What's The Story?
The Faint have been playing electronic rock in a new wave fashion since Talking Heads were still kinda cool, and well before the genre's recent resurgence. The Geeks Were Right is from their eighth studio offering, Fasciinatiion.
Who's To Blame?
A nifty little website named for a catastrophic chest of myth.
Why ♥ It?
The intro of this song kind of leads you to believe it could be a poor man's Helicopter; boasting a catchy lead guitar riff that's heavy on treble playing over a run of the mill backing sound. That alone would make it worth a listen.
However, as soon as the guitar cuts and the verse hits, there are some tasty subtleties that are easy to miss. The drums have different fills to introduce a number of bars which are never complex, but are rewarding to follow. The fuzzy bass of the song seems to play the same note over and over, and the difference could go unnoticed. With a specific attention, though, it turns out the ultra-fuzzy effect just hides the constant clever changing of the bass sounds. Lyrically, the song follows this processed futuresound, and talks about robots and plastic islands and it's just generally wacky. Then, once all this begins to set in, the Helicopter-esque guitar from the intro returns and doubles as a chorus.
So, with that said, you can take what you want from this song. I've made it clear that this would gel in a playlist with Bloc Party, but if you wanted to slip it alongside Mr. Roboto, you'd be well served.
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