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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 22:00:02 GMT
So is Dexy's just another UK/US divide? We have a few of them. Human League, for example. Might get a faster read on it by asking: do any Brits dislike them? Do any Americans love them? Surely there must be one or two. But I wonder - if it breaks down so purely by demographics - and probably there's others, like male vs. female, or age - does that count? I don't hate Dexy's so much as a) I'm bewildered by the all-encompassing love, which might have something to do with the fact that b) they're almost exclusively known for "C'mon Eileen" here, which...to put it charitably... But you must know by now that there's more to them than that, it seems strange to hold on to that knowing it's not really true. They did three excellent albums,.
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Post by loveless on Oct 29, 2021 22:03:15 GMT
You have to feel sorry for those that don't get it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 22:05:55 GMT
It's the delusion he holds most dear. He loves to cast himself as the wise oracle appreciating the history and source of all music, whilst continually stereotyping the tastes of others in the most negative terms he can think of. It's become obsessional and he spends far more time talking about the tastes of others than he does his own musical passions. That's the marvellous irony in all this. Yeah, but as I said before I do listen to his selections and I have a Catholic taste and I spend time with records and music that maybe would be better spent doing something else. This (as you say ) revolutionary idea of his that classic/soft/college radio rock is somehow his personal vegetable garden where he alone knows a good carrot and lettuce when he sees one is way,way,way off the mark. I would be more understanding if a. He actually made any sense b. Posted something that didn't have it's corner cut on release or sounded like a poorer version of the bands they tried to emulate.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 22:15:33 GMT
It's the delusion he holds most dear. He loves to cast himself as the wise oracle appreciating the history and source of all music, whilst continually stereotyping the tastes of others in the most negative terms he can think of. It's become obsessional and he spends far more time talking about the tastes of others than he does his own musical passions. That's the marvellous irony in all this. Yeah, but as I said before I do listen to his selections and I have a Catholic taste and I spend time with records and music that maybe would be better spent doing something else. This (as you say ) revolutionary idea of his that classic/soft/college radio rock is somehow his personal vegetable garden where he alone knows a good carrot and lettuce when he sees one is way,way,way off the mark. I would be more understanding if a. He actually made any sense b. Posted something that didn't have it's corner cut on release or sounded like a poorer version of the bands they tried to emulate. Other than Hendrix, I wouldn't know what he really likes because he presents everything in this pseudo-academic, detached, rarified way. I think his main thing is to like things that are obscure that others don't know, so he can draw some superior satisfaction from it.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 29, 2021 22:23:04 GMT
Yeah, but as I said before I do listen to his selections and I have a Catholic taste and I spend time with records and music that maybe would be better spent doing something else. This (as you say ) revolutionary idea of his that classic/soft/college radio rock is somehow his personal vegetable garden where he alone knows a good carrot and lettuce when he sees one is way,way,way off the mark. I would be more understanding if a. He actually made any sense b. Posted something that didn't have it's corner cut on release or sounded like a poorer version of the bands they tried to emulate. Other than Hendrix, I wouldn't know what he really likes because he presents everything in this pseudo-academic, detached, rarified way. I think his main thing is to like things that are obscure that others don't know, so he can draw some superior satisfaction from it. Hmm... I think my posts in Now Listening speak well. What's the last you listen to new this year?
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Post by Sneelock on Oct 29, 2021 22:24:50 GMT
You have to feel sorry for those that don't get it. spoken like a true Journey fan.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 29, 2021 22:26:17 GMT
It's the delusion he holds most dear. He loves to cast himself as the wise oracle appreciating the history and source of all music, whilst continually stereotyping the tastes of others in the most negative terms he can think of. It's become obsessional and he spends far more time talking about the tastes of others than he does his own musical passions. That's the marvellous irony in all this. Yeah, but as I said before I do listen to his selections and I have a Catholic taste and I spend time with records and music that maybe would be better spent doing something else. This (as you say ) revolutionary idea of his that classic/soft/college radio rock is somehow his personal vegetable garden where he alone knows a good carrot and lettuce when he sees one is way,way,way off the mark. I would be more understanding if a. He actually made any sense b. Posted something that didn't have it's corner cut on release or sounded like a poorer version of the bands they tried to emulate. Show us on the radio were the college dj hurt you? You seem to have some goofy understanding of US radio. It many ways our tastes aren't that different other than some provincial stuff. You got threatened enough when I responded to your Krautrock thread throw your toys out of the pram and leave the board for a bit. Hmm...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 22:33:51 GMT
So you keep saying , krautrock thread this , krautrock that like it means anything. Reading it back I can see that I wasn't upset at all. I am retired and I spend an above average time listening to music , in fact I always have. I know you feel that your net is wide and right on but you know the peacock has a lovely plumage but he cannot fly and it doesn't get him more pussy than a sparrow. You dig your scene man , just don't be surprised if someone else has heard it too or doesn't care for it. Man with eyes trying to explain sand to a blind man. Lol.
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Post by oh oooh on Dec 10, 2022 9:27:33 GMT
Yeah, Hejira is immense. The folky stuff I can miss in the main. Radcliffe just played 'Amelia' and I had to turn the radio off. It went on and on and on and on and ON. Such a bore
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Post by rayge on Dec 10, 2022 9:46:43 GMT
Yeah, Hejira is immense. The folky stuff I can miss in the main. Radcliffe just played 'Amelia' and I had to turn the radio off. It went on and on and on and on and ON. Such a bore Oh dear. Someone who still listens to the wireless.
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Post by fonz on Dec 10, 2022 11:06:00 GMT
…in between listening to the GRAMMOPHONE
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Post by fonz on Dec 10, 2022 11:09:40 GMT
The caps and sp. are for effect, obvs
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Post by oh oooh on Dec 10, 2022 11:11:29 GMT
I get my HEDUCATION from the wireless!
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Post by davey on Dec 10, 2022 15:53:54 GMT
Tom Petty
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Dec 11, 2022 11:10:33 GMT
Maybe..he's kind of like the US version of Dexy's in that regard, although I don't think the Brits hold him in derision, just find him a little dull and stodgy perhaps.
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