An Epic Meditation On Intangibility
I was just reading about why Air's Nicolas Godin loves Groundhog Day and thinking about how "Surfing On A Rock" sounds like Genesis. It's my new favorite track from Talkie Walkie, and if you imagine it with vocals by Phil Collins, it totally sounds like a poppy outtake from Invisible Touch.
I realize Genesis is not cool, but we can't listen to indie rock 24/7, can we? Here's an awesome scene from American Psycho in which Christian Bale's character takes a break from dismembering girls with chainsaws to discuss the band's crowning achievement.
| INT. BATEMAN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
BATEMAN Bateman puts out a lace teddy. He motions to Christie to put it on. BATEMAN Bateman starts to undress. BATEMAN Sabrina dances awkwardly. Christie sits on the bed. BATEMAN Bateman knots a silk scarf around Christie's neck - rather menacingly - then helps her into some suede gloves. BATEMAN He turns on the video camera. BATEMAN |
And ... SCENE!
He may be insane, but everything said about Genesis is accurate. You can tell the script was written by a true fan! Unfortunately, I don't have an MP3 of "In Too Deep" for you at the moment. BUT, here's the entire Abacab album available for download at some Russian site. Правила/закачки (right-click/save-target-as)...
1. Abacab
2. No Reply At All
3. Me And Sarah Jane
4. Keep It Dark
5. Dodo - Lurker
6. Who Dunnit
7. Man On The Corner
8. Like It Or Not
9. Another Record
By this time in the band's career (1982), Phil, Mike, and Tony hadn't completely deserted their prog roots; so Abacab is sort of confused: there are some horrible missteps as well as a few surprisingly straightforward radio hits. I recommend "Man On The Corner." (Fun fact: the title track is called "Abacab" because originally it had a an A-B-A-C-A-B structure. OK, that fact wasn't that much fun.)
Anyway, yeah, this post was pretty fucking boring. If you don't like Genesis, you might wanna check out downloadable silence.
Posted at 5:25 PM
Tags: Air | Genesis
the book was better than the movie
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"Don't just stare at it, eat it"
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seriously -- American Psycho is one of the five funniest movies ever made!
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Don't forget that pressing A-B-A-C-A-B at the beginning of Sega's Mortal Kombat turned the blood on. Funny how you can tie this back to American Psycho...
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um, why dont you actually try reading the book american psycho by brett easton ellis. it's a much better description of the band. there's a whole chapter that's nothing but a review of them. why do people quote movies like their genius and forget that the author of the book is usually the genius?
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Two totally different quantities.
The film was the funniest film I have ever seen.
The book was the most horrific I have ever read.
Both were beautifully abstract. But the medium of film was a less stilted choice for the subject matter.
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