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one of my favorite bands...the review is interesting, with a first part that is philosophical-sociological, which I fully agree with, and a second part that is very brilliant in evoking some distinctive aspects of the Wolfango's musical proposal (although, of course, the conceptual universe in which this scruffy Milanese trio operated is not limited to the discourse on television addiction). Music (the Author's music) is expression; every music (Author's music) expresses something, an idea, a concept, a feeling, a state of mind, etc...The feeling expressed by the Wolfango (through an intelligent and conscious reinterpretation of noise rock) is one of tedium, apathy, sloth, spiced with sarcasm, typical of a generation (the late '90s generation) that, with the sunset of grunge (as music, but above all as culture), found itself disoriented, without reference points, without a reason to continue playing an instrument. That is why the music of the Wolfango has been (with the necessary proportions) a sort of illusory, yet very lucid "local no-wave."

I listened to Hot Man Pussy... this band is really strange and intense, but truly...

seminal guitarist, passionate reception.

1) The VU (like the Stooges) were ahead of their time simply because, in the 60s, music was generally very different from that of the VU (and the Stooges); starting in the late 70s (with punk, new wave, hc, no wave, noise, indie, etc.), a myriad of rock bands systematically began to sound like the VU (and the Stooges); 2) even offensive the reviewer?? I don’t think so, come on... I notice a bit of sensitivity in your reaction; 3) the disvalues would be drugs, orgies, sadomasochism, vagabond life, degradation, in short, all those things that the VU (and the Stooges) highlighted with their music, in a raw and straightforward way, without mystifications, idealizations, or various hypocrisies.

Beautiful. As for the hippies vs punk argument, we’re back to the usual: escapism on one side, immersion on the other. The VU were at least 10 years ahead of their time. @ Davejongilmour: based on your remarks made earlier in the chat, I’d like to point out a few things: 1) this review does not glorify unethical behavior (there is no complacency in Bailor's words nor in Reed's); 2) in rock music (and it’s a very widespread practice, especially in punk and all its derivatives, particularly hardcore), there is the rhetorical figure of the antithesis: one pretends to proclaim a concept in order to exalt its opposite. It’s a form of hyperrealism, a technique to reveal a critical consciousness without falling into moralism; 3) allow me to say that if you were irritated by this review, it might be because certain of your idols were touched upon (and, well, even the hippies, in their everyday lives, weren’t exactly opposed to adhering to certain disvalues, quite the opposite...) ;-)

they bore me... Slint are at least two notches above...

Confession of a progster above any suspicion: I have loved the Clash. Great Bjorky! ;-P

Beautiful zaion! Well done on the reception. I liked the samples, very in line with the cover image... congratulations! :-)

beautiful winter record, pure as a snowflake at 4000 meters altitude

Suzy with the dark has little to do for me... the banshees are surreal...