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The Who's John Entwistle Dead
crazyj was among several Slashdot readers who, knowing my obsession with the greatest band of all time, submitted that The Who's John Entwistle died. His death occured one day before the start of their
summer tour. The Ox was an amazing bassist, and I'm glad I got to see him play. Those fingers would just fly up that fretboard. He'll be missed.
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I picked up a bass guitar when I was in College from 1997 to 1981 because of players like John Entwistle. I will miss him. I had to sell it in the summer of 96 when I was out of work, and needed to eat. I get a chuckle every time I see the video for My Generation. When Moon, Townshend, and Daltrey start smashing things, John cradled his bass like a baby, and stepped away from them. Rest in peace, Ox.
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Now we have three.
:-)
Ann Landers - Talking girls out of going past 2nd base for years.
Darryl Kyle - Tried to keep guys off of first base.
John Entwhistle - More and more bass.
How does Lance Bass pronouce his last name? And is he being shot off anytime soon?
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It's another sad day. It's another hero that I'll miss.
Best of luck to you John.
...the blistering bass workout on "The Real Me" on Quadrophenia. When I was going through serious issues with depression, this was my one of my favorite songs to slap on some headphones and just blast into my noggin. Between Daltrey's angry vocals, Moon's frantic drumming, Townsend's strumming, and Entwistle holding the whole thing together with an absolutely unbelievable performance, that song got me through many a rough night. It's a really sad day. John, here's to you. You'll be missed.
Jon Postel I undertand; Stevens makes sense. But how does a guy who played the Bass qualify as News for Nerds?
"Lets just say I know how to make any band sound like The Who." -- Ox
Fare thee well John.
"Boris The Spider"
Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
He's come to a sticky end
Don't think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl 'round
He's embedded in the ground
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
I hope i get old before I die...
Nerds listen to music. A lot of nerds have listened to THE WHO, so yeah this is news for nerds.
*SIGH*
I did get to see him play the single greatest bass line in all of Rock and Roll once.
It was at a huge stadium in LA, but I was close enough to see the transparent spiderweb design on his bass during the solo but in _My Generation_. Of course that fact that he was talking to stage hand or someone as he played it flawlessly only added to my esteem for him.
Creepy crawly creepy crawly...
*SIGH*
=tkk
Bill Gates - Creationist?!?
Truly an amazing bassist. Pity he didn't write more.
"My Wife"
My life's in jeopardy
Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be
I ain't been home since Friday night
And now my wife is coming after me
Give me police protection
Gonna buy a gun so
I can look after number one
Give me a bodyguard
A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
All I did was have a bit too much to drink
And I picked the wrong precinct
Got picked up by the law
And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
And I'm oh so tired of running
Gonna lay down on the floor
I gotta rest some time so
I can get to run some more
She's comin'!
She's comin'!
"I won't mod you down - I feel the need to call you a twit explicitly, rather than by implication."
The first rock concert I ever went to was the Who at Madison Square Garden in 1979. It's still just about the best concert I've been too. I was deaf for two days and grinning for a week after. I still have the ticket and do you know what the price was? $9.50! And they were good seats!
Oh well, Rest in Peace, Ox.
due to someone perhaps being in public schools reading this I dare not say Heaven
Excuse my hostility, but comments like this annoy me. When will people realize that shoving God down one's throat is exactly like prohibiting public mention of God?
Freedom of speech goes both ways. Do not force one to speak or not speak. Say Heaven or God or whatever strikes your fancy, but don't force others to say it with you. Is that such a hard concept to grasp?
The web is a dominatrix. Everywhere I turn, I see little buttons ordering me to Submit.
They did take the piss out of this type of thing. You can see the image here.
I wonder if there is a reason why the underrated songwriters in legendary bands (cf. G. Harrison) have gone. Probably just a coincidence.
Rest in peace.
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Death will come, and will have your eyes
-- Pavese
Do you guys think that The Who will find a replacement bass player for the tour?
