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| From | "Harris, Will" <wharris1@bcharrispub.com> |
| Subject | Re: Lists |
| Date | Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:25:33 -0400 |
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>To paraphrase Todd Barry, making fun of music is as easy as shooting fish
in a barrel. No, it's as easy as LOOKING at fish
>in a barrel. However, having worked as a journalist, I can understand how
the venom may build up in one's system. There's
>only so much mediocre music you can take before someone gets unloaded upon.
Oh, absolutely. And I think everyone understands...or they certainly ought
to, anyway...that there's no possible list anyone can create with which
every single person everywhere will agree, no matterwhether you're praising
or insulting.
>The list Blender put out, however, was really lazy and showed how little
the magazine staff actually cares about what it's
>doing. I mean, if you told me I could write about how much I disliked
Falco, you'd get a long and, I think, rather funny
>screed about how his music got my goat, especially "Rock Me Amadeus," which
actually makes me physically ill. Now, give five
>writers the task of writing about the ten artists that make them cringe,
stir them to anger or drive them to depression and
>you may have a very funny piece that points out that this is an entirely
subjective and personal subject. Instead, we get
>the Blender list, which is more than a little pathetic.
I still haven't seen the actual magazine, but, for some reason, I imagine it
to contain quick, tight lines about each artist that would get you the hook
at most comedy clubs. Examples:
Blind Melon: To listen to their music, you'd think they were Deaf Melon.
Mike and the Mechanics: In desperate need of a tune-up.
The Doors: Where's the one marked "exit"?
Live: D.O.A..
Gipsy Kings: Hopefully, the Tramp Kings and Thief Kings have better
material.
Okay, actually, that last one's pretty good. I'll have to remember it...
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