Huh. I just found out that some of us are apparently quashing Sean and Connie's ability to talk about the music they love on this board.

Huh? Never noticed much negativity here. Lots of "I love such and such" followed by either "Me, too!" or "Never heard of it."

Also wondering what'd I miss.

Revolver is the bestest album and "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the bestest song. I have spoken.

This is not what you're talking about, Jim, but it's pretty cool: a hypertext Skeleton Key to Ulysses. Your idea's cool, too. Sean and Connie's music, OTOH, is not cool and I don't want to discuss it... I'm kidding!

::makes note to buy Revolver if I don't already have it::

Edit: OK, I looked it up and have determined that I do not, nor have I ever, owned Revolver. This will shortly be rectified.

You may now all go about your business.

Revolver is the bestest album and "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the bestest song.

Are you familiar with Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary by Tim Riley? He goes through their whole discography chronologically, album by album with non-album singles interpolated where necessary. I give it a thumbs up, although I thought I'd like it more. Anyway, he analyzes the music and the lyrics, how they go together, individual instrumental parts, production and context (Beatles as well as cultural.) He loves Revolver, especially "Tomorrow Never Knows" and spends quite a bit of time on them. Check it out. (Borrow it if you can.)

"Tomorrow Never Knows" is the bestest song. I have spoken.

I first heard it as an Our Lady Peace song, not knowing it was a cover (isn't that always the way?). I downloaded the original and loved the trippy atmosphere of it. I had no idea the Beatles did shit like that. I haven't taken the time to get into them (I want to set aside some time, do it right), but from what I've heard of them (and bands, like Of Montreal, who sound like them), I'm pretty sure I'll like them.

Huh. I just found out that some of us are apparently quashing Sean and Connie's ability to talk about the music they love on this board.

It's not so much quashing as fostering an atmosphere in which the only music worth talking about is the classically great stuff, the kinds everyone writes articles about. It comes off as, to use a loaded word, elitist. Meanwhile, it makes those of us who really enjoy mainstream music in addition to the more obscure stuff (although often our obscure is not your obscure), feel uncomfortable voicing our love of anything not sanctioned by the majority.

I'm about to cite the first, most recent example that comes to mind, and I don't mean to single Jon out or accuse him of taking a harsher tone than he probably intended, but my

Ooh, the Raveonettes are fun.

was greeted with a

P-C: You are probably the only person who's read that list of bands and gotten excited about the Raveonettes.

Sure, he meant it in fun, but it's that kind of mentality I think Sean and connie are describing. I know you love the music you love, but it feels like in here, it's the only music worth listening to.

Huh? Never noticed much negativity here. Lots of "I love such and such" followed by either "Me, too!" or "Never heard of it."

No, not negativity. Overintellectualism.

And, of course, lack of paragraph breaks.

Slippage!

Sure, he meant it in fun, but it's that kind of mentality that I think Sean and connie are describing. I know you love the music you love, but it feels like in here, it's the only music worth listening to.

Dude, did you see that list? It had some monster, monster, famoso bands. My mouth was agape reading the list. And P-C was psyched about the recently-formed band with only one full-length album to their name. Which, as an obsessive myself, I can respect, but it's a lot funnier with the context.

Dude, did you see that list? It had some monster, monster, famoso bands.

Besides the Raveonettes, the only bands I'd even heard of were Iggy Pop and the Strokes, and possibly Bo Diddley. Maybe the Romantics? The Raveonettes were the only ones I'd heard and liked multiple songs by.

I haven't been in the debate in Literary - I've been away for a while - but I have to just jump in to say that to say

It's not so much quashing as fostering an atmosphere in which the only music worth talking about is the classically great stuff, the kinds everyone writes articles about.

About Hec, in particular, is the most absurd thing I've read in a long time. The guy wrote a book about the fricking Archies. The other people I know who are still here -Hayden, Misha, Joe - all have similarly broad tastes.