i just bought the two killers albums, really like them and have been listening to them non-stop for the last few days. the second one is especially great.
while not the only reason, musicial elitism at
kr was one of the reasons i never bothered with them before. like
courtney says, cynics crush your spirit.
it really annoys me when people get a lot of shit for the bands they like. it's totally subjective and you can't learn good taste (whatever that is). i guess people learn to lie about, omit or exaggerate when it comes to the music they like, but that's boring.