tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post1977524854888008539..comments2023-10-24T06:52:08.798-05:00Comments on Circle Jerk at the Square Dance: Friday Random 11Brandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-84211855071233680332012-02-28T14:19:52.196-06:002012-02-28T14:19:52.196-06:00At least he didn't toss it to her and say &quo...<i>At least he didn't toss it to her and say "Grab my nut sack for me, will ya?</i><br /><br />That's because I'm a gentleman and would have said, "please."Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-1426573458994071422012-02-28T11:51:37.625-06:002012-02-28T11:51:37.625-06:00But don't crush them.But don't crush them.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-34510245050209601272012-02-28T11:45:32.447-06:002012-02-28T11:45:32.447-06:00At least he didn't toss it to her and say &quo...At least he didn't toss it to her and say "Grab my nut sack for me, will ya?"zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-88397376547141884952012-02-28T10:52:46.269-06:002012-02-28T10:52:46.269-06:00TLB is such a lucky woman.
I remind her of that d...<i>TLB is such a lucky woman.<br /><br />I remind her of that daily.</i><br /><br />By showing her your nutsack?fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-18268468497221501962012-02-28T00:17:51.153-06:002012-02-28T00:17:51.153-06:00TLB is such a lucky woman.
I remind her of that d...<i>TLB is such a lucky woman.</i><br /><br />I remind her of that daily.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-6205714637011173672012-02-27T15:32:05.639-06:002012-02-27T15:32:05.639-06:00TLB is such a lucky woman.TLB is such a lucky woman.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-61462567053201013042012-02-27T15:23:17.288-06:002012-02-27T15:23:17.288-06:00I know all of the lyrics to all of the songs on Up...I know all of the lyrics to all of the songs on Upstairs at Eric's. All. Of. Them.Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494914961461529828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-78653618854107332402012-02-27T14:40:16.805-06:002012-02-27T14:40:16.805-06:00Now would be a good time to step in with a dick jo...<i>Now would be a good time to step in with a dick joke, Brando.</i><br /><br />The other day I was heading out to <a href="http://youtu.be/qnMaroAlfvI" rel="nofollow">Dr. Evil's Java Lair</a> to do some writing. I wanted to bring a diet-friendly snack, so I put some almonds in a Ziplock bag. I held it up to TLB and said, "Look at my nut sack."Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-19965498649476447692012-02-27T13:05:00.097-06:002012-02-27T13:05:00.097-06:00Of course, in my earlier comment, I meant "Th...Of course, in my earlier comment, I meant "This Is England".<br /><br />I'm a dick.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-17829531522313251412012-02-27T13:01:48.370-06:002012-02-27T13:01:48.370-06:00cooking and recording music are not strikingly sim...cooking and recording music are not strikingly similar processes, fish.<br /><br /><i>it's that the album is strikingly uninteresting in its experimentation.<br /></i><br />That's a value judgement, though; I might find value in things you don't. Obviously that is so; again, see my obligatory Mekons comment. Perhaps experimentation is too strong a word; evolution, maybe? Stretching out stylistically? Fucking around in New York? "We really need to not self-produce?"<br /><br /><br />Whether you judge the efforts to be successful or not, I have found the record has amply rewarded my ability to listen to more of it than I ever did during its vinyl incarnation; and it increase my appreciation for a band that could have put out London Calling II, instead putting out a complex and sprawling LP documenting their struggles to not become "Clash, INc." The band was willing to allow their fans to make up their own minds.<br /><br />FWIW, it seems the music critic world liked it much more than the record buying public. Not that that's saying much.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-59110136768401521852012-02-27T11:54:02.994-06:002012-02-27T11:54:02.994-06:00Thing is, when you experiment in the kitchen, you ...Thing is, when you experiment in the kitchen, you don't serve the things that come out sucky to your guests. <br /><br />It isn't that they weren't doing things sufficiently "Clash" for my tastes, it's that the album is strikingly uninteresting in its experimentation. One big yawn after another.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-75081358883464426812012-02-27T11:36:06.012-06:002012-02-27T11:36:06.012-06:00well, I am also a Mekons fan, so obviously not tha...well, I am also a Mekons fan, so obviously not that discerning in any case.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-23044622185974516062012-02-27T10:42:47.463-06:002012-02-27T10:42:47.463-06:00Thunder, I hadn't seen that "White Riot&q...Thunder, I hadn't seen that "White Riot" vid before, that was awesome.<br /><br />Sandinista is punk's White Album, with many of the same strengths and weaknesses of that album. I don't enjoy it as much as the first three, but I appreciate how adventurous it is. I think that album and The Jam's later work showed how punk bands could keep the punk spirit of their earlier work while getting beyond three-chords and a cloud of dust. Christgau not surprisingly summed it up best: "if this is their worst--which it is, I think--they must be, er, the world's greatest rock and roll band."<br /><br />Also, LOL at Substance's comment. That was golden.