September 18, 2006
Are Musicians Stupid?
Last year the Dixie Chicks sent their radio play and CD sales into the shitter because they couldnÂ’t just shut up and play music. Pearl Jam did the same thing, whining about politics at concerts. And now Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has decided to paint the ass of
his giant pink pig with anti Bush/Blair stuff at concerts and even takes it a step further but I canÂ’t bear to sort through it.
Yeah, we all need political advice from someone that has ingested more hallucinogens than Carlos Castaneda. On another note, why are there no fast Pink Floyd songs?
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The fact that they are musicians is completely irrelevant. They are individual people with individual looks on life. Just because they have gotten the attention of many other people through their music doesnÂ’t necessarily mean that we have to listen to their political views. A political view of an artist shouldnÂ’t decide if you like his/her music or not, so to all the people that destroyed Dixie Chicks Albums and stopped playing their music solely because they spoke against the president your ridiculous. You all acted like the Dixie Chicks are terrorists because they donÂ’t support the President and therefore you didnÂ’t want to support them.
Posted by: Douglas Glander at September 18, 2006 12:41 PM (JV31G)
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Chill there Dougie. The Dixie chicks are simply stupid, there is no other explanation. Perhaps you're not American and don't understand country music and country music fans, but they are the epitome of Middle America. Country music fans tend to be more patriotic, more religious, and a degree more 'respectful' than your typical Pop music fan. They are also probably also more promiscuous, better drinkers, fighters and general ‘good ole boys’ based on their lyrics alone. The Chicks were preaching contrary to their core constituency and now they’re paying the price in lost records sales and canceled concerts. I foresee a future in fast food for those three.
Pearl Jam and Roger Waters may get away with it in larger markets, but it will eventually hurt them too. Despite a CD collection of ~700-800, I don’t own anything from Green Day. And I doubt I’ll be buying any more Floyd or Pearl Jam albums. (I do have the Dixie Chicks ‘Fly Away’ and really enjoyed it.) (btw – Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ was their best, then it all sounds the same – and not in a good way like AC/DC all sounds the same). Anyway – I’m not alone in these sentiments.
Posted by: Clancy at September 18, 2006 03:09 PM (JxYJc)
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Oh- and to answer Pauls question - Yes!
Posted by: Clancy at September 18, 2006 03:10 PM (JxYJc)
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The Dixie Chicks
are terrorists, man. Sonic terrorists.
Posted by: shank at September 18, 2006 03:55 PM (dWclD)
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Anyone who performs country music is a sonic terrorist in my books.
Especially anything out of Nashville.... its the Al Quaeda of country.
Posted by: Oorgo at September 18, 2006 06:25 PM (ZUQGo)
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September 17, 2006
Enraged Again, Naturally
Somehow I got a trial subscription to
Rolling Stone magazine. First issue I received had Justin Timberlake on the cover wearing a wet T-shit. Inside under album reviews, Paris HiltonÂ’s album was given three starts.
Jesus wept.
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You are the last person on this planet that should have a subscription to Rolling Stone, maybe just as an evil gesture I'll subscribe you to US or People magazine..
Posted by: Oorgo at September 18, 2006 11:37 AM (ZUQGo)
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September 07, 2006
More hope for popular music
My cohort has alerted me to the news that Bob DylanÂ’s new album is currently number one.
Being perfectly frank, I can only handle Dylan in very small doses. I like Desire, Blood on the Tracks, and Blonde on Blonde, but I canÂ’t really listen to more than three Dylan songs in a row. And that could last me more than a year. But IÂ’ve got a lot of respect for his songwriting which is brilliant.
I hear heÂ’s got a show on satellite radio now, though I canÂ’t imagine it. I havenÂ’t heard the guy speak in years, but the last time I did I couldnÂ’t understand a word he said. ThatÂ’s not an exaggeration; I mean I literally couldnÂ’t understand a single syllable. Might as well have been Klingon or Laotian.
Regardless, he’s got a number one album and I’ve reached the point where any album not recorded by a boy band or lip synching strumpet is a triumph. I have no use for house, techno, hip, hop or anything recorded by people who have gone to the “Creed” school of moan rock. I am old and jaded and I remember the days when people actually wrote their own songs. I remember the days when you put on an album and listened to the whole thing because it was good. The order of songs on an album was a big deal.
ThatÂ’s no longer true because the music industry cultivates only the most processed shite and gang rap. There you have it, two choices; completely emasculating or violence inducing.
I take this Dylan thing as a sign, especially after the old bastard starting spouting off about how all music these days is crap. He may be unintelligible but heÂ’s no dumbass.
I need to dig out my copy of Almost Famous tonight.
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I love that movie!!
