RE: Artist of the Decade?
Do you know any black people who listen to the Beasties? Do other rap acts give them shout-outs on record? They are making white music for white people. Nothing wrong with that, but it ain't hip-hop. As a matter of fact, in the latest edition of Rolling Stone, a rap artist by the name of Juvenile (or maybe that is the name of his cd, I'm not familiar with him) said that he loved the Beastie's song "Paul Revere" and if there was any song that he would cover, it would be that one (by the way, the article is not in front of me and this is not a direct quote, but what he said was to that effect.) He is black, so I guess the answer to you question is yes SOME black people do listen to the Beasties. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Wilco's new horizon
I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. If musical maturation is worthy of disdain, well then I say lets all focus an evil eye on Wilco! So the man in front is tired of being pegged as an Alt. Country demi-god, can anyone with any soul really blame him? SummerTeeth shows what years of playing and writing can do for a band with the raw talent that brought us A.M-they get better and they grow musically. However, there will always be those who think that the universe should remain static, change bothers you folks. Well I say move over and make room for a new generation of music coming our way and it is seasoned with the sound of some bands that make Alt. Country fans feel like they are betraying their solid white trash roots. A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop and you have a sound that brings it all home for those of us too young to know that the music we loved in our youth apparently sucked! SummerTeeth is an omen of sorts, a sign that all is not lost-there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
No Subject
Boy Howdy! If Id a known I would cause this kind of commotion with my little ol post I might have actually thought about what I was writing before I wrote it! I must apologize if I was too harsh with my words-I think you all are a great bunch of people! I guess I get a little giddy when I have enough money to actually buy music and it was in my state of giddy that I wrote. If you dont mind I would like to defend myself a bit because I apparently offended a few among us and did so very unintentionally. To Mr. Yates: Maybe the two of us do not share the same definition of dissing, but I would have to disagree with your statement . I have heard a lot of dissing of Wilco. To Jon, who said: How do you get from this: A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop to this: there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. in the space of a single paragraph? I am afraid I did not communicate well here. Being that "there is nothing new under the sun," we can both probably agree that all musicians derive certain aspects of their sound from their musical influences. Those attributes that are adopted from the aforementioned influences combine with one another in the influenced, and, if this happens to take place in an individual who knows what to do with it, a new and exciting sound is born-musical genetics if you will? The uncharted territory that I was speaking of was the way in which Wilco produces a new (in my opinion) sound from those influences. remember i am a Wilco sympathizer and applaud the new production. (although Summerteeth IS starting to bore me). But it is funny to talk of this being ground breaking when the High Llamas and a few other bands have already been copying Brian Wilson for years and when the concept itself is very retro. Sorry, I am not quite of your stature when it comes to musical knowledge, I have never heard of the High Llamas ( although I will check them out if ever I encounter them) so I can not agree or disagree on your point. I will ,however, say this: Jeff Tweedy has called this album a pop album, and for a pop album, I think it kicks ass. Definitely not Nick Lowe! But up against the trash that has come to be known as pop music; Matchbox Twenty or NSync, Wilco is doing fine! What I wouldnt give to be able to hear that kind of pop when I turned on my car stereo! I might be a minority here but I think it would be a good day for music if Wilco got a push from their label and went to that next level, I think American pop music needs it . Thank you for inciting me to think more about my subject. No offense intended. Peace on Earth. Good will toward men. -Jezzylarue _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
RE:Aren't you a sweetie!(Was Wilco...)
Feel free to participate, but DO NOT come in here and insult folks who have been part of this community for years. You are out of line. ::whispering:: hey everyone, this is where Jezzy either apologizes for being a putz or tells us all to fuck off. If it is the later, I can't wait for the ill-sent unsub ::whispering off:: Jeff (Not tweedy) weiss No, I will stay on thank you. I quite enjoy the wealth of knowledge concerning music that can be found here. Unless, of course, I can get kicked out for pissing you off, kind Sir. And I think when I do unsub, I will be able to figure it out. My apology, that you so rightly anticipated, was for inadvertently insulting the folks in this community, and I guess if apologizing is lame well so be it. But you my friend are much ruder than even I, in my ignorance of the etiquette here, ever was. So there! -Jezzylarue _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
