(Songs of Nietzschean virtue)
1. HONESTY
(or "Honest to A Fault" by At the Drive-In)
(or "Honest to A Fault" by At the Drive-In)
2. COURAGE
(There's a bizarre amount of Nietzscheanism in the Shins, it's worth an essay.)
4. HUMOUR
5. HEALTH
(There's a bizarre amount of Nietzscheanism in the Shins, it's worth an essay.)
3. EXUBERANCE
"I don't know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish to be more than a dancer."
4. HUMOUR
5. HEALTH
(!)
6. FATALISM
"Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal..."
7. AESTHETICISM
8. HARDNESS
9. GENEROSITY
10. POLITENESS
11. FRIENDSHIP
12. PRIDE
(Honorary mention for absurdity: "Forefather")
(Also, Pride comes before the Fall)
13. SOLITUDE
Nice post.
ReplyDeleteGlad you picked the Replacements for exuberance, that's the best summary of them I've ever read.
I didn't know you knew of Immortal Technique, thought he was fairly Untergrund and a league beneath your radar... Your radar is alright.
Would Nietzsche really like the Shins, though? ......