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PrintabletheAudience said: Sdldawn said: co-sign on this. I used to voice my opinion in some threads over some artists i didnt care for, now I kindof realize what the hell was the point... Great points. Why spoil the party? Move on to another thread or start one of your own. tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Couldn't agree more - I've occasionally sounded off on certain performers as well, and I've always ended up regretting having done so. You really just end up making yourself look dour and unpleasant, I think. This reminds me of an interview I read with producer/performer Steve Albini. It really struck me at the time (though I'm not certain why - it's not the most profound statement ever or anything). I do think the following is a good approach to use when filtering your thoughts before you launch into a harsh criticism of anything, really. How is it not difficult though to listen to - let's be honest, to listen to lousy bands? Having to work with them day after day after day and not want to make suggestions? Other than recording suggestions.
Well, I think I've been in enough situations to realize that every band has an aesthetic. It may not be an aesthetic that I find particularly laudable or whatever, but it might just be that I don't get it. Before he died, John Peel said something that I thought was really profound. He said when he gets a record from somebody and he doesn't like it, he assumes that it's his problem and that the band would not have made that record if there wasn't something valuable about it. And I kinda feel like that's an appropriate perspective. Like this band wants to make this record - for some reason, they really want to do this - and they can get a lot of satisfaction out of it. And I get to witness their satisfaction, and how fucking cool is that? It's like being there on Christmas morning watching kids open their presents. It's like you get to see somebody having the time of his life, satisfying some deep ambition of his, and bringing something into existence from his own creative impulse. Seeing the satisfaction in other people and getting to be a part of it and helping that happen - regardless of what it is, it could be a fucking nursery rhyme, you know? But that it happens at all is immensely rewarding. [Edited 3/3/07 5:05am] | |
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Jude418 said: Actually I thought Jamiroquai's latest CD was their best. Ive only dug the random single here and there but Dynamite moved me all the way through. "Seven Days in Sunny June" is dreamy.
"Seven Days In Sunny June" is one of the best things they ever did.Shame on Sony for not making it the worldwide hit it deserved to be. | |
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damosuzuki said: .
How is it not difficult though to listen to - let's be honest, to listen to lousy bands? Having to work with them day after day after day and not want to make suggestions? Other than recording suggestions.
Well, I think I've been in enough situations to realize that every band has an aesthetic. It may not be an aesthetic that I find particularly laudable or whatever, but it might just be that I don't get it. Before he died, John Peel said something that I thought was really profound. He said when he gets a record from somebody and he doesn't like it, he assumes that it's his problem and that the band would not have made that record if there wasn't something valuable about it. And I kinda feel like that's an appropriate perspective. Like this band wants to make this record - for some reason, they really want to do this - and they can get a lot of satisfaction out of it. And I get to witness their satisfaction, and how fucking cool is that? It's like being there on Christmas morning watching kids open their presents. It's like you get to see somebody having the time of his life, satisfying some deep ambition of his, and bringing something into existence from his own creative impulse. Seeing the satisfaction in other people and getting to be a part of it and helping that happen - regardless of what it is, it could be a fucking nursery rhyme, you know? But that it happens at all is immensely rewarding. [Edited 3/3/07 5:05am] excellent.  "I don't need your forgiveness, cos I've been saved by Jesus, so fuck you." | |
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