On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, g303 wrote:
quoted 1 line On Tue, 25 Apr 1995, vilexile wrote:> On Tue, 25 Apr 1995, vilexile wrote:quoted 7 lines It's funny to see these little collectives get greedy and start trying to> > It's funny to see these little collectives get greedy and start trying to
> > take credit for what had been semi-anonymous work. Maybe GC are having a
> > little spat too. At least the Plaid ep is infinitely better than Spanners
> > so we need not be too upset about the BD, but the idea of there never
> > being another 76 14 is pretty horrifying. :(
>
> What is your problem with _Spanners_?
I simply don't like it. I don't have a moral problem with it, if that's
what you mean. It obviously had a lot of work put into it, etc. I think
it shows the band falling to pieces, which is kind of sad. I could go
through it rubble by rubble and point out what I think doesn't work about
it, but that would be kind of lame.
quoted 1 line btw Some of the stuff on the Plaid EP is over 3 years old.> btw Some of the stuff on the Plaid EP is over 3 years old.
That's been made pretty clear, actually. My understanding is that it's
half old and half new? When their music works, it's timeless anyway, so
it hardly matters. It's nice to see a kind of evolution except I don't
know which tracks are old and which are new.
quoted 2 lines Does it really matter what the name is? Listen to it. If you like it, buy> Does it really matter what the name is? Listen to it. If you like it, buy
> it. Period.
What exactly is your point? I bought Spanners on the merit of their name.
I am not disappointed enough in it to wish I hadn't purchased it--only
enough that they are no longer my favorite band. Clearly the name doesn't
matter to me *that* much or I would like all the BDP releases equally,
yes? What DOES matter with regard to the names is that generally they are
chosen to represent something, either stylistic or re the working
arrangements. I don't place value on that in itself, but it's a nice
guide, both for purchasing and for following the development of an artist.
But then I really don't see what you're getting at so maybe that's not
the kind of answer you were looking for.
einexile