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| From | Kerry Kompost <kerry_kompost@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Half-Baked Riffs/The Hilburn Principle |
| Date | Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:26:30 -0700 (PDT) |
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Dave Seaman wrote:
> Makes me wish more of the "legit"
> bands of today would stop passing
> off half-baked riffs and four
> chords as songs - let the pros do
> the job! Okay, flame away...
No flames here, Mr. Seaman. At least we have a few pop
artists who are not afraid to look an interesting
chord progression in the eyes (ie. Jason Falkner, the
sadly defunct Gladhands, Stew, The Oohs, The Ultra
Suede (snort)). Some of those Romeo-penned Partridge
Family songs sound like Beethoven or Zappa compared to
the watered-down "music" someone like, say, Robert
Hilburn constantly raves about. What does he know
about music anyway? :)
Speaking of Hilburn, why oh why haven't I learned to
simply ignore his music reviews? His writing is so
passionate (IMO) that I can't help myself from
checking out his latest "this band will revitalize
popular music as we know it" obsession. Invariably, I
am disappointed (ie. The White Stripes and The Arcade
Fire, to name to recent Hilburn raves).
Laughing, by the Guess Who,
kErrY
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