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Ned Lagin, David Crosby & Grateful Dead Seastones
Ned Lagin, David Crosby & Grateful Dead Seastones
23 jan 07
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I wrote it to you in the first reviews like a shopping list, not in the later ones. I comment on them sometimes polemically because I think they are valid; otherwise, I wouldn't comment at all. I've been commenting on fewer reviews lately, Enry, and among these, yours. With this, I don't mean to say you should be proud of it; I'm nobody. If you see, I even voted, which I practically never do in my comments, even in reviews of dear ones. The remark about Hoffmann was driven by genuine curiosity and provocation, since you live abroad, I thought you might have met him, but since you let that drop casually, it seemed to me you wanted to show off. I apologize if I was a bit too direct in my approach. Regarding Hoffmann, I also know him not only as a scientist but also as a philosopher, and I like him too. Just think, I would have liked to go to the party for his 100th birthday last year in Switzerland, where they also organized some nice themed conferences. So, I don't know him just as "the one who invented LSD," as you can see. What I wanted to specify, perhaps to stimulate a discussion on a topic that has always interested me, was that we can't say whether such musical experiments are a hoax based on objective data like “Hoffmann says so.” We weren't them, so we're not 100% sure. But anyway, the point was the different effect drugs have on people; if you consume a bit, you realize it. Just to clarify, I basically think like you and Hoffmann. Anyway, since you asked me, I will refrain from commenting on your reviews from now on. I will leave them to those who vote and that's it, instead of seeking a dialogue on the topic discussed, which used to happen often without everyone always getting offended. Don't take it the wrong way, but from what I see, you're not one to take criticism well; the two times I did (the first time, I was criticizing the music of the Holy Modal and not you), you always felt offended and got angry. Do as you wish. Bye.
Ned Lagin, David Crosby & Grateful Dead Seastones
Ned Lagin, David Crosby & Grateful Dead Seastones
23 jan 07
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With "my friend Albert Hoffman," what do you mean? That you know him? Well, aside from that vain hint, this is the first review you've done that I can say I enjoyed in full (maybe even that of the expanding). Always a bit too detailed, but here the discussion is quite broad. I can agree on the mythology of LSD. But I wouldn't base it on what Hoffman says, even if he discovered it. Drugs take on different faces depending on the people, and the effects vary; take salvia divinorum. But perhaps that example doesn’t quite fit, since LSD was born in a lab and its components and effects are well-known, whereas the active principle of salvia seems to be unclear in terms of how it works. Back to the point, I've never had the pleasure of taking pure LSD, and I think few of us have. So I would think that if the distorted version that’s circulating can already cause coordination problems, your argument is valid (personally, I feel almost the same way). There are many albums that have capitalized on the mythology of acid, from Kesey's experiments (which I've never managed to hear) to The Deep's Psychedelic Moods, and so on.
Masonna Spectrum Ripper
Masonna Spectrum Ripper
23 jan 07
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Damn, I didn't know masonna existed on the site! The name comes, as every japanoizu connoisseur knows, from the crossover between Mas(ochist) and (Mad)onna. I should get back into listening to this stuff; we got obsessed in college... music for bondage, hanatarashii, gerogerigegege (what a poetic name...vomit-diarrhea-vomiting)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica
23 jan 07
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I hope that when you refer to your modesty, you're doing so euphemistically and ironically, because from the post above, the opposite clearly emerges. It doesn’t seem to me that I’ve made any claims for absolute completeness or omniscience regarding Beefheartian knowledge. I leave such sterile operations to Piero & his various followers. In any case, you can contest them as much as you want; I won’t be offended, but above all, I couldn’t care less about the aforementioned omniscience. Oh, I also laughed when you wrote: "one learns nothing more than what the critic in question has said nor than what can arise from a vigilant listening of the record." Well, if I could express MORE than what a vigilant listening of any record can provide, I'd already be happy. Can you, by chance, review through a non-vigilant listening? I might try to review while sleeping; maybe like autogenic training, that’s the last frontier of reviewing. Sulu Warp speed...
Red Crayola The Parable of Arable Land
Red Crayola The Parable of Arable Land
23 jan 07
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I find myself in the middle, meaning I like the parable of the arable land, but I only listen to it in altered states of consciousness; in other situations, it bothers me. As for Soft Machine, I don't know what to say. I discovered them ten years ago with the first two albums, then after five years, I got Third, but I still prefer the first two—more varied, more fun. Maybe the long suites of SM make me lower my attention span a bit. In the short format of the tracks from those two albums, they truly manage to be genius. It's obvious that this reasoning excludes “Moon in June,” which is truly phenomenal. "End Of An Ear" attracts me; I should get it. “Rock Bottom” is slightly less heavy than “Third,” but everything is almost unbearable. However, just like above, "Sea Song" is worth almost the entire album. Perhaps the incarnation of Wyatt that I currently prefer is Matching Mole, truly relaxing. It's just that Wyatt's voice drives me crazy, so I always find something good in it. As for Popol, "In den Garten" remains more challenging compared to "Hosianna," a beautiful bedtime album for a peaceful nap, but with "In den Garten," I still never know when the right moment to listen to it is; it’s always a bit indigestible. I won't say much about “Irrlicht” and Schulze in general; I just say that I’ve listened to “Irrlicht” twice, and it ruined my day, badly.
Faust Faust IV
Faust Faust IV
23 jan 07
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I don't want to be controversial, but I have a couple of doubts about this review: it already existed, twice in fact, and it doesn’t seem to me that you've added any significant insights or personal touches. But anyway, everyone can do as they please. What makes me doubt your direct experiences with the album back then (at least on how you talk about it, it seems like you heard it at the time, meaning you should be at least 48/50 years old, and you would have been quite the early listener), is that you write the SAME IDENTICAL THINGS that Cope writes about this album in Krautrocksampler. Tell me it’s not true... we’re not that uninformed around here.
Minutemen We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen [2DVD]
Minutemen We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen [2DVD]
22 jan 07
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So I’m the fourth and a half cat, since I only have double nickels on the dime. I have to say that I can’t listen to it often, but certain parts are thrilling. I had already noticed this DVD and I imagine it’s remarkable. And to think that when I was a lad I too thought rock was dead after '77, blessed youthful ignorance. And damn, Mike Watt is a force live, touring with the stooges is proof.
The Stooges Funhouse
The Stooges Funhouse
21 jan 07
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I'm sorry pretazzo, the first one doesn't have a shred of the power and subversive charge that this one does. The first one could also have had that charge (after all, a year passes between one record and another) but Cale's production is a real disaster. You can tell that Don Gallucci is here, who specifically states that he wants to record them just as they were, cutting as little as possible. The blues comes through on dirt, you're right, but the rest, guys, is all but felt before, not in these terms. I don't know, I can't be objective about this record, I'm just going to leave it alone.
Polysics Polysics or Die!!!
Polysics Polysics or Die!!!
21 jan 07
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I hadn't read carefully; the j-pop has never produced any jewelry, if by j-pop you mean Utada, the Arc-en-Ciel, or similar crap. Or worse, stuff like the Kaminari Kazoku, a carbon copy of the Wu-Tang Clan, but with the faces of rich kids from the nice neighborhoods of Tokyo. If they still exist, look them up because they will make your day better. Terrible.
Polysics Polysics or Die!!!
Polysics Polysics or Die!!!
20 jan 07
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damn, at the time of my registration on the site I was torn between ford and zaphod as a nickname, and instead I ended up choosing this one. Even Pangalactic Gurgle Blaster wouldn’t have been bad.
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