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| Absolutepunk |
 Watching Radiohead's documentary, Meeting People is Easy, may be uncomfortable to some on a level where you feel bad for the band. The hype they gain and the ride for which they take amongst the media and a growing fan base almost implodes them. On one end, they do not care about the success. They'll continue to do what they want without outside consent. But deeper, the viewer can almost see the struggle the band is beginning to feel within: The drive to write something completely new or the way that they wanted (and did) dismantle that for which made them famous. (Unbeknown at the time, it only cemented their legacy.) Meeting People is Easy is a rare documentary that shoots past production and storyline, only to make the audience really feel for the these artists and musicians.While On a Carousel of Sound, We Go Round does not have the same delivery in its production, you still capture that same feeling. It's looking into a band with so much talent, while they are just content on just keeping things small. It's kept so small in fact, that dismay of touring and personal conflict halted the band from what could be recognition among more than so few like me. The documentary primarily covers the band's recording and touring session around their last album Cotton Teeth. At one point you don't feel bad for the band as they constantly state that they want to be successful without putting out the work. Who wouldn't want to in this present industry? Why would you put your life on the line when the percentage of making it are far worse than any lottery drawing? What's even more jaw dropping is the demeanor for which the band show across their overdubbed thoughts throughout the film. They understand that they're in the wrong and have accepted their fate of being a studio band and never getting past that. There's no fight, and that hurts as a fan of not only the band, but also as a music enthusiast. Then your mind begins to wonder how many of your favorite bands have ever felt the same demise because of that mindset? How many bands can't take the touring life and that has determined their legacy because of such fear? Then you think of an even worse thought: How many awful musicians get past it all and succeed? Besides the band's turmoil with touring, talks of a natural pace as musicians and playing against the normal standards of most when recording and releasing music also was tough thought to swallow. Do labels have a right to pressure musicians into a product? (This is not a stab at Equal Vision, but a general statement.) Do fans pressure bands to constantly create instead of waiting patiently? Who projects more of the pressure upon the creator?...full text |
| Equalvision |
| During their last tour in the summer of 2007, filmmaker Nicholas Kleczewski traveled with the band and captured on film the end of an era for the group. After releasing two critically acclaimed yet relatively unknown albums - 2004's Mander Salis and 2007's Cotton Teeth - the five members of The Snake The Cross The Crown found themselves spread across the country; some members going back to school, others holding odd jobs to pay the bills. Unable to relentlessly tour and promote, yet unwilling to let go of their passion for creating music together, The Snake The Cross The Crown were at a major turning point for themselves as a band, and as individuals....full text |
| Onebanddaily |
| I’m going to say this straight off: Buy this right now. Besides the point that The Snake The Cross The Crown has delivered honest, life changing music to so many fans (though more people need to know about them), the price is not bad at $20 plus shipping. You get the dvd documentary, and the “mix-tape” album of new songs, b-sides, and demos. Now that I’ve gotten past that, I’ll get into the details. Between the documentary and the album, I actually preferred the documentary. Crazy? Possibly, but documentary is not what I expected when I first heard about it. It really digs deep into each member of the band, showing what they expect(ed), what they want, and what they need out of being a band together. It wasn’t just a glazed over typical view of the hard-times of being an unknown band, it told a fantastic story of how these guys have shared their lives together in the past several years, and how their music has instantly reflected on that. Many of the ideas discussed in the documentary, such as their being more bands these days than listeners, and how no new bands put any effort or soul into their work (mainly to just make a quick buck), is something I’ve been realizing over past several years myself, and it’s nice to see that relation from a touring band. Besides the story of days together, the documentary subtlety slides in live performances of songs off their albums; and since I’ve never seen them live, it was a beautiful thing to watch (when William plays Electronic Dream Plant, that was the highlight right there). There’s so much depth and emotion that comes from the documentary, and this is only because it was so well done. Now, don’t get me wrong, the album is fucking amazing too. The songs are fantastic, hearing the “original” version of Gypsy Melodies was pretty classic, and it’s something I’ll listen to over and over. BUT, I think I’m a little disappointed because I’ve been expecting a new album (like everyone else). Hey, no hard feelings though, it’s just a phase that I’m sure soon will pass with listening to the mix even more. Besides that, the new songs on the album are killer, and deserve just as much attention as previous ones....full text |
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