I like Lo-Fi Boy as well.

And I've always said that Good Dreams is a better overall album than My Foot, though My Foot has a few individual songs that I think beat any particular song off Good Dreams.

Yeah, Lo-fi boy was alright.

TURN BACK is great, and the Bokura no Halley suisei in particular is amazing.

[quote="clouds"]i've listened to my foot once.


good dreams probably twice.


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[quote="Josher"]I haven't listened to Penalty Life in at least [b]3 years[/b]. No bullshit and exaggeration.[/quote]
Seriously, guys? PENALTY LIFE and GOOD DREAMS definitely had to grow on me, but I like them both pretty well now. The first couple times I listened to them I didn't really like them at all, but I forced myself to give them more chances after a while, and it paid off. And, while they're generally not quite up to par with the rest of their albums, they're still way better than a lot of other music, by different bands/artists, that I hear. MY FOOT is enjoyable, too, but I actually think I like it less than the first time I heard it, and I listen to it less often...no clue why. (And I'm not saying that it's a worse album than either of the other two (or the opposite).)

I also like Low-fi Boy, Fighter Girl. Seriously, I can't pick out a pillows song that I don't like, or, rather, that I dislike. I just like some songs more than others. GOOD DREAMS is pretty weak, though. I love Orange film garden, for some reason.

OFG is weird for me; I like it when it's just coming out of the speakers, but I hate it when I'm wearing headphones. I guess the off vocals and the stuff Manabe's doing during the verses irritates me when the sound is more concentrated into my ears.

I don't think Sono mirai wa ima is a ripoff of Last Dinosaur. Last Dinosaur is intense, driving and emotional, while Sono mirai wa ima is intense, driving and dreamy, with a more pronounced pop chorus. They're in the same car, but they are going in different directions. I don't like one more over the other, they are both cool. I love Sono mirai wa ima's video too, it's pretty clever.

The thing is...I'll agree that "Sono Mirai Wa Ima" and "Last Dinosaur" are [i]similar[/i], but I'm glad that the pillows recorded both of them, because I enjoy each of them very much. I could easily listen to one after the other without feeling I've listened to the same song twice.

I've actually never heard TURN BACK before--are the new versions of the songs any better than their originals?

[quote="sheerheartattack"]The thing is...I'll agree that "Sono Mirai Wa Ima" and "Last Dinosaur" are [i]similar[/i], but I'm glad that the pillows recorded both of them, because I enjoy each of them very much. I could easily listen to one after the other without feeling I've listened to the same song twice.[/quote]

No alterations. No jokes. No bullshit. That's a straight quote.

I. Agee. With Sheerheart.

[quote="Mr. Toto"]I've actually never heard TURN BACK before--are the new versions of the songs any better than their originals?[/quote]

depends on who you ask. recording quality is better, but performance quality is subjective. i happen to prefer the new ones.

So, I finally heard a bit of Our Halley's Comet from TURN BACK, and I must say it's a vast improvement. The recording quality on White Incarnation always bothered me, because there was this weird echo every time I heard it.

The recording quality on old stuff used to bother me, but now I like it. It adds a bit of distinctive charm to the older albums, I think. You don't hear much (relatively) modern music with the same sort of production values as on the early albums.

[quote="GoldenRhino"][quote="sheerheartattack"]The thing is...I'll agree that "Sono Mirai Wa Ima" and "Last Dinosaur" are [i]similar[/i], but I'm glad that the pillows recorded both of them, because I enjoy each of them very much. I could easily listen to one after the other without feeling I've listened to the same song twice.[/quote]

No alterations. No jokes. No bullshit. That's a straight quote.

I. Agee. With Sheerheart.[/quote]

We actually seem to agree more often than not...the biggest disagreement came because you believe that an artist has a commitment to his art, and I believe that an artist only has a commitment to himself. In my opinion, both those views are understandable...just different.

On another note, I prefer the WI version of BNHS because I think the pace is better, and it seems a little more airy, mystical, and reminiscent - which I think is the point of the song. The TB version sounds too muddy. Of course, I couldn't get more subjective here if I tried, and I don't have any objective ways to reason with you, but this is what I [i]feel[/i] when I compare the two.

[quote="Mr. Toto"]The recording quality on White Incarnation always bothered me, because there was this weird echo every time I heard it.[/quote]

Wow. I love that echoey sound. Makes me feel really good.

[quote="Mr. Toto"]So, I finally heard a bit of Our Halley's Comet from TURN BACK, and I must say it's a vast improvement. The recording quality on White Incarnation always bothered me, because there was this weird echo every time I heard it.[/quote]
I like "that weird echo"
It give him a old smell.

SPIN REVERSE, anyone?

[quote="Blank"]SPIN REVERSE, anyone?[/quote]

Haha yes please.