George Blanda

I'm going to hazard a guess that you are off by at least a star on this album. Your can-you-believe-I-was-there-and-you-weren't account of Coachella is completely tangential to reviewing the album. Save that for when you stand a chance of impressing someone or getting laid--this ain't the place for it.

I take extreme umbrage at your comment on Kill the Moonlight: "party monster." No, no, and no. The skullfucks who read this website won't understand what to make of that. I think I understand though--you left your thesaurus at mom's apartment. "Party monster" aside...Spoon is easily one of the best bands out there. Their last show in my burg was simply amazing.

Take your own advice and listen to the album 5 or 6 more times. Then enroll in a course on non-fiction writing. Then punch a clock for a few years to gain life experience. Then scam free albums from your day job. Then consider writing for a jerkwater music website. Then think better of it and slink off into the night.

devil's advocate

"skullfucks who read this website" - so what does that make you shithead?

"their last show in my burg was simply

amazing" - and kyle's the one that needs a thesaurus? you're writing skills are that of high school honors english student at best you fucking insipid hackneyed tool.

maybe you should take your own advice and take that college course with kyle, cause you're no Byron, Pynchon, or Dickinson yourself Blanda.

You're insights are derivative, banal and "tangential" at best, and they entertain no one on these boards but yourself. So why don't you just do everyone a big favor and get off your high horse already you giant ASSHOLE!

Marcus Allen

Right on Devil's Advocate - zboneman is one of the few sites I read - because they tell it like it is, without alot of poncing around like popmatters and pitchfork - DA makes a good point dude, if you have to be a skullfuck to read this site then you must be the Grandmaster Skullfuck Supreme, because you've written more stuff on this site than some of the writers. I'll admit that I've laughed at a few of your comments and it's obvious that you've had some level of formal education, but to be quite frank George, you've pretty much sunk to the status of a tape worm eating leftover shit in the belly of a lion. Piss off.

Jacob Nealey

I'm the one who needs a good skull-fucking. I've been reading this site for about a year and I like to think I'm pretty up on all kinds of music and particuarly the stuff that the writers on this site review is a pretty good guage of my tastes and interests - strangely enough I've never heard of Spoon and I feel like a fucking Dunce. Kyle forget about that dicksmoker Blanda, and help me out. Where have I gone wrong Spoonman?

Mr. Blanda

Nothing like ad hominem attacks to get the kids riled up! Don't think for moment that I didn't intend the irony of calling zbonehead readers skullfucks would reflect on me. Sometimes things like that are so obvious it makes you look stoopid for pointing them out. I'll rest my case on that point.

As for my English usage...I stand by it. I'm not reviewing albums using the same detritus that I read in Creem in 1986. Someone out there must agree that "party monster" is an embarassing phrase to use. It's especially embarassing in reference to a band like Spoon.

Final point--doesn't it make you feel duped when I poke a stick into your cage and you swat at it?

Dr. Octagon

I think it's cute that you guys defend the reviewers. I wish someone would defend me...from the high price of petrol.

Give Me Spoon

Brit Daniels rules - I don't know whether he reminds me more of Jeff Tweedy or John Lennon, but eiterh way that's pretty good company to be among. Great new album