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wedding with the fleshtones?! spine-chilling...

"In the comments on the review of the excellent 'Surfer Rosa' by the Pixies, I've seen the B-52's being treated poorly and with condescension." <<< I feel guilty! ;-)))

it could have been a perfect album, too bad about the last two songs...

I'm referring to Talk Talk Talk... of course, the rhythm is much more upbeat compared to Television and the voice is warmer... but the intertwining of the guitars closely reminds me of Lloyd and Verlaine...

Beefheart makes me feel good... the things you wrote about Schulze, VU, and Rez, as far as I'm concerned, also apply to Beefheart (who has represented what you call inner apocalypse perhaps even better than Schulze, VU, Residents, etc... at least from my point of view)... I don't agree with this statement: "he should use technique as a means for catharsis"... not all music necessarily needs to lead to a form of catharsis (read my latest review, about the Stickmen, where I explain this concept in a bit more depth)... of course, I agree with you regarding the rejection of "technique for its own sake"... as for pioneering, how can you say it is superfluous?? the epigones have benefitted from the insights of the pioneers, so they have had their utility... regarding the concept of "classical, eternal, immortal, beyond any avant-garde," I can only agree with you... I think of Wyatt, he is immortal beyond any avant-garde significance of his work... naturally, classical and avant-garde do not exclude each other: Husker Du in the '80s were an avant-garde rock band and yet how can we define Warehouse if not as a "classic"? :-)

Yes, and I would also add the Psychedelic Furs, at least when it comes to the guitar parts...

I quote azzo on "I wanna be your dog": the three chords that made punk (not to mention Iggy's singing)

Congratulations, a crucial recovery, in-depth analysis, and courageous stances... I appreciate this kind of review, bold and personal, even if it may raise some eyebrows... the band is unmissable: in 1973, such abrasive rock, bordering on noise, had never been heard... seminal, intensely powerful, almost unbearable...

surely...hard rock wants the UK, just as garage wants the USA...they are two completely different cultures, two different ways of turning up the volumes, two different paths to transcend rhythm and blues and rock and roll...

How can you say that the Stooges weren't good musicians?? In a review of Fun House, which is their best-played album... bah... as for the hard-rock talk, I would say that the Stooges were moving in a different direction... however, the track Dirt, as square as it is, vaguely reminds me of certain Deep Purple... but that's just a coincidence... maybe...