really? it only goes to LaBrea right? where do you ride it from? Vermont/Sunset, Western? What times? Maybe I can wave.
See, you misunderstand. I KNOW that almost all contemporary bands draw from those passed.
Thats not my point.
Im not ole skool for ole skool's sake.
There is no new music. Its all rehashed shit.
So, then im reduced to select from those who rehash it the best. Its gotten that bad.
One of my favorite contemporary bands...Stereolab. Who do they rehash? Everything from VU, Silver Apples, Esquivel and more. But they do it damn well, with a dash of ingenuity, each album being unique from the next, and they are truly talented performers and musicians. Thats the difference in my mind.
Groups like the Vines, Strokes, White Stripes etc etc are just mediocre. I wouldn't say they're good, just ok. I don't expect them to blaze new trails, but it takes more than a catchy riff.
Moreover, i resent prepacked music. I refuse to support a music industry that plucks bands like The White Stripes, or the Strokes and make them an overnight success, prematurely.
Most arent ready for that. Most can't handle it (i.e. Kurt Cobain). With the advent of music videos, whenever some talent rears its ugly head you have these corporate cronies on top of them like white on rice designing album covers and ancillary product marketing before the group barely finishes their first studio session.
The Vines and such are there in front of you because they knew you'd suck it up. Doesnt that bother you? Doesnt it annoy you that corporations think they know you like that?
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Date: 2002-08-15 03:51 pm (UTC)See, you misunderstand. I KNOW that almost all contemporary bands draw from those passed.
Thats not my point.
Im not ole skool for ole skool's sake.
There is no new music. Its all rehashed shit.
So, then im reduced to select from those who rehash it the best. Its gotten that bad.
One of my favorite contemporary bands...Stereolab. Who do they rehash? Everything from VU, Silver Apples, Esquivel and more. But they do it damn well, with a dash of ingenuity, each album being unique from the next, and they are truly talented performers and musicians. Thats the difference in my mind.
Groups like the Vines, Strokes, White Stripes etc etc are just mediocre. I wouldn't say they're good, just ok. I don't expect them to blaze new trails, but it takes more than a catchy riff.
Moreover, i resent prepacked music. I refuse to support a music industry that plucks bands like The White Stripes, or the Strokes and make them an overnight success, prematurely.
Most arent ready for that. Most can't handle it (i.e. Kurt Cobain). With the advent of music videos, whenever some talent rears its ugly head you have these corporate cronies on top of them like white on rice designing album covers and ancillary product marketing before the group barely finishes their first studio session.
The Vines and such are there in front of you because they knew you'd suck it up. Doesnt that bother you? Doesnt it annoy you that corporations think they know you like that?
Thats wrong, its a wast