And where, pray tell, could they find someone to replace him? There's just not many (any?) of his calibre.
I picked up the bass because of players like John Entwistle and Chris Squire...
A sad day, indeed.
In walking, just walk. In sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.
-- Yun-Men
As long as Roger and Pete continue to play, The Who will be alive.
The Ox will be missed. I also seem to be regretting not shelling out the $65 to see them on their last tour.
The global economy is a great thing until you feel it locally.
You have got to love a band that has an album called
:-(
"Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy"
Rest In Peace John
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This was a real jolt, this realization. He was one of the main reasons I started playing bass at the tender age of 13 and spent many a year playing in punk, jazz and ambient musical projects. At the age of 33 Bass playing is still one of my most satisfying forms of catharses and I still love the who.
I will also never forget the time I brought the guy a cup of tea when he made an appearance at a radio station I was working in while I was in college. We had a nice chat, and I told him of the importance of his music to me and of my passion for playing inspired in no small part by him. He was a true, almost stereotypical 'English Gentleman' and I will always hold that experience very dear to my heart.
I am genuinely saddened by this news.
Quod scripsi, scripsi.
I can still see The Who on stage..I was 14 and it was in the very early 70's..The world changed that summer for me, while I've been a detractor of their last few trips out, The Who remained one of the most outstanding memories of my childhood.
God Bless him where ever he is.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
Taco, please tell me, because I'm confused. How can you think The Who is the greatest band of all time, and still like (or even listen to) Eminem? WTF?
Many people said The Who couldn't replace Moon, but they continued off and on for 24 years with replacement drummers. I doubt they'll do their current tour, but I wouldn't be surprized to see them tour again.
I think this is finally it, but FYI, here's yesterday's interesting Reuters story on the tour, "The Who take a bow for a new generation".
I just read this earlier today and thought about what a great perspective they have for aging musicians being labelled as a "nostalgia" act. They were planning to go back into the studio in October for the first time in 20 years. Would have been nice to see them prove the critics wrong by putting together a yet another classic album.
From the article I'm sure that Daltry and Townshend will continue to express themselves in one way or another, but without a third party, I doubt they'll overcome the still obvious tensions to work together very much.
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Something similar has been done before... The only problem being you can't trust taco to leave these polls alone... The Who won by millions of votes, if i remember correctly.
Yeah, I realised as soon as I hit the "Submit" button that I had omitted Pink Floyd from my quickly compiled list.
I was quickly consoled by the knowledge that it wouldn't be long before someone pointed it out though...
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
jackass.
Sorry if I've hurt you when your down and out.
I obviously touched a nerve here - sorry your hero died.
I guess i'm juse a bit diferent than you - I'll save the sorrow for when one of my family, friends or pets dies.
Good luck with your greif, and hope you find another hero soon.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
Something similar has been done before... The only problem being you can't trust taco to leave these polls alone... The Who won by millions of votes, if i remember correctly.
Well, I did look for a prior poll before writing my post. I specifically searched through the polls for "musio", "musician", "band", "artist" and came up empty.
If there is a relevant poll that you know of, could you please provide a link to it?
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
Or 100 bats nibble his head off
Two Problems:
one- as far as i know, cowboy neal isn't in a band.
two- you can't possibly reasonably poll a large crowd in this sort of thing with less than a hundred options. Maybe twenty to twenty five percent of the slashdot crowd might choose their favorite band from those listed, but you've got a pretty diverse crowd here. I'm sure other choices might include: Sex Pistols, Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, Green Day, Moby, Frank Sinatra, Rage Against the Machine...
just to name a few.
lysergically yours
I hope I don't get bitchslapped for this but I don't understand.
CmdrTaco is a Who fan yet he disses the disc golfers? Doesn't make much sense considering we are one in the same audience.
Sure some disc golfers might not be Who fans, yet they substitute with others like Zeppelin, Rush, etc, etc...
