JimMorrison

<<< "Selling could very well go hand in hand with 'music and contraltari'" is a nostalgic suggestion devoid of historical foundation. Record companies produce records to sell them, and fortunately, sometimes good music sells as well (look at Pink Floyd; they certainly don't seem like misunderstood artistic exiles). >>> With this comment of yours, I believe you've clearly highlighted one thing: you did not understand my point. What I mean is that the marketing logic of the past was totally different from today because the society we live in is different. Back then, you had 2780 famous bands competing over who sold the most (oh yes, ouh) and who played better. The audience was also more demanding, and the youth were more sensitive to the social issues of the time. Music was often sophisticated, with continuous references to literature, politics, society... to rebellion. Today, the average level of music played on MTV (I say MTV, but it's a way to refer to mass media in general) is decidedly low. Today, the competition is still about who sells the most, but not about who plays better, rather about who looks cooler, who has the best eyebrows. This is because, as the know-it-all would say, the target of potential buyers only has frivolous thoughts. We grew up during the economic recovery; what matters is beauty, aesthetics. If you're cool, you sell, no matter if you can’t do shit. With this, I don’t want to sound nostalgic, let it be clear; good music exists today too, but you have to seek it out with a lantern because if you wait for it to be played on the radio, you won’t get much. Know that 98.8% of what is shoved down our throats is prepackaged and then presented to the public by some handsome face who couldn’t even play the recorder in school... Then there are the fake musicians like Ligabue who make noise with distortions, emphasizing finger movements while they’re strumming G, Em, A, D7... Yes, he must cater to those who want to be rockers without knowing what it actually is.

I would have responded a bit like ZiOn: "And where do I park the car, you Metalér idiot!" And yes, because my recurring nightmare is that my son becomes a Metalhead. This isn't racism, but I really wouldn't be able to take it. Better gay at Coldplay than a Metalhead. The band, of course, is new to me, but the review reads quite easily. Alhoa occhio di bue.

Oh no, tessio, I was being ironic, plain and simple... In your rant, you missed that inaccuracy that led you to self-own, that's all. Unfortunately, I have so little time these days to spend on DeBaser, so I want to avoid any ethical discussions. However, I understand the meaning of your post; maybe we'll talk about it again another time when we have more time.

Ah, do they? As a form of self-celebration as self-indulgence and self-demonstration of talent and style? Then I'll buy it.

Um, Alfredo, I know Tessio, Vic, and the whole happy gang for a long time... Mine was simply an ironic comment.

Your last post is not at all shareable for several reasons: things must be analyzed in their historical context and not translated to today's world, because "commercial" means selling, and while selling in the past could easily go hand in hand with "music and counterpoints," that’s not the case today. <<<If the Beatles were our contemporaries, they would almost certainly be on MTV>>> I agree on this point, and indeed, the Beatles are remembered for their sales records, certainly not for the excellent craftsmanship of their songs (recently their producer even admitted that the Fab Four couldn't keep time in the beginning), but at least they had some meaning. However, someone who enters the scene saying "Thinking makes noise" like a mass guru makes me laugh a bit, you know… Just avoid decontextualizing forms of art and times that are very distant from each other.

Mixed the problem underlying these crusades against the vulgarities broadcast by MTV is grounded in an objective and undeniable fact: "It's low-quality music." You can't transmit 189 different genres based on four harmonic progressions, always the same, without embellishment, a serious solo, innovation, or a random caracalla. And we (they, you, whoever does it) sheepishly buy 189 records from different genres and groups believing we've built a respectable CD collection. What a load of bollocks, you could just buy a The Best of Madonna and not only save time but also money.

Hey Tessio, one thing isn't clear to me. If you claim to be Caz and that he can be the only one to talk about hard rock on DeBaser, I find a contradiction in the rest of your sentence <<<tommy franci's thugs come to shove it up our ass at 90 degrees>>> So even Caz, who you claim to be but actually aren’t, can't talk about hard rock otherwise he gets it up the ass. These are fundamental things, clarify them for me or I'll die. :D

This is indeed a splendid review, balanced and skillfully flavored with images. I must admit I had never heard of this ensemble of polished monsters; I don't follow collaborations much, except for the "excellent" ones. I truly believe I need to remedy this shortcoming... Faiv

Gee, you have to explain to me what disappoints you so much about Pat Metheny from time to time... The electric blue shorts, yes, really ugly? :D