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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: 25 overrated thingies |
| Date | Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:23:15 -0800 (PST) |
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What the heck is "flummery"??? Is that like when you combine flatulence and rum....ery?
----- Original Message ----
From: Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:14:52 PM
Subject: Re: 25 overrated thingies
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Bob Hutton wrote:
> I am playing Devil's Advocate with some of these, but not all.
> 4. The Byrds - Gene Clark is exempt, but if you take away his
> contributions there ain't all that much left to write home about, is there?
Roger McGuinn did play a mean 12-string, David Crosby hit some nice high
notes, and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" is pretty awesome...
> 11. Pink Floyd - Says nothing to me about my life.
"Piper" said a lot to me when I was a teen :)
> 15. The Clash - An incoherent rabble of ill-conceived political flummery.
But fun!
> 16. Queen - Too polished, too pompous, too bombastic, too show-offy
But fun!
> 22. XTC - Wilfully arty when they could let their melodies flourish - I
> just can't see why they are held in such high esteem by power-poppers.
Seriously?
> 24. Myracle Brah - Great first album, subsequent records just didn't
> have good songs in sufficient quantity. Plus Andy Bopp's voice can grate
> after a while.
I never liked this name...
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