Apr 012008
Somebody needs to be the voice rising up against the rampant consumerism that seems to be overtaking rock and roll from all quarters — even in the hallowed halls, it seems. I say: Pshaw! And if you think anything is new under the sun, or worth buying and owning, I say: Double-pshaw! Why, just the other day, a recording — literally etched in smoke in the year 1860 — was digitally deciphered and played for the world’s ears for the first time. The ghostly warblings definitively prove that, if nothing else, The Band were a bunch of olde-fashioned poseur assholes. This is what real old-timey music is meant to sound like!
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Cool. I’m reminded of the album Chris Butler did that was recorded entirely on refurbished Edison cylindars and other way-out-of-date recording devices.
There’s proof right there that smoke recordings sound so much more real than cd’s.
I’m thinking about buying some Blatz, a can of Sanka and some Pony shoes today. I’m not sure why…
Speaking as a fellow music enthusiast, I know I will wait to hear any smoke-etched music until I can hear said recording via a pair of quality BOSE™ speakers. Thanks to the good people at BOSE™, their cutting-edge research and their fine audio equipment, we now have the ideal way to hear the sounds of the yesterday with the futuristic, ultra high-quality technology of tomorrow!
Exactly so, Alexmagic! Now, about that linseed oil and the unguent for your carbuncle…
I liked his early stuff better.