But at least Pound wrote the Cantos. And composed music, and was quite the musicologist. And a superior translator of other poets into English. He just should have kept away from politics and had more sex. - Michael ohn Micek wrote: > I think what's most troublesome about him is the fact that, for all his > blather about how the industry is changing, he's profoundly uninterested > in new music of any kind. I can't tell you how many posts I've read > recently that began "I don't want to hear your band," or "Don't tell me > about your band ..." > > The funny thing is, his act is as old as the hills ... the cranky old > guy complaining about the state of art. Ezra Pound started doing it > first, and until he was consumed by the demons of anti-semitism and > pro-Mussolini sympathy, he actually did it better. The tragedy of it was > that it destroyed whatever good he had done beforehand. The same is > pretty much true of Lefsetz. If you put theirs' and Pound's writing > styles next to each other, the block caps and rant-y tone are exactly > the same. But if you ask Lefsetz, he'll probably tell you he's > channeling Lester Bangs, but the antecedents are the same. > > John Micek. > > > > > On May 25, 2008, at 9:45 PM, Scotthomewood@cs.com wrote: > >> Lefsetz has always struck me as one of the most unsavvy music business >> people >> I have ever run across. Anyone who knows the least bit about music has >> been >> saying the same thing he's been blathering about for years (wow, music >> business >> is changing - people have been saying that since 1995) and, as someone >> just >> mentioned, he's not smart enough to offer any solutions or new >> insights. I >> can't believe he's a consultant and any label who wastes money using >> him is simply >> THROWING money DOWN THE DRAIN - as he would no doubt write. >> >> The Hall and Oates article is case in point. Not only does he >> endlessly write >> about nostalgia like H&O and The Eagles but his example of people >> telling him >> H&O were cheesy and now they're cool etc. Who is saying that stuff? >> Who is >> talking about Hall and Oates right now? WHY would they be talking >> about Hall and >> Oates right now? How does a Hall and Oates nostalgia show affect >> Radiohead or >> Duffy? It doesn't. Not at all. H&O are great artists, yes, but hardly >> on the >> tip of anyone's tongue these days. I guess he saw a show and decided >> to turn >> it into a diatribe about the music business. With caps and everything. >> >> Wait until I write about the Drifters and Coasters show I am seeing at a >> casino next week. I wonder if Capitol will hire me to consult. >> >> Sheesh. >> >> Scott Homewood >> ======================================================================= >> Detailed Audities-List information: >> To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >> > >