Why do you own all those records (was: Re: Les Paul over IP)
bendy
bendy at example.org
Sun Jan 4 10:02:36 EST 2004
paok wrote:
> dead milkmen is the band that i owned but not sure why.
Yeah, this is what I'm talking about. Someone on this list must have the
complete works of Dread Zepplin. Or two of their records.
Also, this applies to artists you _want_ to like, but they just never
gel for you, no matter how much you listen. I've got way more Zappa
records, for instance, especially the 80s records. He satisfied a type
of alienation I was feeling, before I found punk rock, and in the early
80s, the great Mother's of Invention records were impossible to find
(unless you ordered a $200 box set directly from him). But those 80s
records go a bit heavy on the marimba sounds, even when the satire is
intact. Zappa still feels like a cool uncle to me, but I don't visit
much. And I kept consuming Pete Townshend product well past it's 1979
expiration date. And I wish I had the first couple of Roxy Music albums,
not the last couple.
Pete's not a child molester anymore, right?
On the other hand, X didn't really click for me until about six years
ago, and now they're one my favorite bands. So all those early listens
paid off.
Bendy
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