halfaxicvvitch wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 8:33 am
So I guess I’m the newest member to this website, I was pleasantly surprised to find out there was even such a thing but I guess John Maus and his music is truly that impactful to many people. I just discovered him 1 month ago and he’s all I’ve been listening to. He’s so intriguing and I guess I’m lucky that he so happened to make his come back last year. However I feel sad at the fact that I’m only 17 and I missed out on his old shows. Especially the ones after “ We must become the pitiless ....... “, I was only 10 or 11 then. In a way I’ve felt bittersweet that I’ve just found him and his music considering he’s been around for a while. None of my friends share my music taste so I haven’t been able to express how much I adore John and his music. I’m not really an idolizer of people but man I feel like I’ve fallen in love with John Maus or the idea of him and his music.
my day sucked because one of my friends was supposed to come over when she finished school but couldnt coz she was home sick, also Ive been alone all day because my boyfriends been at his new job all day. I also found out hes been looking at pron though I specifically asked him not to because I find it disgusting, degrading to women and makes me feel like he doesnt love me, I cried and all and he promised he wouldnt do it but he has been anyway, he never wants to have sex but he looks at pron. It makes me fucking sick.
Ohh Diana i am not going to argue with you that would not solve anything. I have gotten input to the question and i thank those who gave. The question was not about if i know what love is or why i get ffs or even if i believe i am female if it was i would of asked about it. Love Victoria
It's hard to describe it succinctly, but I'll try.
I like the variety of themes in his music. He rarely writes love songs, and instead he gravitates towards ideas I find a lot more engaging: religion, alienation, mental illness, etc. etc. I especially connect with the way he writes about mental illness; sometimes listening to "Episode" or "I Want to Live" feels like therapy.
I also think John has a really unique personality and worldview that comes through in his music. People tend to be really hard on him because he's eccentric and "an academic," but I think he's a really thoughtful, good-hearted person. And despite all the criticism aimed at him in the early years, he's continued putting himself out there because he knows he's got something important to say.
That, and I love the way he sings!
I feel like this is hard for me to explain. At first, I found the song Hey Moon about a year ago and I gradually began listening to more of his songs and I liked them, and as time went on I got obsessed and now there's really no day that goes by that I don't listen to his songs at least once. So I figure that with this level of obsession I should consider him my favorite musician, or one of them! Also I think he is very interesting, even if I don't know what he's talking about sometimes.
I also think it is really cool that there's a whole forum about him, I've never seen that with any other musician I like, but I have never really gone looking, just stumbled upon this place by accident a few months ago.
COME ON PEOPLE POST YOUR STASH
Dont know if there is thread like this, if there is, please delete this one.
I dont have a picture of mine yet, my camera is not working.
I will get a picture up soon
I didnt love till i saw his live performances. Hey Moon always was one of those avoid songs because it hit so deep. But when you see how he sings live. Holy fuck dude. Its like what it must have felt like to charge a trench line in WW1, knowing youll die, and unafraid, proud, on fire with passion.
cathyimwaiting wrote: Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:28 am
I didnt love till i saw his live performances. Hey Moon always was one of those avoid songs because it hit so deep. But when you see how he sings live. Holy fuck dude. Its like what it must have felt like to charge a trench line in WW1, knowing youll die, and unafraid, proud, on fire with passion.
dean wrote: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:17 pm
This is my first ever post about John Maus, on another forum, before Mausspace... some really interesting conversation came back from people who heard it even then...
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:06 pm
It took this Ariel Pink cohort five years to write and record his debut album, and only five minutes to become more annoying than Ariel Pink.
- CMJ
For me, this is just too weird. The first couple of tracks make this the most skip-able album of 2006.
-Subba Cultcha
Apparently, Maus spent five years working on this album, which is a shame because, frankly, its awful.
-Vice
There isn't one song you could call 'good' on the whole album.
-Music Zine
Overall, I can't recommend this album even as a novelty listen. Maybe I just don't get it. It seems as if Maus sabotages practically any hint of an interesting melody, lyric, or instrumental part with a blatantly grating one at almost every turn.
-Indie Workshp
Maus's baroquely deadpan voice - and thats being polite - effectively spoils many a song. Some will hear a little Nick Cave in it; others will hear a man crapping out of his mouth.
-Drowned in Sound
If it is supposed to be funny, it is not. If it is meant seriously, then Maus needs some SERIOUS help.
-Another Zine
With recommendations like that, how can you not grab this??? oh, and for the record this is awesome with a capital A.
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Amazing album. FIN.
(someone else posted this) - Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:51 pm - "i still don't know about this album. i'll be kind of digging it, and then it will make me physically naseuous."
(then later, the same person) - Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:20 am - "jesus, this album has grown on me so much, though i still can't stand how it makes me feel." *
Two pages later
Person a) Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:34 pm
I'm not as a big a fan of John Maus or Ariel Pink or Holy Shit as a lot of people on here but they've all made records that have some brilliant songs on
They're all fairly self-indulgent albums but from the way they make music I don't think you'd get the moments of genius without the parts that are a bit embarassing
Person b) Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:25 pm
yo you realize human behavior is based around narcissism and we live in an Rachat de crédit plus trésorerie inherently selfish and hedonistic society right
Person a) Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:05 pm
I don't believe that
(a) our society is inherently selfish and/or hedonistic
(b) human behaviour is based around narcissism
(c) the basis of human behaviour or inherent values of modern society necessarily have a bearing on great art anyway
Person b) Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:07 pm
art = society in one form or another so therefore the values and thoughts which make society(define this as narrowly or as widely as you want) function are naturally important to art
Person a) Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:13 pm
Art is a creation of a society, whether it's reacting to or against it, but I don't think the nature of a society automatically justifies or even explains any given piece of art. Especially as the best art is often from people trying to actively step outside of that society in one way or another
(this went on for another few pages....)
Then, I came in a few years later.... Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:03 am
I love how this came up in a John Maus thread circa 2007. It's like you pre-empted Mausspace discussions before Mausspace existed. YOU GUYS!
* person from way up the page:
Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:26 pm
I loved Maus, but I don't think i fully fully appreciated him until I saw him live. Seeing where his energy comes from and his personality really elevated him to a new level for me.
TDLR; - basically, Songs was a curiosity. It had terrible reviews, and hey, who doesn't like an outsider?! On first listen I was blown away... the same on second...and third... that's when I started to talk to people about him.
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When I first heard John Maus’s music, I was instantly hooked. I had found him through Apple Radio on the Joy Division channel about 5 years ago. Through the post-punk, I heard “Quantum Leap” and that’s when it clicked with me that this is something new to me. This is going to be good. I heard more and more of his music and became obsessed, trying to get my hands on more. I have pretty much all of his music now except for Snowless Winters and the music from the Counter Strike video.
John Maus is so much different than other musicians. It’s difficult for me to explain, but what strikes me about John Maus and his music is his identity. Pretty much any musician is inspired by another musician, which they pull their sounds from. With John, he gets inspiration from unexpected sources. He writes in Medieval modes and listens to obscure (to the average music fan, that is) Renaissance composers. He uses synthesizers and drum machines and drowns himself out with reverb and I love that (I sorta have a thing for that, groups like Frank (just Frank) and Black Marble). I hear the classical and the contemporary all at once. His music is fresh to me. It gets me moving and singing. His beliefs and views of the world seep into his music, but it’s not obvious. Since a lot of his lyrics are rather minimal, I, or anyone else, can draw from my own experiences and feel a certain way when I listen to his work. It’s different for everyone.
Plus, he got me into some very old music, which is cool.
