quoted 1 line On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, r.lim wrote:
>On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, r.lim wrote:quoted 1 line On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, omz wrote:
>>On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, omz wrote:quoted 4 lines i don't want to start the whole krautrock thread here, but i find
>> i don't want to start the whole krautrock thread here, but i find
>> neu! to be highly overrated. especially their 'experimental
>> electronic' stuff which is complete rubbish. but the first album and
>> half of the second are good krautrock, not nearly the best though.quoted 5 lines I don't really understand this- to say that Neu are good krautrock is
>I don't really understand this- to say that Neu are good krautrock is
>like
>saying Aphex Twin is good IDM. That is to say, how can you refer to
>one
>of the exemplars of a "genre" as anything but superlative?
maybe because they don't do it for me?? who defined neu! as an
'exemplar'?? you?? who cares.
just because julian cope and the freeman brothers slather them with
praise doesn't mean i have to do the same :P
there are many german bands of the era that wipe the floor with neu!
in my opinion, namely the cosmic jokers, ash ra/manuel gottsching,
brave new world, guru guru, cluster, harmonia, kraftwerk...i could go
on for days.
quoted 2 lines To the original poster, Neu are basically the rock equivalent of
>To the original poster, Neu are basically the rock equivalent of
>minimal techno.
neu! sound like stereolab. or the other way around.
quoted 1 line and actually the french stuff is crazier than the germans', but...
>> and actually the french stuff is crazier than the germans', but...quoted 2 lines French stuff like what? Heldon? Ame Son? Red Noise? Lard Free? All
>French stuff like what? Heldon? Ame Son? Red Noise? Lard Free? All
>good stuff, but I didn't realize there was a competition.
yes, heldon, lard free, pulsar, shylock, red noise, spacecraft, all
excellent stuff. and i never said there was a competition, i said the
french were a bit crazier, more out on a limb, if you will.
quoted 3 lines I'd still take a
>I'd still take a
>brace of Agitation Free records over all of 'em, though (but that's
>just me).
agitation free rocks, yes...
--
^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-
omz
beautamous loaf recordings
http://www.hotweird.com/loaf/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org