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Were they any good? I saw them (or it might've been just Daltry) on TV not too long ago, and I was really unimpressed. Roger Daltrey in particular seemed more like Michael Bolton than his past self. It was nothing like the music of theirs that got me through high school (yeah, 20 years after it was released). I'm pissed that I never got a chance to see them live, but by the time I was old enough to drive, Keith Moon was long gone and they were well past their prime. Although I really enjoyed "It's Hard," I sometimes wish they would've grown more with the times, like say, King Crimson. But that's just me being selfish. I've actually heard tha Entwistle did some solo work though. Has anybody heard it? How is it?
Anyhoo, even if they had released nothing more than Quadrophenia (their best, IMHO, and it also has Entwistle's best work on it) and spent the rest of their lives sipping mint juleps on a cottage by the beach, John (and the rest ot them when their time comes) will still be missed by me. Missed, with gratitude.
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"My friends are dead! They may be your fucking icons but they're my fucking friends!"
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Everyone is hung up on Quadrophenia, but if you haven't already you should check out "Live At Leeds"... it is a fantastic album and really highlights The Who's ability to invoke raw emotion in an audience. Reminds me of Jim Morrison in that way, music that can shake you down to your bones...
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"How does Lance Bass pronouce his last name? And is he being shot off anytime soon? :-)"
They'll just replace him with the constant stock of animatronic dummy replicas they have on hand.
It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
Did you have to put it in the headline of the story and spoil it for thus of us on the west coast who haven't read the news yet?
(I'm originally from Toronto, the Who's favourite concert town, so don't flame me.)
Has it been over a year since you last donated to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
If there is a relevant poll that you know of, could you please provide a link to it?
Best Summer Concert. It's the second most active in the hof.
Your list was totally cool except for this omission.
"that's not encryption - it's a new perl script that I'm working on..." - from some Matrix parody
John Entwhistle died today.
After the end of period when the Beatles could
still channel my adolescent angst and rage
(a period doubtless extended with a fixation on
John L.) and the start of the period
when I realized the punk and arty new wave
were the dynamic movements (or moments) of my generation
and the place where I wanted to be, I had The Who.
John Entwhistle was the first rock musician who
inspired me (not that the inspiration took)
purely in a musical sense. He
was the only rock bassist to turn the bass guitar
in a solo instrument thru sheer virtuosity
(McCartney's bass, the only other bassist
that ever made an impression on me*,
could stand out by virtue of its melodiousness).
He was a musical Atlas on which the band rested in part,
and rhythmically he was an integral unit with the legendary
Keith Moon. And this integration was necessary given that Moon,
a great innovator,
was turning the drums themselves into a kind of melodic instrument.
I find it odd that some of the most grounded seeming of
Sixties Rock Icons (John E. and George Harrisson) are dying
off at these relatively young ages. They avoided the
extravagance that killed off the Glorious Dead (Hendrix, Jones,
Joplin, etc). Of course, maybe appearing low key in an art
form based on explosive expressiveness implies that one has
one of those unhealthy personalities that holds too much in.
Or maybe it doesn't imply anything except, to quote Auden,
"all the instruments agree, the day of his death was a dark
cold day."
* the one exception is Tony Visconti playing on Bowie's
The Man Who Sold The World, especially songs like Width Of A Circle
and Black Country Rock.
It is by coff... er, will, alone I set my mind in motion...
You can stop running now buddy...... You and your mates got me through high school. Thanks John
Muahahahahahah!!!
while i appreciate the who, they're not my heroes. it's just that every time an obituary is posted on slashdot, somebody jumps on it for not being news for nerds, displaying blatant disrespect for those that DO mourn the death. this has really irked me for quite a while, and for some random, unknown reason, your post set me off on a rant.
i'll definitely miss one of the most innovative bands of the last half-century though.
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Cowboy Neal is his own band:
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We emerge from our mother's womb an unformatted diskette; our culture formats us.
Um, unformatted means empty, formats means to erase (format c:), so, wouldnt it be our culture writes us or something?
In college, really poor, need a flatscreen.
