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.
And, of course, lack of paragraph breaks.
I'm a bit worried about this paragraph hang-up of yours. Have you seen anyone about it? Or if you're comfortable with it, that's cool, too. The internet's a beautiful thing -- I'm sure you can find some fellow paragraph fetishists.
Just heard: Brando died.
Guess I'll talk about Mojo Nixon and Spike Jones later (and maybe Spike Jonze, too.)
Serial:
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.
Jim, have I mentioned how much I missed you?
After reading your rant on the Literary thread I thought exactly the same thing, Micha. How's life?
Hey, Jim, I've missed you too, big guy. I went and worked on a cost-benefit analysis and now I feel much calmer.
Polter, Sean, Connie, anyone who feels like you can't talk about mainstream music in here -- please don't think of this place as snob city. One of the examples that came up was Liz Phair, who I think Jon has championed more than anyone. Y'know, I hate Creed and Matchbox 20 and all those hyper-corporate, pseudo-alternative bands, but so what? I'm one guy. I don't think rock-&-roll even has anything approaching a Great Books list, although I'd bet that if it did, it would have a lot in common with Joe's list of yesterday.
Anyway, what did y'all think about Pitchfork's Top Albums of the 70s list? I didn't think that it was half-bad, given that I think most of the contributors were born in the 80s. But it gives waaaaay too much credit to Bowie (looking at you, Jim).
