Ask a music scene micro celebrity

[electrical]

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Have you ever played guitar hero?

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No. I tried Dance Dance Revolution once. Looked like a baboon. I am no threat at any video game.

[village]

So, Stevie-baby. I made up a joke...
Q: What do The Police and Big Black have in common?
A: In both bands, the drummer was the most talented musician.

[electrical]

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So, Stevie-baby. I made up a joke...
Q: What do The Police and Big Black have in common?
A: In both bands, the drummer was the most talented musician.

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So, anonymous internet dork. I thought you were done here.
Q: Retard?
A: Retard who likes the Police.

[zac777]

On the subject of selling out:

Are there bands you find distasteful enough to reject their music regardless of the quality? My general take is that music should be judged on its own merit, but I know it would be a struggle to buy a Creed record, no matter how phenomenal. If the Jesus Lizard recorded an album under the name "Urge Overkill" or "Nickelback" would you end up loving it?

Of the bands who get a ton of radio play, are there any that you think are original/worthwhile? Personally, I love Tool. Wait for it... But seriously, it doesn't matter too much to me if a band charges 70 bucks for a concert ticket as long as they make good music.

Do you think some bands force their way into mainstream consciousness through sheer force of talent, or does it always require some degree of selling out?

To fit in with this thread I guess I also have to namedrop a band that you've worked with. Hearing Slint for the first time was like getting hit with a brick. A really happy brick. I don't think seeing your name in a 2+2 thread would register in quite as much of a "holy crap!" way if it weren't associated with them.

Also, you should sneak a round of puppet into your next homegame and let us know how it turns out.

Thanks for keeping up with all of the questions, this thread has definitely woken up Emil.

[FF_Woodycooks]

Creed and phenomenal should never be in the same sentence.

[60Vauban]

Have you listened to Brian Eno's work (personal and collaborative) and wondered how creative he would be if his digital "toys" were taken away? Is there any sound or effect created using Protools that you simply can't recreate in an analog environment? Or perhaps is that just not the point, that the music should be transmitted in its purest form from the studio experience to the commercial release.

Thanks
(a girl who reads BBV and listens to music, holla)

[felix240]

Similarly, how do you regard artists whose idiosyncratic recording style is essential to their musical expression? I think of Jandek, for one, where the hiss and tin are actually as much music as the voice/gtr/whatever. Or Royal Trux, who used effects with a kind of historical and theoretical sophistication...I mean, isn't recording as straight up documentation kind of like a painter limiting himself to portraiture? Isn't any tool useful in the right hands?

[brash]

have you ever worked with jon brion on any albums? any thoughts on him in particular?

[Ribbo]

My uncle used to be Sting's drummer and in his height was considered one of the top 5 drummers in the UK. They were best man at each others wedding.

Beat: Sting moved on, formed the Police, became mega wealthy, my uncle carried on being a successful session drummer, but ended up drinking heavily, depression set in and died of liver failure.

Brag: I have a DVD video of Sting giving a prerecorded eulogy at my uncle's funeral. Funeral was in Newcastle, and Sting was on tour in America/Japan at the time so couldn't make it over.

[60Vauban]

Variance: and this matters to me why?