Rhythm and Stealth
Thanks to having a new laptop and thus being able to use iTunes with my iPod, I've been taking advantage of the option to fill up the MP3 player with songs after the items you specify.
The good thing about how iTunes does this is that it tries to put in complete albums at first, which means that lately I have been listening to albums I haven't thought about in a while, to and from work.
One such is Leftfield's Rhythm & Stealth. You know, the one with the samurai armour on the cover. Mostly this evokes the same reaction it did when it came out. It's a good soundtrack to walking around a city.
However, one track stands out as not having aged well -- "Double Flash".
This song sounds exactly like the noises people make when they're doing an impression of ridiculously pounding dance music. DOOF -Tissss DOOF-Tissss DOOF-Tisss it goes, with the compression way up so there's no getting away from it. This goes on for two minutes, then there's a quieter breakdown bit. The traditional 90s 'wait for it, wait for it' rising tension then leads back into... exactly the same beat.
It reminds me of the episode of Father Ted where Fr Jack is sent away and in his place they get that priest who's really into jungle music in the parochial house.
I can imagine "Double Flash" being in a sitcom scenario involving noisy neighbours with little or no change made to the song.
DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss
"This is insufferable! I should go round and say something. Shall I go round and say something? Oh, thank the Lord, it's stopped."
(There is silence for a few moments. The couple turn off the bedside light.)
DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss
I guess it seemed like a good idea in 1999.
Still, like I say, the rest of the album is quite enjoyable and walking around listening to it is like being back in the early 2000s again, only everyone has smaller phones.
Thanks to having a new laptop and thus being able to use iTunes with my iPod, I've been taking advantage of the option to fill up the MP3 player with songs after the items you specify.
The good thing about how iTunes does this is that it tries to put in complete albums at first, which means that lately I have been listening to albums I haven't thought about in a while, to and from work.
One such is Leftfield's Rhythm & Stealth. You know, the one with the samurai armour on the cover. Mostly this evokes the same reaction it did when it came out. It's a good soundtrack to walking around a city.
However, one track stands out as not having aged well -- "Double Flash".
This song sounds exactly like the noises people make when they're doing an impression of ridiculously pounding dance music. DOOF -Tissss DOOF-Tissss DOOF-Tisss it goes, with the compression way up so there's no getting away from it. This goes on for two minutes, then there's a quieter breakdown bit. The traditional 90s 'wait for it, wait for it' rising tension then leads back into... exactly the same beat.
It reminds me of the episode of Father Ted where Fr Jack is sent away and in his place they get that priest who's really into jungle music in the parochial house.
I can imagine "Double Flash" being in a sitcom scenario involving noisy neighbours with little or no change made to the song.
DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss
"This is insufferable! I should go round and say something. Shall I go round and say something? Oh, thank the Lord, it's stopped."
(There is silence for a few moments. The couple turn off the bedside light.)
DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss DOOF -Tissss
I guess it seemed like a good idea in 1999.
Still, like I say, the rest of the album is quite enjoyable and walking around listening to it is like being back in the early 2000s again, only everyone has smaller phones.
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