25 quotes found
"Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state Then nearly fourteen billion years ago, expansion started Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools. We built a wall (We built the pyramids) Math, science, history, unraveling the mystery That all started with the big bang (Bang)."
"Lying in bed just like did."
"We've got these chains hanging around our necks, People want to strangle us with them Before we take our first breath. Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same. When temptation calls, We just look away."
"If I had a zillion dollars, (We wouldn’t have to eat Kraft dinner) But we would eat Kraft dinner! (Of course we would, we’d just eat more)"
"If I had a zillion dollars... I'd be rich."
"Jane, divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on. Jane, decided only cowards stay, while traitors run."
"I have a job in a shop, I'm an undercover cop. I make sure the customers aren't thieves. Old at being young, Young at being old. Everything's on hold within our evolution."
"Broke into the old apartment. This is where we used to live. Broken glass, broke and hungry, Broken hearts and broken bones. This is where we used to live."
"It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry." Five days since you laughed at me, saying "Get back together, come back and see me." Three days since the living room, I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you. Yesterday, you'd forgiven me, But it'll still be two days 'til I say I'm sorry."
"Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes, Big like , because I'm all about value. 's got the mad hits. You try to match wits, you try to hold me but I bust through."
"How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad. I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral. Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will. I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve. I have a history of taking off my shirt."
"Like , I'm getting frantic. Like , I'm tantric. Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy. Like , I make mad films, 'kay, I don't make films But if I did they'd have a Samurai."
"I met you before the fall of Rome And I begged you to let me take you home. You were wrong, I was right. You said goodbye, I said goodnight.It's all been done. It's all been done. It's all been done before."
"And if you call, I will answer. And if you fall, I'll pick you up. And if you court this disaster, I'll point you home."
"I'm gaining strength, tying to learn to pull my own weight, But I'm gaining pounds at the precipice of too late. Just wait.I could be good, and I would If I knew I was understood. And it'll be great, just wait. Or is it too little too late?"
"It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone then ya Try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn when ya Try to see the world beyond your front door. Take your time because the way I rhyme's gonna make you smile when ya Realize that with a guy my size it might take a while just to Try to figure out what all this is for."
"Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time? What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind It feels just like I'm falling for the first time It feels just like I'm falling for the first time."
"A number of critics claim to have coined the term back in the 1990s, including Andy Ross and Moose magazine, but they didn’t invent the music itself. The origins of the genre may depend on how strict your definition of shoegaze music is. Before the genre experienced a full-blown boom in the 1990s, albeit overshadowed by the giants of Britpop and grunge, a number of artists showed shoegaze leanings in their sound."
"The original, early-’90s era of shoegaze took to the EP like ducks to water. Not to generalize but shoegaze bands tended to favor extended instrumental sections allowing them to bliss out on a riff, or even just a chord. A whole album of that might prove taxing for some, but with an EP, the indulgence is more digestible and the best groups’ EPs offered up a “hit,” a song where they really let go, and made room to experiment too. With acid house, the Manchester scene and grunge all happening at the same time, there was a lot of sonic osmosis going on."
"This unique genre is known for creating dreamy atmospheres with sound, obscure vocals, feedback, distortion, and amped-up volume."
"Emerging in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s, shoegaze was Britain’s answer to America’s emerging grunge craze. [...] Obtaining the classic “shoegaze” sound requires the use of effect pedals to capture its spiraling complexity."
"Noise pop [is the] more approachable, shoegaze-adjacent sibling [of noise rock]."
"Britpop tracks such as Suede's So Young and Sleeper's Delicious used arpeggio-based riffs with a melodic slant."
"From Reef and Shed Seven to Blur and The Lightning Seeds, the influence of Jimi Hendrix is far-reaching throughout Britpop's short history."
"Britpop is a direct descendent of the Madchester baggy scene. Droning open strings and funky wah rhythms give you the vibe."