Sunday, December 15, 2002
30. "losing my edge," lcd soundsystem
a burst of guitar squall gives way to a stripped-down casio drumbeat and a man saying "I'm losing my edge/I'm losing my edge/the kids are coming up from behind." he then tells you that he "was there, in 1968/at the first can show," and you know that this is no ordinary record. one of the most piss-taking tracks I've ever heard, "edge" recounts every major event is music crit/geekdom to an ever-swelling arrangement (add a bassline, cymbal crashes, keep going). it's dance music for rockers and rock for dancers. if it doesn't make you laugh, you're probably not supposed to. if it does, just lay back and enjoy it.
a burst of guitar squall gives way to a stripped-down casio drumbeat and a man saying "I'm losing my edge/I'm losing my edge/the kids are coming up from behind." he then tells you that he "was there, in 1968/at the first can show," and you know that this is no ordinary record. one of the most piss-taking tracks I've ever heard, "edge" recounts every major event is music crit/geekdom to an ever-swelling arrangement (add a bassline, cymbal crashes, keep going). it's dance music for rockers and rock for dancers. if it doesn't make you laugh, you're probably not supposed to. if it does, just lay back and enjoy it.
# posted by Thomas : 6:29 AM
