Michael Jordan?

Joe Shanahan ruined the Double Door.

I never gave a shit about Television, and I’ve heard Marquee Moon a thousand times. Perhaps I’m soulless.

RIP Tom Verlaine

If live at the old Waldorf doesn't make you a fan, well. I don't know. Not liking that recording is the equivalent of saying "I don't like guitars or songs with guitars." to me.

Dave N. wrote: Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:03 am I never gave a shit about Television, and I’ve heard Marquee Moon a thousand times. Perhaps I’m soulless.

When TV died (hey I just realised the connection between his name and his band name, duh), dude from Mogwai said "name a better ten minutes of music than Marquee Moon. You can't" - and I like Marquee Moon fine, but it sure didn't have the kind of effect that would make me declare it everybody's favourite ten minutes of music.

He probably just meant 10 minute rock songs and he's correct.

penningtron wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:46 am He probably just meant 10 minute rock songs and he's correct.

I posted something on FB about how “Marquee Moon” is the fastest ten minutes in rock. It’s just perfect. CCR’s cover of “Heard It Through the Grapevine” is another one that feels like it’s one-third its actual length.

The Sacred Cows thread is great, because I love seeing how basically like-minded people can sincerely disagree on this stuff.

The self-contained singer/songwriter/performer doing first-person perspective songs about their interactions with and feelings about the world is the pinnacle of narcissism.

Geiginni wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:34 pm The self-contained singer/songwriter/performer doing first-person perspective songs about their interactions with and feelings about the world is the pinnacle of narcissism.

This perspective would put a tremendous amount of literature in the bin.

I suppose one must assume a certain degree of narcissism to sing or write words in hopes that others will consume them.

losthighway wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:52 pm

Geiginni wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:34 pm The self-contained singer/songwriter/performer doing first-person perspective songs about their interactions with and feelings about the world is the pinnacle of narcissism.

This perspective would put a tremendous amount of literature in the bin.

I suppose one must assume a certain degree of narcissism to sing or write words in hopes that others will consume them.

This impulse came about after seeing another child-of-celebrity-starting-their-colorfully-fashioned-hipster-music-career blurb, and couldn't help thinking "Who seriously could give two fucks at this point?." Is there anything of value any upper-east-side manhattanite-now-living-in-Greenpoint 20-something year old strumming a Danelectro can add to the canon of the art? Isn't this just the juice of another squeezed out orange added to the bulk juice container ship on its way to another commodities market?