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From:
Moran
To:
Eylon Israeli
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Date:
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:39:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
(idm) Re: stereolab
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quoted 15 lines Don't they remind you of some french progressive rock group? It can be> > Don't they remind you of some french progressive rock group? It can be > > said of a lot of groups discussed in this list that they are 90's prog > > rock... I would say bullshit.. but stereolab is just a little to flakey.. > > Its like we're back to the nonsensical 70s where lyrics like: > > > > "Close to the edge, down by the corner!" > > > > are not the utter play on the ambiguity of language that they seem in the > > 90s. > > French Prog rock is not all prog rock. In fact I like it better. > Take gong for example, they are nothing like other prog rock band's > bombasatic sagas and other hubristic behaviour. Gong in fact remind me > a lot of the goa vibe. Language as a plaything is crucial for modern > art but I don't think it's ess entiality to be a good thing.
Yeah.. nothing is really good or bad.. But the cheesy manner in which any band practices on ambiguity is definitely (although not objectively) a bad thing.. I never want to claim a hierarchy for art.. However, in my opinion, there is no room for crap in the small time one has to devour the good shit, you know what I mean? M