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When mediocrity and mediocrity combine surely something approaching negligible can be produced.
Maybe it's the day drunk in me but your words are a radiant, melancholic, bittersweet kindness. Thank you.
It's like Tim and Eric directed a cooking segment.
Someone's been listening to New Order recently.
"All of which is to say: Get ready to give Apple even more of your money. Because what the fuck else are you supposed to do?" Jump ship and refuse to support a company whose business practices and ethics (or lack thereof) are habitually egregious. I'm not saying any of the other massive tech companies are that much better but compared to Apple, some of them look like darlings. There are dozens of tech start-ups and counter-cultural tech devices, OS's, audio formats, etc., etc., to keep Apple from having a bonafide Prima Nocta on all things electronic.
I'm humbled you've ushered my last name into an entire generation, but really, I'm just a regular guy.
The argument here is that the song in question has been re-appropriated onto a free mix-tape. Ocean gains nothing off of the re-appropriation of the song (as does Henley) so there should really be no issues whatsoever here. Every musician ever from Handel to Haim has re-appropriated some musical phrase or entire melody either knowingly or otherwise. The very idea of someone having some vastly original sounding music anymore is borderline fallacy. Barring someone doing something similar to what Schoenberg did with atonal music, all music is re-appropriation in one way or another (and even if one does pull a Schoenberg, one is simply re-appropriating and re-doing what Schoenberg already did). Sure, a musical phrase or melody is different than re-appropriating the entire song measure for measure, but again, when there is nil commercial value to be made, there should not be an issue. The re-appropriation of a phrase, melody, or even entire song, should not diminish one's listening experience. If anything, it should open more avenues of musical thought and exploration.
If you're from a universe where Siamese Dream came out in the 80s, hook me up with with a inter-dimensional teleporter.
FIXED: "That’s a problem with some of the [older] generation, [we] don’t understand the concept of [mixtapes being released precisely because they can contain some elements of intellectual property and that they are released in the spirit of artistry and fun and completely free of charge to any fan or listener willing to give it the time]."
Really fantastic artist. I don't think I've heard anything out of him that hasn't been at least "good" (most being great to amazing). Should be a shoe-in for somewhere in the top 5 songs of the week.
If things don't improve I foresee a Morrissey-esque cancellation sweep.
I understand that journalists are supposed to be (at least a modicum) objective but would it be possible to stop reporting on the Wayne Coyne Express? It's gone from irritating to deeply saddening. Watching someone desperately cling to whatever semblance of fame they used to hold while simultaneously sacrificing any/all artistic integrity for the sake of relevance is akin to a small animal caught in a trap that no one can set it free from: miserable.
Morrissey has been advocating for the rights of all creatures for more than 20 years. To say he is "out of touch" is a bad characterization. Melodramatic and theatrical, sure. That's part of the charm though.
Their discography is (criminally) short so there's not really a bad place to start. Their second album, "On Fire", is regarded by many as one of the best indie albums ever so that's as good a place as any.
The only thing I would change on this list is replacing "Flowers" with "Decomposing Trees." I also really like "Maracas Song" a lot but it's definitely an oddity, even for Galaxie 500. Easily one of my top three favorite bands.
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