Its great that many people in their teens and twenties recognize the fact that rock music is just not as good today as it once was. I defy you to name a single current band that has the power and creativity of The Who in their heydey. And they were but one of several.
I salute Slashdot for pointing out the corruption in the music industry and pushing for a music scene that is less corporate-controlled and more vibrant and creative.
This to me is definitely stuff that matters. Goodbye John, thanks for all the great tunes.
No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?
In March of '96, my company flew me to Chicago for a week on business. The first night I was there, one of my co-workers showed me around town. I saw the sights, and quite a few bars. We were staying at the Omni Ambassador East Hotel, so our last stop of the night was the Pump Room, the hotel restaurant and bar. We ordered some glasses of Cabernet at the bar, and settled down to discuss the agenda for the following day. As we were speaking, two gentleman and and a few ladies came in and took positions on bar stools very nearby to me. I looked over and recognized Mr. Entwhistle. After talking with my friend about the star-sighting, I asked the bartender what he was drinking, and if he would mind if I bought him one. She said she'd ask. A couple of minutes later, she stopped near him and motioned towards me. He looked over, I nodded my head and smiled, and he nodded back. He accepted the drink, and continued speaking with his friends. Being totally hammered from drinking all night, I thought that was pretty cool. A nod from a legendary rock star. Wow! A few more minutes passed, and we decided that we should probably get some sleep, since we actually had to work the next day. With my alcohol-soaked balls-of-steel, I took a pen and a "Pump Room" bar napkin and approached him. "Mr. Entwhistle?" I said. He looked at me with a bemused expression. "Yes?" he said. "I would like to thank you for the great music you and your band have put out over the years, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Could I please get your autograph?" I proferred him the pen and bar-nap. He took them, signed his name, and returned them to me. "Thank you very much," I said. "Quite alright," he replied. With that, my co-worker and I returned to our rooms, and passed out.
The Who was supposed to play here (LA) in 2 days. It is a great loss to the fans of the band in particular, and to Rock and Roll in general. Mr. Entwhistle was a class act. Thanks for the memories.
-Sy
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls
DEVO Rocks...
You got me.. lookin' up high
You got me.. searchin' down low
You got me.. I know you know
You got me jerkin' back 'n' forth
Men without hats was also really good.
Well, I guess I will have to celebrate the passing of another great musician to the Great Gig in the Sky.
Us Celts believe that when a person dies, thet go to the Otherworld, a place that is better than this...think if your idealistic summer day, not too hot, not too cold. Many of your friends are there, and you meet other who become your friend. Then, when you are rested and ready to take on this World again, you are reborn here, which is why Celts mourn a birth.
Damn, that must be a great jam session, John arriving there to see Jim Morrison and Jimmy Hendrix on stage, and suddenly the there is a sound from behind the drum kit, and Keith Moon comes storming out from behind the drums and gives John a bone crushing hug and says "I hate to see you here so soon, but I am going to love playing with you again!"
ttyl
Farrell
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Several years ago, I saw Roger Daltry in concert with some orchestra.
Guess who made a guest appearance?
Listening to "My Wife" LIVE ranks as #1. Totally rocks. The Kids are Alright live cut is #2, and I can't stand the watered down studio cut. Some Who songs were just meant to be performed live.
In order to be a "greatest band" poll and have The Who be contenders, there ought to be some ground rules.
Now, my suggestions, in no particular order:
Honorable mention:
I guess I'm out of touch.
To me, tradgity is the deat of a child, a child just becoming consience and is just begining to dream.
An older musician, somebody who lived his dreams, passing on seem normal.
If someone told me that "my mom died", I'd have sympathy, but if someone told me "my favorite author died" I'd just shrug.
I guess I've never had any form of entertainment touch me like my friends and family do.
Lamenting the loss of a loved one, to me, is natural. Lamenting the loss of a source of entertainment just seems hollow, to me.
Oh well, to each his own.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
I had hoped to see them play this summer....I do hope that the remaining two stick together though... Godspeed, John Entwistle. You, Elvis, John Lennon, George Harrison and Roy Orbison will make up one hell of a band up there.....
