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Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 16, 2021 7:02:07 GMT -5
Has anyone watched this special? I think 667ers might enjoy his brand of meta-comedy. One of the motifs is the internet, and the bridge from the signature song (linked below) made me think about the early days of 667.
(CW Explicit language)
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 18, 2021 20:11:04 GMT -5
Yeah, FOMO made me watch this a month or two ago... it's watchable. It's the framing device that made it kinda interesting (with the ending being the strongest thing about the whole special). Because there is no other excuse for most of these songs to exist, much less come out NOW. From the little I've seen of his prior stand-up seemingly ages ago, he doesn't seem to have outgrown targeting teens (and those in their very early 20s). No self-respecting 30-year old still mageees about instagram girls, complains about awkward videochats with their mom, or observes that sexting is lame. The music was p good, though, and Welcome to the Internet was one of the better ones. The one song that resonated the most for me was All Eyes On Me.
However, it struck me how much he was clearly inspired by Father John Misty - to the point that it got a bit distracting for me as a FJM fan myself. From his beardy look to the campfire-y song (some of its lines clearly paralleled FJM's "Holy salsa").
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Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 20, 2021 15:00:56 GMT -5
I'm glad you replied to this thread; I was curious what your take would be. Yeah, FOMO made me watch this a month or two ago... it's watchable. It's the framing device that made it kinda interesting (with the ending being the strongest thing about the whole special). Because there is no other excuse for most of these songs to exist, much less come out NOW. From the little I've seen of his prior stand-up seemingly ages ago, he doesn't seem to have outgrown targeting teens (and those in their very early 20s). No self-respecting 30-year old still mageees about instagram girls, complains about awkward videochats with their mom, or observes that sexting is lame. The music was p good, though, and Welcome to the Internet was one of the better ones. The one song that resonated the most for me was All Eyes On Me. The transition from the lighter songs (FaceTime, Instagram) to the darker / more serious ones in the special caused me to view those earlier songs in a different light. I see them less as complaints and more as commentary on the "realness" of digital spaces, which can be vacuous and superficial but also sinister in ways we don't notice at first ("Welcome to the Internet"). The insight itself isn't new or deep (everyone knows the internet is both good and bad), but I think it's an original way of communicating it. I wasn't sure what to make of "All Eyes on Me." What did you like about it? I haven't heard of him - I'll check it out!
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Post by Reba on Aug 20, 2021 22:37:38 GMT -5
so glad I have transcended the nefarious FOMO
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 21, 2021 3:41:11 GMT -5
I wasn't sure what to make of "All Eyes on Me." What did you like about it? To me it seems about the self-centered fame-seeking that is the mark of our generation, and of which Bo himself is a success story (having gained fame by uploading videos as a teenager). It ties in with the beginning, where he hints to being motivated by narcissistic impulses in making this special. Lyrically, it's treated more abstract, ie. like actual lyrics, rather than literally spelling out what it means, as in his usual comedy stand-up songs. Also I thought the music of it was quite good. Upon hearing it the first time it felt familiar, like I'd heard it before, but I think it really is just the immediate catchiness of the tune. Was not a fan of the spoken word part, though, which employs a laugh track JUST like - again - Father John Misty ("Bored in the USA").
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Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 21, 2021 11:39:41 GMT -5
Okay, that’s what I got from it. I read somewhere that it was supposed to be a personification of depression and I didn’t really get that.
Agreed about the spoken parts of the songs.
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