it contained was people gushing about how perfect Eisley is? I agree that Eisley has weaknesses, but I don't see why I should be put down for not thinking that Eisley has bad lyrics. _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.]
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:15 pm
Sorry if it came out that way, but you obviously prefer some Eisley lyrics over others. In your mind, there might be good and better, but in my mind there is good and bad. Opinions are opinions, not a whole lot can be accomplished arguing over the parameters, =) _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:34 pm
DRMS_7888 wrote: Sorry if it came out that way, but you obviously prefer some Eisley lyrics over others. In your mind, there might be good and better, but in my mind there is good and bad.
Opinions are opinions, not a whole lot can be accomplished arguing over the parameters, =) werd. _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.]
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:21 pm
DRMS_7888 wrote: Sorry if it came out that way, but you obviously prefer some Eisley lyrics over others. In your mind, there might be good and better, but in my mind there is good and bad.
Opinions are opinions, not a whole lot can be accomplished arguing over the parameters, =) Opinions...yeah.I don't subscribe to this "everyone's opinion is valid" crap. However, I agree with you on this one...kinda. I think the songs you said were 'good' had better lyrics, but I think that the lyrics you said were ‘bad’ were on the cusp of the lower end of the good and upper level of okay. _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:36 am
Pantheon4 wrote: DRMS_7888 wrote: Sorry if it came out that way, but you obviously prefer some Eisley lyrics over others. In your mind, there might be good and better, but in my mind there is good and bad.
Opinions are opinions, not a whole lot can be accomplished arguing over the parameters, =) Opinions...yeah.I don't subscribe to this "everyone's opinion is valid" crap. However, I agree with you on this one...kinda. I think the songs you said were 'good' had better lyrics, but I think that the lyrics you said were ‘bad’ were on the cusp of the lower end of the good and upper level of okay. It's a lot easier to call that cusp "mediocre".
Eisley's weakest lyrics are mostly that weak, in my opinion, because Stacy and Sherri were young when they wrote them and hadn't gone out and experienced a lot of things. Hopefully as they mature, their lyric-writing abilities will too. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:27 am
patrock wrote: DRMS_7888 wrote: Um, yeah... I never said I wanted the lyrics to be just like Room Noises or whatever. I just said they were about the same, good and bad.
Good: I could be there for you Like the Actors Lady Get Away Ten Cent Blues Bad: Go Away Combinations Invasion I see you prefer Stacy. I won't say anything like that, because I don't know who writes what and how much collaboration goes on... But, I do think that most Eisley songs fit into two catagories. Catagory A tends to have much more descriptive, wordy lyrics. Also, the melody tends to be less hook driven and bows itself to the will of the lyrics. Catagory B tends to have simpler, catchier lyrics (often with lots of repetition). The melody is normally the leader, and the song flows moreso in a traditional pop manner. Some people hate form and analysis, but I enjoy thinking about things like this. _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:44 am
DRMS_7888 wrote: Some people hate form and analysis, but I enjoy thinking about things like this. I enjoy things I like that...analyzing form and structure. Though I do it more with the vocal and musical aspect of the songs. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:19 pm
Kimbrtones wrote: Was that a joke about the "unicorns in the forest"?
Because there has never been a song about unicorns written by Eisley. Yes.  Cause I still think the "unicorn barbie rock" thing is hysterical.
It's my favorite fake genre since Southern Culture On The Skids was coined "toe-sucking geek rock." 
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