One: I dont think REM did have number 1 singles, maby they had number 1 albums, but according to this program I watched they didnt have any number 1 singles. ...
... Sad in which sense of the word? I know next to nothing about it save what I've read online, and now in these two books (and what the guys with fetching...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 1, 2005 1:32 pm
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... Thats what I'm saying. It is music. in my mind we'd have to also ... There are three primary definable roles I think. The composer, the performer and the...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 1, 2005 2:11 pm
4448
Hmm. No dice. I will say that (from what you've posted) your main beef with REM is the well-known stuff, from their warner music deal onwards. With a couple of...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 1, 2005 2:25 pm
4449
... By Jove, it appears you're quite correct! ... By jove, it appears you're quite correct!...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 1, 2005 2:47 pm
4450
sad as in kind of pathetic. a pathetic retreat from a frightening reality. more pathetic than most retreats from a frightening reality. anyway back to SW. the...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 6:18 pm
4451
i fell very strongly about baby murder too, but that doesnt mean im secretly FOR it. ... From: systemsforum@yahoogroups.com ...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 6:22 pm
4452
... like i said in mylast post. i dont think that theyre technically "bad" at all. i dont like what theyre saying and what they stand for. even less do i like...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 6:29 pm
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"but it is generally knowable what is good music and what is bad music." that cant be true. otherwise we wouldnt have so many of these Top 100 best album...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 6:33 pm
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REM's 'Green' and 'Automatic for the People' are brilliant albums, in my small mind. No need to flush THOSE albums out of your system Chris :-) ...
The pronounciaton of the word "Kayleigh" in the line "Kay-leigh it's more important to me now you're gone..." is one of my most hated moments in music. ...
i never recognised the similarity until one day i heard something playing on TV from the next room and thought "is that genesis or Marillion" . "The...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:42 pm
4457
depends what you think theyre communicating. its THAT that i dont like. i respect anyones right to enjoy gold ole country rock music. nothing wrong with a good...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:58 pm
4458
... Except REM, I bet! :p ... Weeelll... alright then. ... Something that colours this nicely is the recurring line 'the dark side clouds everything'. It seems...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 2, 2005 8:31 pm
4459
Have you heard 'Talk about the passion?' A song off their first album. A good song, if you ask me. Forget the everybody hurts nonsense....
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 2, 2005 8:35 pm
4460
... Oh no? Just joe bloggs knows that a song is immoral doesn't mean he's not going to listen to it. In fact, this may be the reason why he listens to it in...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 2, 2005 9:11 pm
4461
... I hardly listen to 'automatic' anymore. I'm not really sure why - it wasn't a conscious decision. It just seems a bit sterile. But then I never really ...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 2, 2005 10:11 pm
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... My vote? Anything by Liam Gallagher. Or the fella from blur. Mr. All-Bran 'or summat'....
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 2, 2005 10:33 pm
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[Ian] "The pronounciaton of the word "Kayleigh" in the line "Kay-leigh it's more important to me now you're gone..." is one of my most hated moments in music."...
I'm staggered to hear someone say "with hand on heart that MARILLION (yep, MARILLION) are "Better" than Zappa." hOLY shOMoLY. Zappa did release many albums...
"Except REM, I bet! :p" no. REM i wouldnt say are a retreat. more of an attepmt to define it. the Krishnas definitely ARE the saddest i think. "Something that...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 2, 2005 11:59 pm
4466
... Potted biography of REM in the form of diarism. Feel free to skip it. Pre-Warners (1980 'Chronic Town EP' - 1987 'Document'): This touring lark isn't much...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:07 am
4467
... This one'll be hard to beat - The key change in Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer!" As I said to Mr Berkley at the country club last season, "Check!"...
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:15 am
4468
"Oh no? Just joe bloggs knows that a song is immoral doesn't mean he's not going to listen to it. In fact, this may be the reason why he listens to it in the...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:22 am
4469
"but have you listened to the brilliant "You are What You Is" or "Thing-Fish"?" of course i friggin havent! the day i have so much time on my hands and the ...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:32 am
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"Michael has taken to dying his hair with mustard. And has apparently taken an interest in politics. Oh dear." ... happens to singers in bands. how come you...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:40 am
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isnt that key change the "Standard" trick of shifting up a key in order to heighten the "emotional intensity". i hate that when ANYONE does it. the only...
cregan
heathert.long@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:45 am
4472
... Stockhausen is unintentionally kind of a Bach hyperbole. Great mathematician. Crap musician. Have you ever read a stockhausen score? If the answer is no......
Chris McEvoy
chronic_town@...
Jun 3, 2005 12:59 am
4473
... Because drummers are smart enough to know that the best way to help the world heal is to stick to your limits (except neil peart). Plus they can't afford...