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Stereolith · 11-26-2009, 05:24 PM

I remember droolin' over Diddy Wah Diddy. Reverently absorbing Jean Luc Ponty & Sugar Cane Harris doin' their thing (way beyond Darryl Way's skills) on Hot Rats, with the Don's rendering of Willie The Pimp helping me check out the 'phosphorescent seahorses' on the lapping waters of my pool as I discovered the displacement of my body weight in time & space...Yep. Got copies of all THE MAN has done along with a sizeable slew of FZ et al.
Tell me a bad Don or FZ track. I'll try tell you why you're wrong...

History/social climate is important to remember. Electric violins in '69 was as astounding as Portishead's "Dummy" in '94 or the guitar work of Tom Morello in RATM & Prodigy. Vliet's 'beat poetry', elevating the traditions of Kerouac & anarchy of Burroughs and delivered in the gravel style of Chester Burnett. FZ & Vliet screwing 'the rules' & exploring time signatures, field recordings & Kunc-modified kit, squeezing tapes out of a 'one in the world' 'Buffed' 12-track. Yep. A lot more radical than someone on American Idol getting their hooters out & setting fire to their pubes while yodelling...even if it's a Greek ladyboy doing a Cilla Black cover.

Starting 'at the beginning' aint gonna work for you guys who were born, say, 18 years ago. You might need to transition back from 'Beast' or 'Fury' to 'Decals', or soak up other arts such as 'An Evening With Wild Man Fischer' or the 'GTO's'. Bone up on the Plaster Casters' activities, The Fugs, Country Joe & The Fish & Rising Sons - then tackle 'TMR' or 'Milk'. Think of it like The Dead Kittens before they became Joy Division. And anyone who poos on Bluejeans don't appreciate the band's rendering of Same Old Blues being on a par with Mr Cale, or that Jack White was so taken that he did a 'Party' cover that is ******* brilliant...can rub their privates with a cheese grater.

11-26-2009, 05:24 PM	#98 (permalink)
Stereolith Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	So who's this 'ol git? I remember droolin' over Diddy Wah Diddy. Reverently absorbing Jean Luc Ponty & Sugar Cane Harris doin' their thing (way beyond Darryl Way's skills) on Hot Rats, with the Don's rendering of Willie The Pimp helping me check out the 'phosphorescent seahorses' on the lapping waters of my pool as I discovered the displacement of my body weight in time & space...Yep. Got copies of all THE MAN has done along with a sizeable slew of FZ et al. Tell me a bad Don or FZ track. I'll try tell you why you're wrong... History/social climate is important to remember. Electric violins in '69 was as astounding as Portishead's "Dummy" in '94 or the guitar work of Tom Morello in RATM & Prodigy. Vliet's 'beat poetry', elevating the traditions of Kerouac & anarchy of Burroughs and delivered in the gravel style of Chester Burnett. FZ & Vliet screwing 'the rules' & exploring time signatures, field recordings & Kunc-modified kit, squeezing tapes out of a 'one in the world' 'Buffed' 12-track. Yep. A lot more radical than someone on American Idol getting their hooters out & setting fire to their pubes while yodelling...even if it's a Greek ladyboy doing a Cilla Black cover. Starting 'at the beginning' aint gonna work for you guys who were born, say, 18 years ago. You might need to transition back from 'Beast' or 'Fury' to 'Decals', or soak up other arts such as 'An Evening With Wild Man Fischer' or the 'GTO's'. Bone up on the Plaster Casters' activities, The Fugs, Country Joe & The Fish & Rising Sons - then tackle 'TMR' or 'Milk'. Think of it like The Dead Kittens before they became Joy Division. And anyone who poos on Bluejeans don't appreciate the band's rendering of Same Old Blues being on a par with Mr Cale, or that Jack White was so taken that he did a 'Party' cover that is ******* brilliant...can rub their privates with a cheese grater.