I’m pretty sure I made note before on RTH of the John Lennon shoe line (probably with a snarky comment about Yoko being short on funds) but I wonder if Macca has picked up a pair of the Blackbird Boots or the Yesterday Oxford?
I’m not liking the Zeppelin piece. Mostly because it all boils down to this:
If you hated Zeppelin, you hated that this was selling millions of records. If you loved them, you were drawn in by the reflected image of your own desires.
Maybe some of us just didn’t like the songs, or the way Robert Plant sounds. Maybe some of us just loved them not because they reflected our own desires (like going to Valhalla, I guess), but because they sounded good, lot’s of other people liked them and it was fun.
I think his idea is interesting, but it’s not going to take nearly as much to get the point across as he’s going to write.
I’m consider myself a fan. I don’t have any knowledge of the titles you mention, but I bought FirebirdVII, which was released around that time. I liked it, but I must admit I was not inspired to follow up on the others. I guess I like him better as a collaborator than as a solo/instrumental artist.
I don’t know those albums either, al. Like BigSteve I like the couple of solos ones I do own enough, but his greatness is on the first 5 or 6 Roxy Music records and the songs with Eno and Cale.
Has he ever cut loose on some younger artist’s album? That could be fun to hear.
I agree that the Zep piece was rather thin–even his most cogent point about the band’s “sound” kind of begs the point: did they really sound better than the Beatles, Stones?
But the piece on KISS was stronger–and, as the next piece will be on Bon Jovi–it will be interesting to see if the whole idea of “winners” in rock might be (as the saying goes) something it’s not best to wish for, because we may well get them.
He did a duo album called Mato Grosso with Sergio Dias from Os Mutantes, the Psychedelic Brazilian group. Dias is a really good guitar player in his own right and, although it’s sort of a lite fusion record, there is one tune called Brazilia which is really great. I tried to find it on Youtube, but the only one up there was another track from the record mistitled as Brazilia.
Besides that one, I only have Diamond Head and 801 Live.
New Camper Van Beethoven album! I heard some of it at their last show and it sounds pretty strong. They are touring now on the East Coast – I highly recommend them live.
Yeah, I know. He’s a business lecturer or prof in Georgia now, so I think that’s influenced him. Luckily, bandmates such as Jonathan Segel and Victor Krummenacher are a bit mellower yet still advocates on the subject. Greg Lisher is the band’s secret weapon and plays some very nice guitar.
I’m pretty sure I made note before on RTH of the John Lennon shoe line (probably with a snarky comment about Yoko being short on funds) but I wonder if Macca has picked up a pair of the Blackbird Boots or the Yesterday Oxford?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_0?rh=n%3A672123011%2Ck%3Ajohn+lennon%2Cn%3A%21672124011%2Cn%3A679255011&bbn=672124011&keywords=john+lennon&ie=UTF8&qid=1358345994&rnid=672124011
And the Maxwell ankle boots weren’t even available in silver!
Check this out: “The Winners’ History of Rock and Roll”
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8838644/the-winners-history-rock-roll-part-2-kiss
Thanks for posting that link. I read that yesterday and meant to post it. I actually liked this piece better than the first one, on Zeppelin.
I’m not liking the Zeppelin piece. Mostly because it all boils down to this:
If you hated Zeppelin, you hated that this was selling millions of records. If you loved them, you were drawn in by the reflected image of your own desires.
Maybe some of us just didn’t like the songs, or the way Robert Plant sounds. Maybe some of us just loved them not because they reflected our own desires (like going to Valhalla, I guess), but because they sounded good, lot’s of other people liked them and it was fun.
I think his idea is interesting, but it’s not going to take nearly as much to get the point across as he’s going to write.
Stumbling around amazon, I discovered three Phil Manzanera albums I was unaware of – 50 Minutes Later, 6PM, & Vozero.
The handful of customer reviews were all 5 star but I need input people I can trust, the Overmind That Is RTH.
Geo, Mr. Mod, I know you are Manzanera fans. Opinions? Anyone else?
I’m consider myself a fan. I don’t have any knowledge of the titles you mention, but I bought FirebirdVII, which was released around that time. I liked it, but I must admit I was not inspired to follow up on the others. I guess I like him better as a collaborator than as a solo/instrumental artist.
I don’t know those albums either, al. Like BigSteve I like the couple of solos ones I do own enough, but his greatness is on the first 5 or 6 Roxy Music records and the songs with Eno and Cale.
Has he ever cut loose on some younger artist’s album? That could be fun to hear.
I agree that the Zep piece was rather thin–even his most cogent point about the band’s “sound” kind of begs the point: did they really sound better than the Beatles, Stones?
But the piece on KISS was stronger–and, as the next piece will be on Bon Jovi–it will be interesting to see if the whole idea of “winners” in rock might be (as the saying goes) something it’s not best to wish for, because we may well get them.
He did a duo album called Mato Grosso with Sergio Dias from Os Mutantes, the Psychedelic Brazilian group. Dias is a really good guitar player in his own right and, although it’s sort of a lite fusion record, there is one tune called Brazilia which is really great. I tried to find it on Youtube, but the only one up there was another track from the record mistitled as Brazilia.
Besides that one, I only have Diamond Head and 801 Live.
New Camper Van Beethoven album! I heard some of it at their last show and it sounds pretty strong. They are touring now on the East Coast – I highly recommend them live.
I dunno… I get a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to David Lowery & his views on artist compensation.
Yeah, I know. He’s a business lecturer or prof in Georgia now, so I think that’s influenced him. Luckily, bandmates such as Jonathan Segel and Victor Krummenacher are a bit mellower yet still advocates on the subject. Greg Lisher is the band’s secret weapon and plays some very nice guitar.
This is the first single: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_O3vEbvE7w
Are you against fair compensation for artistic works? Curious what your comment means…
Why we All-Star Jam:
http://beatlesblogger.com/2011/07/30/the-beatles-with-records/