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February 15, 2009

Bonnie Prince Billie's 'most annoying promotional CD in the history of promotional CDs'...

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I loaded the disc in to my iTunes to listen to—as I do for a living—and was digging the first track “Beware Your Only Friend” when a voice broke in to assure I was “enjoying a promotional copy of Beware by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.” Before the first song was even over, I was reminded again: “You are enjoying a promotional copy of Beware by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.” Again and again. Then, the interruptions started saying it in fake little Scottish and German accents. Ugh. This would be pretty annoying no matter the genre, but seemed especially grating given Billy’s knack for crafting slow-burning folk ballads, which were invariably interrupted at key points.


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#1 Eric Avery says:

Best line of the piece: "I might be interested in doing a review though. I'll be the one screaming "You are enjoying a rock concert by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy" through a megaphone in the middle of his set."

#2 crybaby says:

this guy is a jackass. I thought the disc was hilarious.

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