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sean howe's avatar

Wait, these things have comments sections?

Really looking forward to talking with you about the Conformist!

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Matthew Specktor's avatar

It kicked my ass so hard. Gonna read the novel next in fact too

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sean howe's avatar

I bought a copy of that 10-15 years ago but have never gotten around to reading it—I would book-club it with you but I'm sloooowww reading these days.

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Matthew Specktor's avatar

Who isn’t, baby? I look forward to your substack about it in 2073

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Morgan Hobbs's avatar

That’s a provocative theory. Never occurred to me they might have copped it. By now they could be into Robert Johnson for hundreds of dollars in back royalties.

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Morgan Hobbs's avatar

Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To is the coolest album title in rock, and 2.35 might have the baddest riff.

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Matthew Specktor's avatar

I’m with you there. Still my favorite band I’ve ever discovered in real time (i.e. heard upon release and felt like someone was making music just for me). I do wonder where they stole that riff from, though. Surely somewhere, as they did everything else on that record

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