tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post1887779155956911908..comments2024-03-18T21:50:22.116-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special There is No God! Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74638717742392796322008-10-06T09:53:00.000-04:002008-10-06T09:53:00.000-04:00So anonymouse doesn't like Petty or Johnny Cougar?...So anonymouse doesn't like Petty or Johnny Cougar?<BR/><BR/>heh. <BR/><BR/>While I am a much bigger fan of TP, Mellencamp is an exceptional songwriter with the Americana influences. <BR/><BR/>All of anonymouse's taste is in his mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-43023627876743575562008-10-06T02:57:00.000-04:002008-10-06T02:57:00.000-04:00Hey Steverino - speaking of the Airplane/Starship,...Hey Steverino - speaking of the Airplane/Starship, thought you might like <A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=3&f=/c/a/2008/09/16/DDV412QS67.DTL" REL="nofollow">this shot of Kantner</A> doing his daily hangout at Caffe Trieste in North Beach.<BR/><BR/>He looks older than YOU!dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86951287505212374912008-10-05T19:54:00.000-04:002008-10-05T19:54:00.000-04:00Thers assures me, steve, that had you been just a ...Thers assures me, steve, that had you been just a bit younger, you would hate Billy Joel with the white-hot heat of a thousand suns. For him, Piano Man and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant were drunken frat-boy anthems which cause his throat to close to this very day. Of course, he went to Stonybrook, but didn't you, too? So you know the environment and what music like that might accomplish there.<BR/><BR/>And I will side with billy b, my giant friend, on defending Oasis. They wear their Beatles influence proudly, and the marriage of trip-pop and early 90's alternative sensibility may be a "you had to be there" sort of thing, but I respect Noel Gallagher as a writer, even if I can't understand a damn thing he says.<BR/><BR/>(And yes, blogger, I am me, and I've been trying to comment on this post for two days, you sack of decroded crap.)NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-908582111127354212008-10-05T19:21:00.000-04:002008-10-05T19:21:00.000-04:00Bob Seger makes my skin crawl.Steve Miller must ha...Bob Seger makes my skin crawl.<BR/><BR/>Steve Miller must have blown someone to get on air.<BR/><BR/>Buns & Roses.<BR/><BR/>Jethro Tull (while admittedly not wildly popular) proves that flutes should be banned from rock 'n roll.<BR/><BR/>I will take Wilco, early-era Billy Joel and CSN&Y? c'mon...Helpless?<BR/>I'll take them off your hands.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139076991003999542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40163398958261397812008-10-05T15:41:00.000-04:002008-10-05T15:41:00.000-04:00John Mayer is clearly a hell spawn.Just saying.......John Mayer is clearly a hell spawn.<BR/><BR/>Just saying....I don't know why I didn't include him and that fricking "Your Body is A Wonderland," which is probably in my top five songs that make me want to take a hostage.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67589341306360850552008-10-05T13:28:00.000-04:002008-10-05T13:28:00.000-04:00I second the motion for:Styx esp. deyoungs voiceDa...I second the motion for:<BR/><BR/>Styx esp. deyoungs voice<BR/><BR/>Dave matthews Band - I am so lucky to live here is MA where DMB tribute bands PACK the f--cking bars...<BR/><BR/>Eagles<BR/><BR/>Billy Joel and Tom petty I have a love/hate thing with - every song I LOVE it or HATE it, no middle ground. HATE:<BR/><BR/>free falling - last chance for maryjane - still rock and roll - only the good -pressure - allentown - OH FORGET IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22616116591454446802008-10-05T13:08:00.000-04:002008-10-05T13:08:00.000-04:00Does that include "It's Still Rock & ...Does that include "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me"?<BR/><BR/>John Mayer. He is the Elton John of the future. Trust me, he'll never go away.<BR/><BR/>..and the Indigo Girls, pioneers of granola-oriented rock, who are so incredibly tortured by their superior intellect and/or sexual predelictions (which are still useful for marketing, of course!).<BR/><BR/>A year ago I'd agree with Wilco, but they're starting to wear me down. I think Tweedy is batting around .250, but so's Jason Giambi, you know?Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1249023580673517432008-10-05T10:23:00.000-04:002008-10-05T10:23:00.000-04:00May I just go on record as saying that I don't rea...May I just go on record as saying that I don't really get the Billy Joel bashing?<BR/><BR/>Seriously -- I've never owned one of his albums but there are any number of his songs that when they come on the radio I don't change the station.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73750521834517531072008-10-05T00:44:00.000-04:002008-10-05T00:44:00.000-04:00i read you fer the last 7 years, gimme 3 minutes t...i read you fer the last 7 years,<BR/> gimme 3 minutes to change your life<BR/>2008 modern past band<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkSmvvwB7dI<BR/>i be the guitaristLaVinyl:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11809628664506775618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22367233642182204812008-10-05T00:13:00.000-04:002008-10-05T00:13:00.000-04:00Billy Joel. The ultimate hack.Kenny Chesney. The J...Billy Joel. The ultimate hack.<BR/>Kenny Chesney. The Jimmy Buffett wannabe.<BR/>And while we're at it, Jimmy Buffett.<BR/><BR/>The Eagles. <BR/>John Mellencamp, the greatest diluter of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, next to Billy Joel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36816376632933912562008-10-04T19:29:00.000-04:002008-10-04T19:29:00.000-04:00Yoko Ono.'nuff said.Yoko Ono.<BR/><BR/>'nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78598026433663284832008-10-04T11:54:00.000-04:002008-10-04T11:54:00.000-04:00Bill Buckner:I'm an Airplane fan too, and I agree ...Bill Buckner:<BR/><BR/>I'm an Airplane fan too, and I agree on Starship, who I think I once categorized as the most unconscionable sell-outs in rock history.