Posts by Danielle
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
That version of 'For What It's Worth' *terrified* me as a child. Along with the Muppet version of Jim Croce's 'Time in a Bottle', where the scientist becomes younger and younger as he drinks potions and then at the end the experiment fails and he's old again. I was a sensitive wee soul. (If you want to give a child a pretty great 20th century pop music education - until 1982, at least - The Muppet Show is the way to go. They managed to incorporate the great American songbook, disco, singer-songwriters, country, soul, music-hall...)
I suppose to get into the spirit of the thread I should really mention something that gives me a start of revulsion, so:
Prog in general is difficult for me because the self-conscious virtuosity kinda makes me want to hurl, and I hate all that 'look at us stopping and starting on a dime with our weird time signatures, aren't we awesome?' schtick, but LIBERTARIAN hard-rock progginess? Yeesh.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to TracyMac,
It occurs to me that 'I've Never Been to Me' has a spoken-word interlude and therefore may be the exception that proves my rule. It should also be noted that I know every word and can do a pretty good rendition of the entire song ('that's truth! that's LOVE!'), so maybe it's in 'so bad it's good' territory. One question remains: what *are* the 'some things that a woman ain't s'posed to see'? (James, don't you dare answer 'fisting' again.)
Country-haters, here: have a gloriously close-harmonised and truly horrifying murder ballad by some born-again Christians, and feel the chills run down your spine. Because I love you all.
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Who doesn't rate ABBA? Colour me nonplussed.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to philipmatthews,
hate (as we should) Wings
Viscerally: NUH-uh. I present for your consideration, one single from Band on the Run: 'Jet' backed with 'Let Me Roll It'. I mean, c'mon. Nor in my estimation is there anything guilty about liking 1975-77 Mac. 'TUSK!'
I don't even know what to say about hating the Beach Boys (apart from Mike Love, obviously. #fuckMikeLove).
That first Foo Fighters album wasn't bad, you know. That was when he still wrote, like, melodies. After that you're on your own.
My problem: I like ALL THE THINGS!
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Tom Ackroyd,
That song does, however, have the distinction of being the one Kanye West track in history which does not namecheck Louis Vuitton, but rather Dior. So there's that. :)
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Roger Lacey,
Hang on a minute mate. I encourage you, in the spirit of revisiting old hatreds, to put on headphones and concentrate on the bassline of 'Love To Love You Baby'. And then keel over weakly, because it is so good that it may cause all the bones in your body to suddenly liquefy.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to JacksonP,
Oh holy shit and goddamn, had I forgotten about that song! And its crazed gloriousness! Also, I am totally wearing suspenders and a tie with no shirt to the next PAS gathering.
ETA Oh no, hang on, I'm a girl. That might be a bit much even for you people.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Phil Sargent,
Red Sovine! Excellent! We have an entire collection of Red Sovine songs because dude, they are HILARIOUS. There's always a 'camper full-ah kids' the trucker has to avoid on a snowy road and he plunges to his death to save them (or something). Truckers: they're heroes, you know.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Ngaire BookieMonster,
Any song which includes a spoken word interlude.
In our house, there is a rule. All songs which:
- have a spoken word interlude
- contain handclaps
- mention the days of the weekare fucking ace songs. That's all there is to it.
Additionally, I am stunned that a) there is someone who didn't know that Cat Stevens wrote 'The First Cut is the Deepest' (Russell!!) and that b) there is someone who doesn't acknowledge it as an absolute pearl of a song which we should all adore.
Here is my favourite Cat Stevens song:
More when I've finished reading this thread, which is KILLING ME DEAD IN THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL. You people.
(Paranthetical: my husband has a theory that Ian Curtis sounds like Jim Morrison but no one will admit the influence because, y'know, it's Jim Morrison. Heh.)
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Hard News: Fame Friday, in reply to JacksonP,
Belatedly, me three! That album is one of my forever go-tos.