I agree that aphex's music is less serious than it used to be, but
this is not necessarily a bad thing. Obviously RDJ has learned to take
himself less seriously over the years. Or maybe, like you said, he
never did take himself seriously but did not make this plain in his
music until now. Obviously RDJ is making a statement. He is saying
that music is just something to give you pleasure, and that it doesn't
have to make sense or be meaningful to do that.
Everyone bitching about RDJ should loosen up, then give a listen to
Ween's "God Ween Satan - the Oneness". It's funny as hell and gives
off the exact same vibes that I see RDJ giving off nowadays. It has
that exact same philosophy.
About the music quality going down... I liked RDJ album, Come to
Daddy had some gems on there... though the first song sucks, and I
don't know about the Window Licker EP, though I dig the song itself.
So I agree that the quality has gone down somewhat, compared to older
stuff... But if the music quality has gone down, it is _not_ because
of the humor. A song can be meaningless/silly and still quite good.
-ali
---DzrtMusic@aol.com wrote:
quoted 2 lines Yes, but now it's nothing BUT aphex being humorous, before it was
>
> Yes, but now it's nothing BUT aphex being humorous, before it was
just him,
quoted 1 line and his work,.. Donkey Rhubarb, yeah maybe.. but even that track is
> and his work,.. Donkey Rhubarb, yeah maybe.. but even that track is
good
quoted 1 line compared to this shit he pumps out today. As far as I'm concerned
> compared to this shit he pumps out today. As far as I'm concerned
Come to
quoted 2 lines Daddy was garbage, more acurately, skillful garbage.. but nonetheless,
> Daddy was garbage, more acurately, skillful garbage.. but nonetheless,
> garbage. (for the most part at least, I think iz-us is a cool track,
funny
quoted 1 line little man is cool.. and bucepholus has some nice bits,.. but all in
> little man is cool.. and bucepholus has some nice bits,.. but all in
all the
quoted 1 line album was obviously not taken seriously in the least by rdj which I
> album was obviously not taken seriously in the least by rdj which I
believe is
quoted 1 line bullshit.) One could argue that he never took any of his work
> bullshit.) One could argue that he never took any of his work
seriously, my
quoted 1 line advice to those people is to stop listening to what comes out of his
> advice to those people is to stop listening to what comes out of his
mouth and
quoted 3 lines simply just pay attention to what his music has to say.
> simply just pay attention to what his music has to say.
>
> '...I care beacuse you do' was a very powerful album. You have to
consider the
quoted 1 line difference between humor that is part of an album as a whole and
> difference between humor that is part of an album as a whole and
humor that is
quoted 9 lines purely the purpose of the album. There's a really HUGE difference.
> purely the purpose of the album. There's a really HUGE difference.
>
> -allen
>
> >
> > although i havent seen or heard the singel yet, i figure
> > everything since i care because you do and donkey rhubarb have
> > been a joshing bit of humour, still a good bit of substance to the
> > music, its not all that seriuos taking a stab at itself, and
thats
quoted 3 lines exactly why i like it just as much as everything before_ will
> > exactly why i like it just as much as everything before_ will
> >
>
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