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I was watching Larry King tonight as they had a special on the Beatles. There is obviously no doubt in my mind that their music stands on their own and nobody can argue the success that they have received.
Tomorrow night, Larry Kings guest is Paris Hilton. There is obviously no doubt in my mind that her lack of talent stands on her own and nobody can argue that she has no talents whatsoever.
You have to love the individual that schedules these interviews back to back and you have to worry if more people care to watch the Paris Hilton interview over the Beatles one.
I was pleasantly surprised when going to I-Tunes to purchase Pink Floyd’s, Ummagumma, that the album was available in on iTunes Plus which is free from DRM. It seems that not all the Pink Floyd albums have made it DRM Free yet and that there will be more albums hitting the store shelves.
What is interesting however is that they also increased the bitrates for this album from 128 to 256 kbps. I can only assume that this will be the cases for any other future releases.
If you like early Floyd, (Piper at the Gates, Atom Heart Mother, etc.) then Ummagumma would be something that you would enjoy. The live version of Astronomy Dominae is simply astounding.
For one, this little experiment into no DRM should not only encourage music listeners to buy albums on iTunes as they pleased but get a significantly better quality album in the process.
At first I was not so sure of the hype that this album was getting. Albums can be sometimes coated in solid gold by fans wanting to claim that next big thing and it is easy to get caught up in an album or band in this manner. The sheep that I am I think that I actually waited for the commotion to calm down before acquiring this album.
Like Alligator, Boxer lures its listeners in a subtle manner and songs do not always bounce off the ears like say Arcade Fire. In a way, the album is destined to be loved by critics who, sitting in their living room with stacks of lps sitting on their guts, they have nothing better to do than listen to their favorite offerings over and over again.
In a way, the National offer something similar to R.E.M. While I would argue that their styles are different, the music is not filled with millions of singles; they lull you to sleep and before you know it the National is being played 24-7, however, the lyrics are like early Stipean, with non-linear lyrical quotes that often leave the listener guessing.
I had the same reaction to Alligator. I still remember playing it and thinking, ‘Okay, this is pretty good.’ And before you know it, you are ‘Looking for Astronauts.’
I still place Hissing Fauna as the best album so far this year followed closely by Panda Bear and Deerhunter’s ‘Cryptograms’, but the National’s depressing and guessing lyrics surpass other albums such as Wilco’s ‘Sky Blue Sky’.
As in some cases you pass up the reviews so that you do not try to copy what Pitchfuck says, I did glance at it at this point in the review I did go over and cheat and it seems they pointed out that the album is a “Grower”.
And yes, the album is strong for about 2/3rds before it becomes a bit more forgettable, however, this will probably not be the last time I bring them up.
Sometimes there are movies that for whatever reason you never go out of your way to watch. This movie was always recommended by this person and or that and so late on a Saturday Night I searched Comcast’s free movies and New York Doll was staring me in the face. At two in the morning and only 78 minutes I thought this was the perfect time to enjoy this little nugget. However, the movie surprised me more than what I had expected.
New York Doll centers around the story of Arthur “Killer” Kane, the bassist of the previously defunct punk act the New York Dolls. We follow Arthur in dealing with his inner demons following the break-up of the Dolls recounting the depression of how his life never materialized to anything. Constantly, jealous of his former bandmates success, Kane became self-destructive only able to find solace in of all things the Mormon Church.
In a way, the punk in all of us might want to scoff at this and spit this out. How could Kane find any type of comfort in a religious entity and how does this supposed relationship work out as both being an uplifting story for the church, for Kane as well as the other Dolls?
The New York Dolls for me are one of those bands that I have learned to appreciate more and more as the years have gone on. I bought their initial album about 15 years ago on a hunch from reading a book about R.E.M., Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe all spoke of their influences and during those early 90’s one of my intentions was to pick up old Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Stooges, Television and Patti Smith albums to name a few. And for me the Dolls were always a bit of a joke reminding me more of a cheaper version of the Rocky Horror Picture show and also slightly not impressed with a full understanding of the music back in the 70s. Please understand, this is coming from a kid who grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and if you know where Wheaton, Illinois is, you will understand the religious presence that surrounded this town 15 years ago and even now.
Of those early albums that I purchased, it was the Velvets that kicked me in the ass and pissed all over my face. The Dolls album cover smeared a bit of lipstick onto my brain but it was one of those albums that aged like fine wine. I would pull the album out more and more every year, sometimes needing a moment to decompress from the serious side of rock and roll music.
The New York Dolls were needed to take the Anal Retentiveness out of rock and roll and I believe right now that they were probably one of the ten most important groups of that era and have important roots in the punk rock explosion that followed a couple years later.
There is not enough white page to fill the amount of groups that were influenced by them.
What I was not expecting to find in this story was a man like Arthur “Killer” Kane, a name that does not suit him. The sweetest, gentlest, humblest men you would ever meet. A man that had lived a full life with plenty of demons battling within himself, but with a huge heart, and always a desire to get the band back together. So when he received information that the New York Dolls would be reuniting again for London’s Meltdown Festival, he could not believe the opportunity of his life.
What I was also not expecting was how the Mormon Church dealt with all of this. The Church became his family, his comfort and his guide and encouraged him at all points to deal with all of these issues, especially his bad feelings with David Johanson. You might expect that the church would look down at an element like the Dolls which is really completely opposite to that which the Dolls were.
All rock fans, mormons and Stephen Patrick Morrissey fans should check it out.
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Even though it is being misrepresented in the media, calling Sting a pansy is sure making this tour notable.