Friday
Mar192010
On Breaking Up Under Pressure
The more interesting parts of the song — how some (relatively) slight dissonance serves to create by underlying the most beautifully melodic parts; the chiming guitar work reminiscent of U2; how that bass line, which is more of a punchline now, holds up as an enduring cultural artifact — these parts pale in the face of the most interesting thing about the song
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"Under Pressure",
Break-Ups,
Queen,
Xiu Xiu | on
March 19, 2010
"Under Pressure",
Break-Ups,
Queen,
Xiu Xiu | on
March 19, 2010