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    Cloud9
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    J.MASCIS & THE FOG – Free So Free

    Je vraagt je af over wie J Mascis het heeft als hij Set Us Free zingt op zijn nieuwe cd Free So Free met The Fog. Bestaat de freakscene nog die ooit de voorman van Dinosaur Jr bewierookte? J(e) mag het hopen. Want Free So Free is een puike, gierende en ontroerende plaat van de slome kroonprins van de gitaarrock die uitmunt in zeikerige zang en overstuurde Crazy Horse-rock. Veel nieuws heeft J niet te bieden. Maar hemeltje want kan de introverte dino nog hoog reiken! Zijn elektrische solo in het titelnummer is misschien wel het mooiste staaltje snarentrekkerij dat we dit jaar horen. Niemand kan zo hard ontroeren. Free So Free bevat ook aan aantal stevige rocksongs, waarin het tekstueel weer lekker eenvoudig en direct aan toegaat zodat J zijn vocalen lang kan rekken en zijn gitaar als een heet mes door de spreekwoordelijke boter laat glijden. Het thema vrijheid speelt een grote rol in bijna alle songs. ‘Someone said my freedom’s gone’: 9-11 is J blijkbaar niet in zijn slordige kleren gaan zitten. Dat geeft deze toch al niet misselijke plaat een bijzonder therapeutisch randje. Freakscene, herenigt u!


    Its a very good review
    It got 4 out of 5 stars

    hEY Den Buck can u translate this please, thanks

    #57652

    Bucky Ramone
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    </font><blockquote><font>quote:</font><hr><font>Originally posted by Vortex Surfer:
    <strong>
    Its a very good review
    It got 4 out of 5 stars

    hEY Den Buck can u translate this please, thanks</strong></font><hr></blockquote><font>Cool review, I will try to translate it somewhat later this weekend!

    #57653

    Bucky Ramone
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    Here it is, dB’s translation, with some added remarks (in []) by den Buck:

    J.MASCIS & THE FOG – Free So Free

    One wonders about whom J. Mascis is singing ‘Set us free’ on his new album with the Fog ‘Free So Free’. Does that Freakscene that once adored the frontman of Dinosaur Jr. still exist? [den Buck has heard rumours that there is such a thing as a FS <img> ] One may hope so [a quite literal translation in which a bad dutch pun involving the letter J. gets lost – dB <img> ], because "FsF" is an excellent, moving blast of a record from the slack ‘heir to the throne’ of guitar-rock specializing in laconic vocals and full-on distorted Crazy Horse-like rock. There is nothing really new on offer on this album, but my God, that introvert Dino is good! The electric solo is probably the best guitar-part we will hear this year, there is nobody else who can play a solo as moving as this. ‘FsF’ also includes some straight hard rocksongs, with some plain and direct lyrics, sung by J. in his usual slack way, with his guitar cutting like a knife through butter [that doesn’t make too much noise – dB <img> ]. The ‘freedom’ theme plays a major part in almost every song, ‘Someone said my freedom’s gone’, it seems that 9-11 has made a big impression on J. That gives record an extra sharp therapeutic edge. [it seems we have a second ‘the Rising’ here, dB thought that ‘freedom’ thing had something to do with skydiving… <img> ]. Freakscene [re]unite!

    #57654

    FlyingCloud
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    </font><blockquote><font>quote:</font><hr><font>Originally posted by dB – stands for den Buck:
    <strong> …with his guitar cutting like a knife through butter [that doesn’t make too much noise – dB ] </strong></font><hr></blockquote><font><img> LOL
    thanks for the translation, dB!

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