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Jonathan Coulton
Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
Genres: Folk, Pop

Track Listings (5) - Disc #1
1. The Future Soon
2. Skullcrusher Mountain
3. I Crush Everything
4. Betty and Me
5. Mandelbrot Set

CD Details

All Artists: Jonathan Coulton
Title: Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jonathan coulton
Original Release Date: 10/1/2004
Release Date: 10/1/2004
Genres: Folk, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 634479049354

Synopsis

Album Description

A little funny + a little sad = a lot awesome. Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow is 5 new songs about losers, evil geniuses and giant squids. Sure, it's goofy geek rock and yes it's hilarious, but listen closely and it will break your heart. Coulton's is the voice of every spooky elementary school kid who could never quite keep his shirt tucked in or shoes tied; every lovelorn mad scientist (that's right, you know who you are); every one of us who has ever spent time alone during the dreaded "Couples Skate" at the roller rink.

CD Reviews

My New Favorite!

Sarah F. Burghardt | Grinnell, IA | 12/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Skullcrusher Mountain is the best song I've heard lately. It is a folksy love song from an evil villain to his captured damsel in destress. What could be better than that?

I dunno, maybe a pop-rock song about Mandlebrot and his fractals. These songs are such gems that it's very much worth it to buy the CD, even though there are only 5 songs."

Pop hooks for geeky lyrics

kig | Philadelphia PA | 03/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well-crafted pop music that, lyrically, explores geek themes: the mandelbrot set, middle school fantazation about the future where the girl what snubbed your anonymous note passing recognizes that the robot armies are under your command; and a naive cuckold who thinks the fertility clinic is reprogramming DNA. Uh, no, but the chorus "Baby will be better than me" sure is catchy! The artist uses creative commons license, so these songs are soundtrack to a lot of YouTube machinima."