tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post8864790107499004223..comments2023-11-22T09:17:05.368-08:00Comments on TAD's Back-Up Plan: Update 8TADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-86188982652172199882010-02-15T14:06:33.706-08:002010-02-15T14:06:33.706-08:00Was never a fan of Michael Jackson; in fact I thin...Was never a fan of Michael Jackson; in fact I think he probably <i>retarded</i> the progress of rock music during his heyday. But you have a sympathetic ear when you report that Jackson did not come across as a whack job during the video you saw.<br /><br />It is in the best interest of mass- (and even narrow-focus-) media to present artists and the like as freaks and weirdos because of the prurient interest it creates.<br /><br />But it's funny that in the few cases where I am actually familiar enough with an artist's career to call bullshit on the popular media-created myths surrounding them, I find that I can.<br /><br />So I can't say one way or the other, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that Michael Jackson was, in fact, a semi-normal dude.<br /><br />Recently downloaded <i>Pawn Hearts</i> and was surprised to find how much I didn't like it. . . no lack of noise, but often a lack of energy, I think. While I like me some British prog, this was much too mannered for me.<br /><br />**Love** <i>Ege Bamyasi</i>, love it. <i>Future Days</i> is pretty great, too, though I don't have the <i>Anthology</i> and I don't have anything else, except a reunion album from the '90's which was kind of boring except for one song, forget the name.<br /><br />Will also recommend <i>Sacrilege</i>, an album of Can remixes, featuring contributions by Eno and Sonic Youth. Eno's track is like a minute long, and I'm not even familiar with the source material, but whatever, it's fantastic. <i>Sacrilege</i> might break up that hypnotic trance-groove that Can had in favor of more forward-moving beats, but mostly it makes you think how at home Can would have seemed had they had been transported 20 years into their future.<br /><br />I'd never in my life heard of the Gibralter Encyclopedia of Prog, thanks for turning me onto that.rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-3217405010753689952010-02-14T13:20:34.587-08:002010-02-14T13:20:34.587-08:00Update 8.1: On Sat 13 Feb I got all the way thru t...Update 8.1: On Sat 13 Feb I got all the way thru the Can ANTHOLOGY's 1st CD & a coupla trax in2 the 2nd disc -- the 1st time I've listened-2 a whole CD by NE1 all-the-way-thru since probly Fleet Foxes a yr or so ago. I like Can, apparently, & would like them even more if they were even louder & wilder. I'm kinda suprised.<br />I realize a lotta the stuff on ANTHOLOGY is edited segments, but they're really good, really well-chosen segments. There IS a big slab of "Yoo Doo Right" included, & it's OK, but as it went on I wanted it 2 get louder & wilder -- I wanted MORE crazed guitar & raving freakout madness.<br />This is a pretty weird reaction coming from me, who almost always wants a tune 2 hum or lyrics 2 hang on2. Guess I havta blame it on the hypnotic rhythms, the groove, etc. -- & the crazed gtr & freakout vocals. (Course I've always liked King Crimson's really loud stuff, & I like Van der Graaf's wild sax & organ sounds. So now I'll havta go back 2 Gong & Mahavishnu Orch. & C if I can hear THEM NE better....)<br />MayB it's the hypnotic groove or whatever, but Can is pretty catchy sometimes. "Outside My Door" coulda been a hit! "Spoon" went 2 #1 in Germany? I can Blieve it.... Not sure about the spooky "Aumgn," but it's sure diffrent.... Still have mosta the 2nd CD left 2 listen-2....<br /><br />Pugs: I did listen 2 "Lighthouse Keepers," tho I haven't gone back 4 a 2nd listen yet. I liked parts of it, even the really noisy parts, & liked the closing "We Go Now" theme. But I think the other 2 trax work better 4 me, especially "Man-Erg," but I really like their overall sound, the great sax & the doomy organ -- I'll B playing them more & looking 4 more stuff.... (& I've updated my original review of them, BTW).<br /><br />Crabby: No snow here but DAYS of rain, about 1 day of sun/wk then 6 more days of rain & grayness. I pretty-much hate it, feel like I never wake up, feel like mayB I'll wake up in April when the sun comes out 2 stay 4 awhile. & this is a MILD winter 4 us.... I had enuf snow last yr 2 take care of me 4 awhile.... Hang in there! -- TAD.TADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-9991211347523855282010-02-13T17:11:22.672-08:002010-02-13T17:11:22.672-08:00Hey TAD Great to see you back again. CAN is kinda...Hey TAD Great to see you back again. CAN is kinda hard to get into...had Monster Movie once, very strange schizophenic as heck but Yoo Doo Right actually is fairly listenable from I remembered it. Easier to take for me is their Saw Delight, which didn't get very good reviews but found it in the cheap CD bins a few years ago. I don't think Monster Movie is the all the weird album I have ever heard (that would be Cromagon-Cave Rock on ESP Disk..nuff said).<br /><br />First 45 ya ever had was old Mitch eh? Bridge March remains a fun listen. As for Roy Harper, Pink Floyd and Jimmy Page love this guy. Long time ago Chrysalis had most of his stuff on vinyl but only thing I saw on CD was the Hats Off compliation. It's a bit uneven although everybody from Ian Anderson to Alvin Lee to Keith Moon and Paul McCartney plays on some songs. <br /><br />Yeah, it's still all snow everywhere here although we didn't get 59 inches of it like they did out in the east coast. But we had a damn snow storm every week it seems since December. Needless to say everybody is sick of winter here.R S Crabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763473179086750283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-16269783903662173302010-02-13T09:41:01.065-08:002010-02-13T09:41:01.065-08:00I never could get into Can, although I'll admi...I never could get into Can, although I'll admit I haven't tried too hard, and the last time I listened to them was YEARS ago, so it might be worthwhile to see if their stuff sounds any better now. I didn't like some of my now-favorite metal bands at first (Motorhead, Black Sabbath), but I usually warm up to progressive stuff much more quickly.<br />Did you ever get around to listening to A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers?Pugs Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340275325906826636noreply@blogger.com