tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post7668086169841435500..comments2024-03-24T11:26:05.334-05:00Comments on Check The Cool Wax: Um... I Don't Think So...brainwerkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03577332177138776292noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-60268987070197073202007-06-06T03:21:00.000-05:002007-06-06T03:21:00.000-05:00Hey, Velvet Underground vs. New Order!? Is that a ...Hey, Velvet Underground vs. New Order!? Is that a joke or what? VU was with the Beatles (but for different, almost opposite reasons) the most influential band ever.So I 've never read Blender, but this kind of competition seems a bit strange.<BR/>Elvis was great. Without him, the whole history of rock would have been different.That's all!!!<BR/><BR/>ciao ciaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-31845019396494926962007-05-24T15:39:00.000-05:002007-05-24T15:39:00.000-05:00i think the real sad story here is that an amazing...i think the real sad story here is that an amazing collection of 20th century anglophone artists from all kinds of styles were set to battle on the "rock" field. this whole "rock" paradigm, where the beatles must fight dylan in the final, is really about white baby boomers and their narcissism in thinking that they are the pinnacle of culture. the truth is that the grooves on which these people depend all come from deeper places. if public enemy makes the bracket, where is the robert johnson so idolized by zep and clapton, where is muddy waters, where are the jazz musicians who taught rhythm and blues how to go crazy? why is prince the only black artist who made it past the quarter finals? i forgot, blender is from the makers of maxim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-22513160310253259102007-04-23T13:26:00.000-05:002007-04-23T13:26:00.000-05:00It doesn't matter wether someone wrote their own s...It doesn't matter wether someone wrote their own stuff or not. I hear that wayyy to often when it comes to Elvis Presley. The fact of the matter IS, if it was not for Elvis, you wouldn't have ever had the Beatles, Stones, OR The Talking Heads etc. Elvis has sold more records than any SINGLE atist in recorded history. AND is very close to over taking the Beatles. Give it time..it'll happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-83497729739618805312007-03-07T15:09:00.000-06:002007-03-07T15:09:00.000-06:00Sadly, this forecast IS true.I can tell you as a m...Sadly, this forecast IS true.<BR/>I can tell you as a musician,<BR/>that Elvis sold more songs he did<BR/>NOT write [HE never wrote a song]. His myopic view of music<BR/>was a joke to himself by the mid-1960's. Conversely, David Byrne<BR/>and the Talking Heads have covered<BR/>more area in kinds of pop music,<BR/>wrote their own material, and had<BR/>a spin-off act that actually outsold most acts of the day.<BR/>Tina Wheymouths "Man w/ 4way hips"<BR/>[used in a recent Mariah hit]<BR/><BR/>Sure, the Heads are SUCCESSFUL intellectual art school types [unlike the beatle's art school stints], and Elvis is about as <BR/>stupid as any American success<BR/>has ever been.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, since the advent of <BR/>CD's, music has had its "last nail"<BR/>in the coffin.<BR/><BR/>I suggest listening to many of the<BR/>varied Heads recordings that ARE still beyond todays music, and it seems, always will be.<BR/><BR/>I own every Heads and Elvis LP, so<BR/>I know what I am saying.<BR/><BR/>At least James Brown wrote lyrics.<BR/><BR/>Think of it, Elvis and James Brown<BR/>really NEVER played a note toward their 'success'.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather visit David Byrne than<BR/>Graceland, even if Byrne wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-87455491614813369242007-03-01T08:41:00.000-06:002007-03-01T08:41:00.000-06:00Radiohead lost to James Brown????Radiohead lost to James Brown????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-44778007975887494712007-02-28T18:50:00.000-06:002007-02-28T18:50:00.000-06:00Long Live The King!!Long Live The King!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-2960667165240405692007-02-26T13:17:00.000-06:002007-02-26T13:17:00.000-06:00What, you never heard of an upset?What, you never heard of an upset?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-26054754263381954472007-02-23T00:19:00.000-06:002007-02-23T00:19:00.000-06:00That's exactly why I canceled my subscription to B...That's exactly why I canceled my subscription to Blender the first year it came out. Right out of the gate this magazine had such incredibly flawed information and opinion on so many topics. When a magazine purports to provide insightful opinion, these kinds of we're-obviously-unfamiliar-with-the-subject-we're-writing-about errors are unforgivable. <BR/><BR/>~SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-60430125281276923402007-02-20T20:46:00.000-06:002007-02-20T20:46:00.000-06:00No question about it. The people who do charts for...No question about it. The people who do charts for The Record Companies are complete morons.<BR/><BR/>It would've been worse if Britney outdid Elvis. But I digress.swarlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773111763484559286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-52867957674701154542007-02-20T16:25:00.000-06:002007-02-20T16:25:00.000-06:00How do James Brown and Britney Spears even get int...How do James Brown and Britney Spears even get into the same competition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-9899693896878970382007-02-20T15:20:00.000-06:002007-02-20T15:20:00.000-06:00That is pretty pathetic.That is pretty pathetic.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448650282351982228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495609.post-31928426496176952142007-02-20T14:39:00.000-06:002007-02-20T14:39:00.000-06:00I agree with you.I agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com