Listen, guys. I know this is probably a generational thing, and I don’t expect anyone to agree with me. But I just can’t take it anymore. “Classic rock-banging” sucks. It just sucks. It’s a romance invented by Paleolithics who want their kids to believe that their generation was the last one that evolved and that was able to accomplish anything, and so they tell their kids that “the music meant something back then” and “they don’t make it like that anymore.” Here’s a tip: No one ever needs to hear “Born in the Wild,” ever again, for the rest of human existence. Not once. Ever.
All the classic “rock heroes?” Absolute wankers. Ug? Zog? Thak? Total fucking wankers. Skilled? Sure. Interesting? Not even a little.
Also, fuck gourds.
Yeah, all this music was very very important, and I’m not going to be so foolish as to deny that. But ex-habilines, get the fuck over yourselves.
Look, any motherfucker out there who doesn’t think that Zog’s reinvention of rock-banging TOTALLY redefined the medium and influenced their own take on the gneiss vs. biotite debate is a goddamned idiot.
Yeah, they do. They really do. Not as bad as Golden Earring (who got lucky twice), but…yeah, it’s a preference thing I guess. As in: I’d prefer it if the Clash didn’t suck, but they do.
Doesn’t sound like punk? Are you out of your mind? Don’t give me any of that “it’s not punk if it has more than three chords” nonsense. If you ask me, there never were any rules - THAT’S punk. And considering the variety within the punk scene itself and where the name “punk” even came from, who you hung out with was at least as important as what you sounded like.
Wordman, I wasn’t reframing my position, I was clarifying it, as evidenced by the lack of contradictions in the clarification.
And BwanaBob, I make no apologies for how stupid you sound. The only thing I’ll say is, if you’re trying to put someone in their place on a message board, it helps to actually read the thread: as I’ve pointed out repeatedly, I’ve never tried to assert that “my” music is “better” than anyone else’s music. Also, you find me the “suits” who were bribing DJs to get Korea Girl to the top of the charts, and maybe you’ll have a case. Also, I like Shakespeare. Kindly piss off.
Whoa, don’t dis Billy Ficca (Television’s drummer.) The guitars get all the glory, but the drummer (and bass) is tight and tasty. Subtle, groovy, nuaced, lots of beautfiul ghosting and soul. He’s one of my favorite under-the-radar drummers. Seriously. Good stuff from Ficca. The more and more I listen to Television, the more he becomes one of my favorite drummers.
