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November 14, 2008
Kevin Barnes to Skeletal Lamping critics: "it's an exceptional record"
John Wenzel of the Denver Post scored some choice responses from Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal regarding the mixed bag that has been critical reception to Skeletal Lamping:
Q: The new album has been getting some really polarized reviews. Do the negative ones from websites like Pitchfork ever get under your skin?A: I wasn't bummed out necessarily that they gave it a bad review. I was bummed that they gave it such a thoughtless review. My attitude about this record is that you don't have to like it or enjoy listening to it, but you have to acknowledge that it's an exceptional record. If you can't, then you're an idiot. You're just small-minded and you should feel ashamed.
Q: That's a pretty strong statement.
A: Well, I don't think it's necessarily a great record, but it's at least an interesting record. People say it's too fragmented, too schizophrenic. 'He knows how to write pop songs. Why doesn't he just do it?' I wanted to make it that way.
[Denver Post]
The rest of the (short) interview is well worth the read.
Of Montreal plays Denver's Ogden Theater on Sunday night. The infamous horse from NYC is not supposed to make it, though you'd think if any place would be conducive to farm animal talent availability it would be Colorado. Only one way to find out.
Previously:
Of Montreal - Live @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC 10.10.08
Of Montreal - Live @ Ogden Theater, Denver 11.17.07
Posted by Merry Swankster at November 14, 2008 01:38 PM
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Dude does take some chances, you have to give him that. Not the safe record for him to make.
Posted by: Jeff K. at November 14, 2008 04:44 PM
Personally, I love it when musicians attempt to discredit criticisms with swooping insults. It really lends credibility to their arguments.
Posted by: Randall Monty at November 15, 2008 02:17 PM
I'm torn, because I think he's right. It is interesting. Sometimes it works and sometimes it fails drastically, but it terms of construction it's interesting. I don't think he crosses the line into Corgan douchiness. Billy's a dick because he's demanding that people follow him on his journey to irrelevance, but he's not really doing anything that radical or worhtwhile. Which is not to say that Barnes might not morph into Corgan in a few years. His righteousness has more solid footing right now though, so I let it slide.
Posted by: Jeff K. at November 15, 2008 04:03 PM
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