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| From | KillMkLuv@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: The Incredible String Band |
| Date | Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:00:03 EDT |
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In a message dated 4/24/2003 6:58:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KillMkLuv
writes:
> Subj: Re: The Incredible String Band
> Date: 4/24/2003 6:58:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From: <A HREF="mailto:KillMkLuv">KillMkLuv</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:eldeluxe@mcn.net">eldeluxe@mcn.net</A>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/24/2003 3:34:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> eldeluxe@mcn.net writes:
>
> >> >
>> >1. The lyrics, even by '60s hippies standards, are just fucking
>> >unbearable. Titles include "A Very Cellular Song," "The Minotaur's Song"
>> >and "Three Is A Green Crown," to give you an idea.
>> >
>> >2. Robin Williamson, who sings most of the lyrics, has the most godawful
>> >voice in the history of pop music. He trills, he chirps, he giggles, and
>> he
>> >does it all just enough out of tune to be profoundly irritating. His
>> voice
>> >bugs me so much that I feel that if I ever met the man, I would slap him
>> >just on general principles.
>> >
>> >So basically, the ISB are vaguely intriguing in some ways, very
>> offputting
>> >in others, and unless you have a huge fondness for extremely twee
>> acoustic
>> >folk and a level of hippie-dippie blather that makes A GIFT FROM A FLOWER
>> >TO A GARDEN sound like WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT, stay well clear.
>> >
>
> what a load of crap...er..my opinion differs.
> I have always loved the String Band, and this album in particular..In fact,
> it was the "Very Celluar Song" that turned me on to them. Not, it's not
> power pop, and it's a bit weird, but I find it entrancing and enchanting.
> Maybe because I do have the abilty to seperate what's going on from my
> expectations on what Donovan and the Velvet Underground sound like
> (goodness, how did they get involved here??)
> As for Robin, after you're done slapping him, maybe he could kick your ass
> :)
> I love that voice...I like a lot of guys who don't "sing good" though in
> addition to the usual company of angels like Brian Wilson and Bobby Sutliff
> (that's just a "hi there" to Bobby!)
> The Incredible String Band's best work is just genius, and certainly a
> singular vision. To me, that's a good thing. I can't sort out most of the
> music I hear on IPO comps anymore without a scorecard..that's a bad thing.
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