<BR/><BR/>But you know, they're pretty much relegated to the dustbin of history, doncha think?steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11410789993520013802008-10-04T11:10:00.000-04:002008-10-04T11:10:00.000-04:00Not a single vote for Jefferson Starship? (And I a...Not a single vote for Jefferson Starship? (And I adore The Airplane).<BR/> I have a higher tolerance for 70s pap than I used to - (I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused) - but my disdain for Billy Joel and The Eagles remains inviolable. And Motley Crue remain the Worst Rock Band Ever. -<BR/>bill bucknerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50177270378047547242008-10-04T10:44:00.000-04:002008-10-04T10:44:00.000-04:00I actually like Oasis. Yeah, they're assholes and...I actually like Oasis. Yeah, they're assholes and it isn't cool to like them, but that don't confront me none. <BR/><BR/>I like lots of guitars. <BR/><BR/>For crappy bands, Stynx is high up on the list - talk about bad singers, DeYoung is at the top of the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31862423883258312532008-10-04T07:46:00.000-04:002008-10-04T07:46:00.000-04:00Out of long habit, whenever I go to a new record s...Out of long habit, whenever I go to a new record store, or one I haven't been to in a while, one of the first things I do is see if they have anything by The Fall. Now I have to be circumspect about that, out of fear passersby will think I'm checking out the works of Fall Out Boy. Just one more reason to despise that little turd of a band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66649666563069129542008-10-03T23:54:00.000-04:002008-10-03T23:54:00.000-04:00Well, it's official -- mbowen is way more cynical ...Well, it's official -- mbowen is way more cynical than I've ever dreamed of being.<BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Dude, seriously I kind of agree with most of your assessments, but Jeff Buckley -- sheesh, you have a heart of stone.<BR/>:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21930916640724455762008-10-03T22:45:00.000-04:002008-10-03T22:45:00.000-04:00The Boston Red Sox!ROT(Plumber)The Boston Red Sox!<BR/><BR/>ROT(Plumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31116473156662444462008-10-03T21:37:00.000-04:002008-10-03T21:37:00.000-04:00Janet Jackson.Janet Jackson.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-4879302249079670132008-10-03T19:56:00.000-04:002008-10-03T19:56:00.000-04:00Crosby, Stills, and Nash: fit only for occasional ...Crosby, Stills, and Nash: fit only for occasional back-up vocals for Neil Young; otherwise fit only for guitar roadies for Neil Young.<BR/><BR/>Radiohead: Yeah, I'd be miserable too if I had that eye thing going on, but still, I wouldn't take it out on the rest of the world.<BR/><BR/>The Grateful Dead: I don't care how many drugs you take, if you can't play "Not Fade Away", you suck.<BR/><BR/>Pavement: The only band whose entire career came with ironic air-quotes.<BR/><BR/>Wilco: Every time I listen to these guys, I forget that they're playing 2 minutes later.<BR/><BR/>Phish: See Wilco.<BR/><BR/>Donovan: Yeah, in his heyday he had a couple of cute hit singles, but if you're looking for intelligence or depth, you're better off with Herman's Hermits.<BR/><BR/>Peter, Paul & Mary: The original Monkees, with lousier songwriters.<BR/><BR/>Henry Rollins: His adolescent attempts at profundity weren't that interesting in 1982. They're a lot less interesting 26 years later.<BR/><BR/>Jeff Buckley: A sly one - he pretends to be singing to all the vulnerable girls in the audience, but he's actually leaving with the Eurotrash model with the big bag of coke.<BR/><BR/>Devendra Banhart: The Incredible String Band sucked the first time around.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25435642265405575002008-10-03T16:35:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:35:00.000-04:00Limiting it to "mega" acts only:- Garth Brooks- Da...Limiting it to "mega" acts only:<BR/><BR/>- Garth Brooks<BR/>- Dave Matthews Band<BR/><BR/>Not unlike a certain Alaskan governor, whatever appeals to the multitudes escapes me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-16502049370867471802008-10-03T15:37:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:37:00.000-04:00Richard MarxPhil Collinsditto on Chicago ech!Harry...Richard Marx<BR/>Phil Collins<BR/>ditto on Chicago ech!<BR/><BR/>Harry Chapin? c'mon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-14368451141451192862008-10-03T15:24:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:24:00.000-04:00joan baezjudy collins john mayerspice girlsted nug...joan baez<BR/>judy collins <BR/>john mayer<BR/>spice girls<BR/>ted nugentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-4657420295485502342008-10-03T13:20:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:20:00.000-04:00Ozzy and Black Sabbath (but I hate metal in genera...Ozzy and Black Sabbath (but I hate metal in general)<BR/><BR/>Harry Chapin<BR/><BR/>LiveWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5009162355314168752008-10-03T12:09:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:09:00.000-04:00Man! I pity the bands that get on Simels’s last ne...Man! I pity the bands that get on Simels’s last nerve – even Mencken would be cheered by those skewerings. My own problem in naming names is that even the suckiest bands have more talent than I do (and I curse the gods that made this so). But I have to say Come Sail Away by Styx seems pretty unforgivable. There’s this inoffensive keyboard intro and then it’s just “Gawd! What IS that voice and why is it amplified?” Maybe Styx did something else of merit but I could never bring myself to listen after hearing Come Sail Away.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11634557887083024452008-10-03T11:44:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:44:00.000-04:00Any number of inexplicably popular '80s Hair Bands...Any number of inexplicably popular '80s Hair Bands.Feralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110786176703420978noreply@blogger.com