Have y'all noticed that the main reason "The Tain" is rocking is because it stole the riff from "The Immigrant Song"?
You know that "The Tain" means "the Hammer of the Gods," right?
Okay, I made that up.
Saffron: You're a good man. Mal: You clearly haven't been talking to anyone else on this boat.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
joe boucher - Jun 24, 2004 7:20:00 am PDT #3311 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
DavidS - Jun 24, 2004 7:23:57 am PDT #3312 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.
Heh. Emmett watches the kitten vikings at least once a week.
Congratulations, Jon. That's a huge accomplishment. June 28, 1984 was my 23rd birthday - and I was in Boston for that one. If I'd been listening to your show, I wouldn't have been such a Fire Engines Ignoramous.
Rio - Jun 24, 2004 7:50:41 am PDT #3313 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
OK, one more question for y'all. You know how there are all these rock critics who don't like any new music, or don't think it's as "great" as the music that was popular when they were young? Simply because they aren't young anymore and don't have the same relationship with music they used to, but they haven't figured out that that's the reason? Who are some of the biggest-name offenders? Anyone?
tommyrot - Jun 24, 2004 7:53:31 am PDT #3314 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Who are some of the biggest-name offenders? Anyone?
The Pope. For him, rock music reached its pinacle with the Sex Pistols.
Rio - Jun 24, 2004 7:54:39 am PDT #3315 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Hahahahaha.
joe boucher - Jun 24, 2004 7:58:56 am PDT #3316 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
The Pope. For him, rock music reached its pinacle with the Sex Pistols.
Nah, he was still on the wrong side of the Wall for the Pistols. The Plastic People of the Universe were his boys.
Hayden - Jun 24, 2004 8:06:45 am PDT #3317 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Start with Nick Hornby, Rio. Dave Marsh is quite the offender in this, too.
Rio - Jun 24, 2004 8:17:40 am PDT #3318 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Thanks, Hayden. I'd thought of Marsh but not Hornby, but he's a perfect example.
joe boucher - Jun 24, 2004 8:26:19 am PDT #3319 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Here's Slate's round-up of articles about the recent Hornby brouhaha, including links to Hornby's Times op ed that kicked it off and some of the biggest name take downs of it. I find pissing matches of this sort really dispiriting and enervating, but the topic is guaranteed to come up if you'll be talking about critics and old fogeyism, Rio, so be prepared.
DavidS - Jun 24, 2004 8:35:54 am PDT #3320 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Who are some of the biggest-name offenders? Anyone?
Marsh is by far the worst. I don't think Greil Marcus has listened to more than three records by a black musician since 1974. It was practically front page news when he noticed the Geto Boys. Locally, Joel Selvin only writes about sixties and seventies bands. Robert Hillburn of the LA Times is sort of notorious for being stuck in the 80s (with some of my favorite bands, X and REM).
Seems like there should be more indie rock fogeyism by now.