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And then you have people like Manu Chao who do to their first successful production they replicate their second almost identical which i find boring to be honest! cheers Luis --- the toy room <thetoyroom@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi all, > Jump in here if you have any input, or leave it to > die quietly (it's not > terribly serious, anyway!) The mention of Bjork's > new record got me all > riled up again, and I thought I would pick your > brains for some > thoughts. > > As musicians and music lovers, how do you approach > artists that you > actually 'respect' more than you 'like'? This would > be my exact > definition of an artist like Bjork. (insert > conversation to myself) > "ok, I GET that there's something different > happening here, and they are > obviously an innovative and creative person. > Everyone is raving about > them, too. But if I sit here and listen to this > stuff, I think I'm > going to punch my head through the wall, because > it's aggravating as > hell." > > And I'm not someone who is terribly light-hearted > about music. I've > mellowed as the years go on, but there's still > nothing wrong with > challenging, aggravating music taking a spin on the > ol' CD player > (Stooges, Helmet, Test Department, Loop, > Einsturzende Neubauten, > Coltrane, etc. come to mind) > > But there seems to be a collection of artists, for > me, who I respect > very much for doing what they do, but I honestly > couldn't really give a > shit about listening to their current creative > output. > > The list! > > Bjork > Radiohead > Sonic Youth > Tricky > > In my opinion (you know what they say about > opinions), these bands have, > for their last few records, been on conscious > attempt to get 'wierder' > and more experimental in their approach. In theory, > this is great, but > the actual product leaves me cold. Bjork: > god....another weird video > where we're supposed to be enthralled with the > exquisite video effects, > all the while worshipping the beauty(?) of that > little pixie? Blah..... > And is Thom York singing microtonal, or just can't > sing in key anymore? > Let's flip a coin! > Sonic Youth: hmmmmmm....should they have stopped at > Daydream Nation? I > mean, really? > Tricky: Maxinquaye is brilliant, In my > opinion...but that's like, his > first record? Everything since then can't be > shit.....or could it? > > Anyway, like I said. If it's not worth discussing, > leave it. I know > it's all about taste. If I don't like it, don't > listen (and I do or > don't at my leisure). But these are also artists > considered the most > talented and creative in their genre. > > Thoughts? > > Best regards, > > Rich > > ===== www.luis-angulo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com