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-60681022818446514842012-02-27T10:18:49.688-06:002012-02-27T10:18:49.688-06:00I will put a soapbox down, dammit, and defend Sand...I will put a soapbox down, dammit, and defend Sandinista if I have to.<br /><br />The thing I might - MIGHT, mind you- criticize is the album sequencing.<br /><br />The Loud Family released an album a few years back, Days For Days, that featured short untitled bits and mixes, sound collages, between the actual songs. The arrangement worked better; if the Clash had perhaps mixed the more experimental in with the more straightforward, I think it would not have attained the reputation it has.<br /><br />You're not gonna get me to argue about London Calling.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-35871823444545507862012-02-27T10:14:38.537-06:002012-02-27T10:14:38.537-06:00This is known as dilution. If you have to dilute i...<i>This is known as dilution. If you have to dilute it to make it palatable, one might pause to consider if it really is all that good to begin with. <br /></i><br />I disagree. The stylistic diversity and invention on Sandinista is laudable and pleasing, but is so far afield from typical Clash songs that I, for one, find that a few early tracks to break them up merely highlights the worthiness.<br /><br />I did pause to consider whether it was worthy ,when I had Sandinista on vinyl. But when I went to digital music, it was easier to reconsider; And some well-chosen covers of those songs have served to highlight the quality, like the Nirvana versions of early Meat Puppet songs laid stark the impressive songwriting of the Pups.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-34482724941233764112012-02-27T09:28:41.870-06:002012-02-27T09:28:41.870-06:00Sandinista works REALLY REALLY well if it is mixed...<i>Sandinista works REALLY REALLY well if it is mixed in with the rest of the Clash in a random</i><br /><br />This is known as dilution. If you have to dilute it to make it palatable, one might pause to consider if it really is all that good to begin with. <br /><br />Counter example, London Calling is perhaps the best 4 album sides ever assembled.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-49861103947805036052012-02-27T08:51:09.097-06:002012-02-27T08:51:09.097-06:00Sandinista works REALLY REALLY well if it is mixed...Sandinista works REALLY REALLY well if it is mixed in with the rest of the Clash in a random.<br /><br />This seems to be one place where I have to break with Friend Fish.<br /><br /><br />"This Is London" from CTC is pretty good, though.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-21280067351486621342012-02-27T08:49:48.463-06:002012-02-27T08:49:48.463-06:00i am not an Oasisi fan, but it is possible that O...i am not an Oasisi fan, but it is possible that Oingo Boingo is also standing on the platform watching the Clue Train leave the station with THEIR version of "I Am The Walrus" also.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-65656192536828981152012-02-27T07:51:54.424-06:002012-02-27T07:51:54.424-06:00Dunno, thunder, "Cut The Crap" was prett...<i>Dunno, thunder, "Cut The Crap" was pretty uninspired.</i><br /><br />No Mick Jones, not the Clash. <br /><br />Personally not a big fan of side 6 of Sandinista. They probably had 1.5 album's worth of tight music. the went 3 sides too many.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-53611175084364250492012-02-26T15:16:59.563-06:002012-02-26T15:16:59.563-06:00that's prog-OCK, substance.that's prog-OCK, substance.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-19980446492556639572012-02-26T10:20:02.508-06:002012-02-26T10:20:02.508-06:00Why review one band when you can review the whole ...<i>Why review one band when you can review the whole prog-rock genre?</i><br /><br />Oh no, now I have visuals I shouldn't have. My eyes! My eyes!blue girlhttp://bluegirlredstate.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-53582009729076992372012-02-26T00:48:26.856-06:002012-02-26T00:48:26.856-06:005) “Leaf House,” Animal Collective. If you can bea...<i>5) “Leaf House,” Animal Collective. If you can beat off while walking a tightrope, juggling a monkey with your free hand, and reciting Proust from memory, while I will give you props for creativity and difficulty, I still don’t want to watch you beat off. </i><br /><br />Why review one band when you can review the whole prog-rock genre?Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-75857241829440530582012-02-25T16:56:34.685-06:002012-02-25T16:56:34.685-06:00ock music
lol, I thought when I read that... ZRM ...<i>ock music</i><br /><br />lol, I thought when I read that... <i>ZRM knows about music I've never even heard about!</i><br /><br />Brando, those are awesome songs for Libby's soul! I love that!!blue girlhttp://bluegirlredstate.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-72583326001055529452012-02-25T14:27:52.858-06:002012-02-25T14:27:52.858-06:00Zombie pedant (because, really, I figure everybody...Zombie pedant (because, really, I figure everybody is fed up with me already) weighs in to mention that "Superman", while sublimely done by REM, was written by The Clique.<br /><br />These "Beetles"- are they some kind of pop combo?zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12562069.post-30410379014910054152012-02-25T12:56:58.294-06:002012-02-25T12:56:58.294-06:00I always sing "Libby in the Sky With Diamonds...I always sing "Libby in the Sky With Diamonds." I added "Octopus's Garden," "Blackbird," and "Here Comes the Sun." Also threw in REM's "Superman" for good measure.<br /><br />LOL at BG having a Joan of Arc moment on the Facebook.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.com