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Aw, Scott, what the fuck? You gave away the joke too soon. What the fuck, Scott? Fuck.
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You can tell when they quote: "Your singer has cocaine eyes and a skeletonized trance / We'll see if RCA recoups their advance." Axl's never written a lyric that awesome in his life.
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I think the "April 1, 2006" under the byline gave it away.
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That's total bullshit. My cat's still alive and rockin' out to "You Could Be Mine".
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Is it just me, or is that article too Chuck-like to be written by Chuck? (If that made any sense...)
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I thought the April Fool's joke was that Spin and Spin.com are still around.
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Love reading anything Klosterman. Anyone see that he's titling his books like Chicago albums now (amazon has his August 2006 release listed as "Chuck Klosterman IV")?
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This review has been up for several days, which is why it originally confused the shit out of me. I mean, those first few paragraphs sound like Klosterman started out doing a real review then said "fuck it" and started to make shit up. Which is his M.O. anyway.
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I seriously get duped every single year. Seriously. How lame of me...
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Hearing the buzz build, I actually listened to these tracks of their Boston show first, before buying the record, which I shortly thereafter did. They sound great - wish I could have made a show n NYC.
http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/2006/01/mp3s-editors-in-boston.htm
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