> Just a quick note to say thanks for the excellent job (as always) this year. Consumable is still the best! - Geoff D. , California
> Another stellar issue. Truly, it's one of the only favorites list I've ever read where I didn't find myself saying, "ohh, they suck, and they suck, and all the good albums of the year have been forgotten for Hanson, Spice Girls, Alanis, and other assorted crap."
Thanks for being the defining voice of Internet music (and alas, any medium).
You and your staff should be very proud of your magazine, and I look forward to coming excellence... Scott G., Boston, MA
(Ed. Note - Aw, shucks, you're making us blush. Thanks for the kind words on Consumable...we'll try to maintain the quality which we hope our readership expects in 1998...)
> Thanks for all the issues of Consumable! Here's my top 5 from 1997:
Primal Scream, Vanishing Point. Those who stick with the old times, namely Screamadelica, the hell with'em. Together with Portishead's self-titled record, this is the perfect record for the rock-fan. You can't actually dance to it, you just throw yourself on the couch. And listen....
Mogwai, Young Team. Who needs words when you can bombard the listener with this sound? Think Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation. And if you don't believe the word of this writer, take Pavement's Malkmus' word on it. If you hear about Mogwai doing a concert nearby, drop everything and run to buy a ticket. I did, and their sonic attacks still resonate in my ears!
X, Box set. Okay, I'll admit it, I don't have it. Why would you need it when you have LA and Wild Gift? But anyway if you haven't got a X-record in your collection, run and buy it. Just to hear those blasphemous lines about Elvis doing fellatio.
Pixies, Death To the Pixies. The band that didn't only learn how to sing Kurt, but probably inspired Chris Carter to take a chance at inventing stories about aliens. Yes, I have all the Pixies records. Frankly? This is the one to go for, if you get the bonus live session with it.
Pavement, Brighten the Corners. The record with only hits that yet again didn't make it to the top of the charts, like Velvet Underground's Loaded. SM still managed to write lyrics that make you wonder what he's on about. The early days of Swell Maps inspired sound are gone, but this bunch still managed to make a *swell* record.
- Nathalie, Belgium
