Musicological banter

James wrote:
Like my mom, with her collection of American Idol alumni CD's.

hutch wrote:
The very definition of being hip is listening to whatever you like and not giving a shit what others think…

**wiggles to ruben studdard**

Kiss Army helps raise $1Mil for a us military museum

mark kozelek has become the most annoying person in music in 2014. his lyrics are already whiney enough to begin with, and now he's pouring it on with a bunch of pointless, entitled stage banter. 

stevewizzle wrote:
mark kozelek has become the most annoying person in music in 2014. his lyrics are already whiney enough to begin with, and now he's pouring it on with a bunch of pointless, entitled stage banter. 

I agree… what a boring douche.

Yada wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
mark kozelek has become the most annoying person in music in 2014. his lyrics are already whiney enough to begin with, and now he's pouring it on with a bunch of pointless, entitled stage banter. 

I agree… what a boring douche.

I think it's pretty funny he's getting all this attention. He has ALWAYS been cranky, bitter, and confrontational. Entitled? More than Kanye? Please. I think Mr. West takes the award for boring douche.

bearman wrote:

Yada wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
mark kozelek has become the most annoying person in music in 2014. his lyrics are already whiney enough to begin with, and now he's pouring it on with a bunch of pointless, entitled stage banter. 

I agree… what a boring douche.

I think it's pretty funny he's getting all this attention. He has ALWAYS been cranky, bitter, and confrontational. Entitled? More than Kanye? Please. I think Mr. West takes the award for boring douche.

I'm not arguing that.

Yada wrote:

bearman wrote:

Yada wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
mark kozelek has become the most annoying person in music in 2014. his lyrics are already whiney enough to begin with, and now he's pouring it on with a bunch of pointless, entitled stage banter. 

I agree… what a boring douche.

I think it's pretty funny he's getting all this attention. He has ALWAYS been cranky, bitter, and confrontational. Entitled? More than Kanye? Please. I think Mr. West takes the award for boring douche.

I'm not arguing that.

yeah definitely not arguing that.

emmanuel wrote:

showlistdc wrote:

I saw PG in 2007 or 2008 at Univ of Maryland.

I saw him a few times too. I was surprised that he was not particularly tight on solo piano. I know he is a composer, but I expected that songs he wrote 30 years ago had many years of practice. In any case, I still prefer to see the composer playing than a "cover" artist, as we would say for rock music.

Classical composers are often not very good players of their own works. Mahler wrote some great symphonies but was considered a mediocre conductor of them. After all, much of what they write is for instruments that they themselves cannot play.

Can someone please explain why so many of you want to see the Replacements?  Is it for the nostalgia factor?  I watched their song on Fallon the other night, after a coworker raved on and on about it, and I found it to not be something I would pay money to witness live and barely made it through the one song.

I am not hating, I am just curious as to their (current) appeal. 

Rogue wrote:
Is it for the nostalgia factor? 

Yes, absolutely. I never got to see them because I was too young and its a total "imagine what it would've been like to be there way back when" thing.

This doesn't preclude them from being really, really good, btw. (Not implying you're saying that, but lots of people want to paint it as an either-or.)

Bands that were really, really good during reformation:
Mission of Burma
Dinosaur Jr.
My Bloody Valentine

Who else?

azaghal1981 wrote:
Who else?

Interesting topic.

Guided By Voices
Texas Is The Reason

Iggy and the Stooges

Julian, wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
Who else?

Interesting topic.

Guided By Voices
Texas Is The Reason

James wrote:
Iggy and the Stooges

depends which incarnation… some were better than others.

This is the one I saw at Bumbershoot 2005.

sweetcell wrote:

James wrote:
Iggy and the Stooges

depends which incarnation… some were better than others.

for killsaly/rogue/etc.:

Claiming to like Aphex Twin makes comeback
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/claiming-to-like-aphex-twin-makes-comeback-2014092490978

MUSIC listeners are pretending to enjoy the challenging electronica of Aphex Twin for the first time since the 1990s.

The artist released Syro this week, his first album since 2001 when his fanbase secretly preferred All Saints.

Music blogger Tom Booker said: ?My favourite track? Well, probably CIRCLONT14 [152.97] [shrymoming mix] if I had to choose, but really it?s the kind of album you listen to from start to finish which I?m sure I will one day.

?Let?s just say I like them all.?

Self-styled experimental music fan Stephen Malley said: ?Is it really 13 years since the last Aphex album? Because I still haven?t managed to lose my virginity.

?Cultivating an extensive knowledge of obscure, confrontational electronic music really is the most ineffective way to impress girls.?

Richard D James, who records as Aphex Twin, said: ?I thought recording an album of unabashed EDM stadium bangers, with guest vocals from Miley Cyrus, Olly Murs and Pitbull, would confound the critics.

?But it?s like they all wrote their reviews without even bothering to stick it on.?

lol ;D

The Feelies have put on excellent shows the few times I've caught them since they have been back.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Bands that were really, really good during reformation:
Mission of Burma
Dinosaur Jr.
My Bloody Valentine

Who else?

Sebadoh.  Quicksand.

phish,

Swans