"After a while, it just becomes ... lifestyle maintenance."
I don't know if that's the exact quote, but it's the gist of the quote that basically explains the rise and fall of the music industry.
Posted by: Clancy at September 11, 2006 02:28 PM (JxYJc)
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September 06, 2006
Teach Your Children Well
Seventy-five “
leading scholars and professors” have gone off the deep end. They claim that 9/11 was an inside job to justify overtaking the muslim world.
Laugh if you like. I did at first, before I became enraged.
"We challenge this official conspiracy theory and, by God, we're going to get to the bottom of this."
IÂ’d like to get to the bottom of a few things myself. Like finding out which universities in particular harbor these half-wits under the umbrella of tenure. I wish J. Edgar were still alive, because when he wasnÂ’t wearing womenÂ’s clothes, he was all over shit like this.
IÂ’m a big fan of Hoovers. He engaged in blackmailing notable public figures and other effective means of dealing with the unsavory elements.
Hoover habitually fired FBI agents, either randomly or by singling out those who "looked stupid like truck drivers" or had "pointy heads." (wikipedia)
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September 03, 2006
Is my dream coming true?
What do these three things have in common?
Brit Rockers Attack Timberlake
MTV Awards Suffer Big Hit in Ratings
Banksy targets Paris Hilton
Could it be that people have finally had enough shit thrown at them? I know that the masses haven’t wised up—it would be absurd to think people finally woke up with some taste and intelligence. And the stepford factor runs deep; there’s no way to deprogram everyone. But at least there are signs of hope.
I have no idea who this British band is bashing Timberlake but they have my support and best wishes. If more people spoke up and called a spade a spade we wouldn’t be so tolerant of this type of shite. And that’s exactly what it is. Remember people, we once overthrew disco in a coup d'état started by the common man. Do you have to be kicked in the head by a mule to realize that this guy is to music what Sherwin-Williams is to art?
The fact that MTV lost 28% over last years ratings on the awards was also encouraging. ItÂ’s all become tiresome.
And last but not least, some idiot “artist” smuggled 500 doctored copies of Paris Hilton’s album into music stores throughout the UK where they are being sold without the shops knowledge. In place of her shitty music is a basic rhythm track with wacky sound bites of her stupidity dubbed over it and all the photos have been ‘shopped to replace her head with her dog's, etc. The track listing on the back has been replaced with questions like, “Why am I famous?,” “What have I done?” and the classic, “What am I for?”
Momentum. WeÂ’re gaining momentum.
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Damn, I'd love to have one of those doctored albums! Talk about a collectors item.
Posted by: Ted at September 03, 2006 09:01 AM (+OVgL)
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"Remember people, we once overthrew disco in a coup d'état started by the common man."
Silly boy. Disco didn't go anywhere but mutated into house, techno, electronica and all sorts of exciting innovative stuff. A few mulleted hicks jumping on Disco Duck records hardly a coup d'état makes.
But I digress, Banksy ROCKS!!! Shit, yeah!
Posted by: Enda P at September 03, 2006 10:28 AM (IYFsO)
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Does this mean I have to take down my Spice Girls poster??
Posted by: shank at September 03, 2006 10:49 AM (dWclD)
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"A few mulleted hicks" is a great line, one I wish I wrote myself.
I disagree agree about the effectiveness though. I'm not sure I see the connection between the hi-hat and syncopated snare of disco and the hopeless drone of techno, et. al., but at the very least, time was gained and it caused a serious setback to their war efforts.
I had high hopes for the garage band revival. I blame White Stripes for the failure. I'm incredibly bitter about the whole affair.
Posted by: Paul at September 03, 2006 11:45 AM (ahClC)
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You know, people talk a lot of shit about the white stripes; but I think there's a fine line. Listen to "Seven Nation Army" at full volume and tell me you don't
wish that guitar solo lasted longer. The guy has a feel for the instrument, and can play through a $40 garage sale amp what others try to imitate through a studio built by Sony records or some other. A lot of that garage shit was stuff that someone threw up on the wall after they heard Jack White's guitar licks. They figured these asshats like Jet 0r the fucking Vines, could imitate well enough. Blech.
Posted by: shank at September 03, 2006 04:06 PM (dWclD)
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I dig the stripes. I just don't think they crossed-over and I think they could have, and it would have been a very big deal. In the end the people who dug them were people who didn't need the push in that direction. They were already there.
Posted by: Paul at September 03, 2006 04:13 PM (ahClC)
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Banksy is fucking excellent and is by no means an idiot.
I tell a lie, he is a bit of an idiot as it will increase her sales when people try to buy his version.
Posted by: Tilesey at September 04, 2006 08:27 AM (eyEGU)
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