Mission Statement: to do very little, for very few, for not very long. Disappointing the easily pleased since 1819. Not as good as it used to be from Day One. History is Bunk - PT Barnum. Artificially Intelligent before it was fashionable. Fat camp for the mind! Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost. The Shock of the Old! Often bettered, never imitated.
Thanks to Lupine Assassin.
Rolling Stone [a magazine - Ed.] said that Summer Lawns was "Uninspired ... insubstantial."
"Basically a West Coast Erica Jong. If that sounds peachy to you, enjoy." smirked Roberta Christgau, who opined that Blue was "an exciting, scary glimpse of a woman in a man's world." Just what is his problem?
Babs?
ReplyDeleteIn 40 years, what will people be nostalgic for?
ReplyDeleteOoh - water? Going outdoors?
DeleteMany species of animals and plants.
DeleteGasoline cars, brick and mortar stores/main streets, beaches, music sharing blogs
ReplyDeleteGoddess-like genius, Shirley?
ReplyDeleteGet with the times, grandpa! Non-specific genederousness is the hottest issue of the day!
Deletebreathing.
ReplyDeleteHope ?
ReplyDeleteis there a link?
ReplyDeleteCheez Whiz.
ReplyDeleteIt always sounded like a Minced Oath, to me.
DeleteWe live in a time that seems to be going from bad to worse, but humans have felt like we are getting to end times for centuries. I hope in a few years we can look back on the past three years an say "well, it wasn't as bad as we thought". I hope.
ReplyDeleteAs for nostalgia, how about space travel? :-)
The future used to be a great place.
DeleteAgreed, the future ain't what it used to be.
DeleteWe wus goin' tuh have poysonal auty-giros! An' floatin' cars wit' plexiglass domes! An' diagonal hats wit' visors!
DeleteI blame young people for not delivering our future.
There WILL be a link!
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ReplyDeleteTHE LINK IS HIDDEN IN THIS COMMENT. Yes it is.
No...don't think it is.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is.
DeleteAnyone else find it?
ReplyDeleteI did.
DeleteWhy cant I?
Delete"I" found it, and "I" already have both.
DeleteJust gotta poke around....
I've always wanted to give Christgau, a swift kick to his ballz, no really.
ReplyDeleteFor those people wondering who Christgau is, here's some pdfs of his volumes of album reviews.
DeleteYou may wish to consider discussing blood pressure meds with your doctor after reading some of his reviews.
The guy's an obnoxious prick.
https://workupload.com/file/Vm3Ja5uwnfA
I think I'll give this Christgau chap a miss thanks - I know my opinions are correct, whatever Christgau may think.
DeleteOr there's his web site, which is like wandering into a forgotten city, built in the first days of the internet.
DeleteIs it still there in that state? It looks like something GeoCities coughed up like a hairball.
DeleteIt's a typical Amish site.
DeleteReceived wisdom from rock music snob-critics: we need their views like we need haemorrhoids.
DeleteAwww, leave the old man alone, will ya?. The only question that matters is, was he right about the best album of 1994 being the Latin Playboys? I think we can all agree he was right about that. In fact, I'm going to give that a listen later and save the "Blue" outtakes for a day when I want to feel really, really bad.
DeleteTo be fair, he was right about that. You've changed my mind. He's brilliant.
DeleteEye thank y'all. Eye am happy.
ReplyDeleteI think we all experienced our own ballet here tonight - a ballet of emotion, and feelings.
DeleteThanks for these,
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I like the Lawns boot very much, the Blue collection very little.
Deleteand i the opposite. Imagine this woman, untamed and subtely aware you've just dropped in the bar where she's playing with her songs, taking them just further than she'd ever been.
DeleteThat's a great way of looking at it, but unfortunately I can't respond to anonymous comments. Nope.
Delete@Draftervoi: I've deleted your comment because it's going up as screed tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I'd thought I'd forgotten to hit "publish" again. Some wonderful rants have been lost that way over the last thirty years. :)
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