Tag: Yes
-
It ain’t over till it’s over
Bruce Springsteen says he learned more from a 3-minute record, baby, than he ever learned in school. I’m grateful to have graduated from a much better school system than the one Bruce was stuck in. I learned more in 3 minutes in any class at Somerset High, Somerset, Massachusetts (Go…
-
How I went gaga for Gang of Four
“Barracuda” Heart 1977 “At Home He’s a Tourist” Gang of Four 1979 “Here Come Cowboys” The Psychedelic Furs 1984 (With thanks to Loyal Reader Barb for suggesting this post.) I’m lucky. I’ve usually had someone in my life who could explain music to me. In the early 1980s, that someone…
-
The People vs. Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay 2002 My three regular readers know that I use the term “Coldplay” as a handy benchmark meaning “inoffensive crap.” Is the case against Coldplay really that simple? Probably, but let’s consider it anyway. Coldplay offers expertly crafted, atmospheric soft rock that implies other,…
-
Careful with That Axe, Eugene: Diagnosing Pink Floyd Syndrome
Women dislike Pink Floyd. Certainly all the women I’ve married dislike Pink Floyd. I’ve only married one, but she’s not backing down on this subject. Or any subject. I can’t recall ever meeting a woman who publicly stated that she liked Pink Floyd. I wonder if there’s an unattached woman…
-
They were the champions
Queen: Greatest Hits 1994 Queen I am never in the mood for Queen. There is no time of the day or night, no day of the week, no season in which I would choose to listen to Queen. This isn’t because I hate them; I don’t. They’re literate, which means…
Run-DMSteve 