04-12-2005, 01:44 PM
It took a while but now M@W is one of my favourite albums. I have it in my Discman right now for the ride to and from work. The loud homophobe who always broadcasts his views at top volume is no match for the mighty guitar of Paul Langlois! (Seriously--Paul's the only one who can drown this guy out.)
Also, "Lake Fever" is wonderful in its entirely. And the "simply to wake to your life" passages in "Tiger the Lion," both the way Gord sings the line and the way the band sounds behind him, are amazing. "The Bear" has a way of getting into my head, too. And what could be wrong with an album in which "crepuscular rays" is used correctly in a lyric?
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~demark/471/CrepuscularRays.html
The only quibble I have with the album is that I can never remember the names of about half the songs, even though I know the songs pretty well.
I even like the artwork. Indeed, during the recent World Figure Skating Championships, I rooted for the French ice dance couple because their costumes reminded me of it.
Also, "Lake Fever" is wonderful in its entirely. And the "simply to wake to your life" passages in "Tiger the Lion," both the way Gord sings the line and the way the band sounds behind him, are amazing. "The Bear" has a way of getting into my head, too. And what could be wrong with an album in which "crepuscular rays" is used correctly in a lyric?
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~demark/471/CrepuscularRays.html
The only quibble I have with the album is that I can never remember the names of about half the songs, even though I know the songs pretty well.
I even like the artwork. Indeed, during the recent World Figure Skating Championships, I rooted for the French ice dance couple because their costumes reminded me of it.