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.