Comments on: Some people choose to indulge with their shirts on, and then there is MGMT http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2008/01/31/some-people-choose-to-indulge-with-their-shirts-on-and-then-there-is-mgmt/ an eight person collective designed to facilitate and encourage the sharing of musical opinions Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Pedro Muchacho http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2008/01/31/some-people-choose-to-indulge-with-their-shirts-on-and-then-there-is-mgmt/#comment-2777 Pedro Muchacho Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:03:36 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2008/01/31/some-people-choose-to-indulge-with-their-shirts-on-and-then-there-is-mgmt/#comment-2777 Your pix went away. But that's not my real point. No doubt that MGMT makes catchy new psychedelic music, but can't agree with their tongue-in-cheek sentiments in 'Time to Pretend'... no matter how funny they think they are being: "This is our decision to live fast and die young. We've got the vision. Now let's have some fun." Shit, we've seen enough truly pathetic stars-in-rehab stories over the last few months alone to make this observation boring. There's plenty o' ways to live fast and have fun without wanting to die young. If their lyrics had an everyman's perspective, instead of a sardonic slap at young hollywood and young rockstars, it'd be a better song, imho. Your pix went away. But that’s not my real point.

No doubt that MGMT makes catchy new psychedelic music, but can’t agree with their tongue-in-cheek sentiments in ‘Time to Pretend’… no matter how funny they think they are being: “This is our decision to live fast and die young. We’ve got the vision. Now let’s have some fun.”

Shit, we’ve seen enough truly pathetic stars-in-rehab stories over the last few months alone to make this observation boring. There’s plenty o’ ways to live fast and have fun without wanting to die young.

If their lyrics had an everyman’s perspective, instead of a sardonic slap at young hollywood and young rockstars, it’d be a better song, imho.

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