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Mod me down and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine...
That's The Association. There's no "s" on the end. But there are a lot of others to add before you've got the best of the '60s.
I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.
It is bullshit that the Who did indeed Sell Out quite a bit after their final "break up" but who cares? I would have liked to see a "A Quick One While He's Away" for my own eyes.
Carl
Vote Libertarian
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names.
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on stage?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the band's name.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The guys on stage.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The first act.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The guy playing...
Abbott: Who is on stage!
Costello: I'm asking you who's on Stage.
Abbott: That's the band's name.
Costello: The Who's name?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: The Who?
Abbott: Yes.
I too was inspired to play bass by John Entwistle. The bass parts on every Who record are very powerful. He was an innovator. He was the first to use roundwound strings. Read the paragraph on a pack of RotoSound RS-66 strings, "Other bassists quickly followed his lead." He brought the bass out front and raised the bar. His unique, aggressive piano hammer right hand technique gave him the distinctive tone we associate with the Who. I saw the '75 tour in Greensboro. Moon was sober and in good form. He and Entwistle bulldozed their way through that show. Too this day, that rates as my favorite concert. Entwistle had no gimmicks. He was all about great playing.
Long Live Rock!
Wansu, th' chinese sailor
Simply put, he was in The fucking Who.
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." -- Dalai Lama
On ABC's "World News Now" late-night news program they did a nice tribute to John, and a surprisingly long one for a mainstream media outlet. (I'd estimate about two minutes in a thirty-minus-commercials program.) They showed and played clips of the Who while they talked about his life.
Also, right after their tribute came their weather segment, where they traditionally play music and show zoo clips while listing world-wide temperatures. This morning they played "Boris the Spider" during the clip, announcing it as one of John's songs before they started. (Also, amusingly, the zoo clip was of a small flock of penquins wandering through a town.)
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Majored in recreational pharmacology, did you?
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I'm going to say this real slowly, and use small words:
grief
is
not
a
rational
emotion
I'm not a huge Who fan, but I do know that if I don't share the grief I shut my fucking mouth and go about my business. I do not try to share my "superior" attitude with the grief stricken to stroke my own ego and brag about how "mature" I am.
If you don't like the incivility in this, maybe now you understand how your previous postings have been received by some people here.
You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are.
-- Colonel Adolphus Busch
Long live rock! Be it dead or alive.
I'm sure glad I got to see The Who perform live at least once in my lifetime, at the Cotton Bowl on Sept 3, 1989 with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stevie Ray Vaughn and The Who. Oh, man, what a show that was. Peace be with you John Entwistle.
I sentence you to death penalty if you don't make it into old age.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.
... the "Kronos Quartet" or the "Emerson String Quartet" I declare you an snobist rocker.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.
What is wrong with you - this is Slashdot, not a funeral home.
Obviously, you are a huge fan of the musicians in the band 'Who.' in order to be so weirdly defensive.
Maby, if you spent more time with your frinds, family and real people - you'd understand my shock of people boo-hooing over the loss of entertainment.
Especially in this case, where the persion is quiestion's life should have been celebrated as a kick-ass example of someone doing what they love and having fun doing it.
This whole thing reminds me of all the fake wailing and moaning when 'Lady Di' died. Hell, 99.99% of the 'mouners' haden't even seen the woman, let alone developed a relationship.
I'll leave you to your amusements, and apparently, your heros of god like stature. Try not to let your 'entertainments' rule your life - especially the ones with advertisements.
Upon refection I do know where your coming from, I had the same reaction when I figgured that Santa Clause wasen't real. And, quite frankly, if a little pain is caused by getting people to wake up from their 'pop-culture' dreams, and even if pepole have an ill though nasty word tward me, so be it. It's only slashdot.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
I didn't have any strong feelings when Lady Di died, either, but I was polite enough to keep my mouth shut.
You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are.
-- Colonel Adolphus Busch
Hey! Someone else likes Snowblind! Stunning song but most of the world seems to focus on Paranoid, bit of a dirge IMO.
:-) That's Burn, by Deep Purple. Not released until '74 and the film's set in '73 but I'll forgive them that because it's cool :-)
One thing always confuses me seeing this sort of list, though: why do Deep Purple NEVER get mentioned? Has Smoke On The Water hit their credibility _that_ badly? (Hint - as with most bands' famous songs, it's nothing like their best)
I could bang on for hours about Deep Purple, more great songs than I can be bothered to list, amazing variety and they could _really_ play live. Listen to Made in Japan for proof there. Not like they were unknown in the US either, being seriously big in 73-74ish. Watch 'Almost Famous' - the party where Russell Hammond almost kills himself, there's some music playing quite loudly
Go out there, listen to some Deep Purple. Particularly In Rock, Machine Head, Made in Japan, Burn or Purpendicular. They're cool.
Greg
(Inside a nuclear plant)
Aaaarrrggh! Run! The canary has mutated!
Well, you thought I was incorrect, why wern't you 'polite enough to keep' your 'mouth shut'?
Simple: You saw me engaging, in what you though, was insensitive behaviour and you spoke up. Well done, and to be encouraged. Now, here's the hard part, give others the same license you give yourself.
I guess this is a case of diferance. I do recomend, though, that swareing doesen't augment your argument.
I don't know who John Postel is so I can't comment on that. But, I do disagree that impersonal plublicly displayed greif over a personality is somehow 'classy.' It's actually, intuelectually pathetic, childish and usually insincere.
Well anyways...I guess we just disagree.
...
I do miss the days before MTV, when pop music was judged on its poetry, style and beauty. Now days, generally, pop music is judged by the beauty of it's lead singer, and the slick marketing of the lables. It's sad to see that pop culture is loosing *all* of it's graces and is really quite shamefull to think that this is the best, as a socioty, we can do.
There is hope - The Lord of The Rings is good literature and is popluar at the same time, The Simpsons episodes are witty and aserbic. Hopefully, as a population we can choose to make things like 'Survivor' and 'Entertainment Tonight' go away.
Here's to good rock, fun and poetic at the same time.
Cheers.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
Cancelled, according to the LA Daily News.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
So irritating...
I mean, who considers Yellow Submarine or Help to be the Beatles' artistic peak? My Generation for the Who? And so on...
People, they're a much better band than the Dan Dan Song (its studio name, seriously...) makes them sound.
Greg
(Inside a nuclear plant)
Aaaarrrggh! Run! The canary has mutated!
Quite frankly, he did nothing I wouldn't have done myself in the same type of situation. If/when Peter Gabriel dies, for instance, I'm publishing it to the front page of Electric Minds. I respect Rob's judgement, as I hope EMinders would respect mine.
Be who you are...and be it in style!
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That show was much about negative space (silences), similar to what Howard (Blecch!) Stern does.
BORING!
R&G have wonderful repartee' going every single day. They're not poseurs, and it shows.Their news guy is easily as funny as either one of them, but keeps it in his pants, when he's not on vacation (Hi,.Jim!).
They're utterly genuine.
you can listen to them at:
http://play.rbn.com/?url=abcradiog2/wlsam/g2
check them out!
Brak: What's THAT?
Thundercleese: A light switch.. of TOTAL DEVASTATION!
You got the right idea Talkischeap. Barring accidents you're only as old as you let yourself become. I recommend liberal doses of concert. If you can't name a band to go see, the YOU REALLY NEED to just go and see one, anyone :) I've been saying for years that while I am getting older I don't plan on growing up, because adults ARE BORING.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
ahhhh... a fellow Spiritualized fan.. and you've HEARD of the Beach Boys? You can't possibly be American... :)
Here are my best guesses at the
lyrics - any idea about the missing ones? or corrections? I mailed back the card for lyrics but they never arrived. 12 Steps in particular is hard to make out.
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe