tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5979776787322634209..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Artistic License and Registration, Please.NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47275838495577274502011-05-26T16:49:28.409-04:002011-05-26T16:49:28.409-04:00Seems harmless enough, I just keep waiting for the...Seems harmless enough, I just keep waiting for the solo guitar intro to be over and the band to enter on the second verse.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-10131398425769894642011-05-25T10:50:07.622-04:002011-05-25T10:50:07.622-04:00Aieee! I remember this shit from my lo-fi enthusia...Aieee! I remember this shit from my lo-fi enthusiast roommate, back in the early 90s. Does it make me a bad person to have never given the tiniest shit about Smog and Sebadoh and The Silver Jews and Wee Prince Bonnie, or whatever he's calling himself these days? I can live with it. - bill bucknerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17772846214348403932011-05-24T17:14:01.682-04:002011-05-24T17:14:01.682-04:00Heh-heh. No talent comes to mind. Dilletante com...Heh-heh. No talent comes to mind. Dilletante comes to mind. How about Stephen Fearing? I mean if I had to pick a Dylan rival for one man, one guitar....<br /><br />Hi Steve! Long time since I checked in. Missed you, man. Good to get your LinkedIn.<br /><br />PaulWalking Oliver Productions, Ltdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338802740758456928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67832350290481318282011-05-24T13:02:37.660-04:002011-05-24T13:02:37.660-04:00Dave(TM)(C),
Are you saying Bill Callahan is the...Dave(TM)(C), <br /><br />Are you saying Bill Callahan is the new Dylan?<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87798388115681396492011-05-24T11:50:42.722-04:002011-05-24T11:50:42.722-04:00Sorry - meant "Sing Out!"Sorry - meant "Sing Out!"dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26528291834326005792011-05-24T11:49:14.956-04:002011-05-24T11:49:14.956-04:00The song is more like a folk-music-sound-effect th...<i>The song is more like a folk-music-sound-effect than actual song, but that's what the kids are into today...</i><br /><br />I'll bet I could find an almost-identical comment regarding Dylan circa 1965 in an issue of "Hootenanny".dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78368706577004825062011-05-24T11:46:43.454-04:002011-05-24T11:46:43.454-04:00And speaking of Dylan lyrics:
Wiggle wiggle wiggl...And speaking of Dylan lyrics:<br /><br /><i>Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a gypsy queen<br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle all dressed in green<br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle till the moon is blue<br />Wiggle till the moon sees you.<br /><br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle in your boots and shoes<br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle you got nothing to loose<br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a swarm of bees<br />Wiggle on your hands and knees.<br /><br />Wiggle to the front wiggle to the rear<br />Wiggle till you wiggle right out of here<br />Wiggle till it opens wiggle till it shuts<br />Wiggle till it bites wiggle till it cuts.<br /><br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a bowl of soap<br />Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a rolling hoop--</i><br /><br />Just sayin'...dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5782441905486091352011-05-24T03:50:37.817-04:002011-05-24T03:50:37.817-04:00argue with this.
http://www.facebookvideoindir.co...argue with this.<br /><br />http://www.facebookvideoindir.com/vm1237920-bob-dylan-restless-farewell.htmlpetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78264900738843346532011-05-24T00:28:41.804-04:002011-05-24T00:28:41.804-04:00This is considered Peak Smog, from about 12 years ...This is considered Peak Smog, from about 12 years ago:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8V66TxbHV8<br />"Hit the Ground Running" w/ trademark children's choir, primitive guitar, string section and favorite of the local college radio station, maybe for it's length. You be the judge of its pretentiousness.@whuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297101284358849575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31113072875151414182011-05-23T17:38:11.995-04:002011-05-23T17:38:11.995-04:00Funny you should mention Bill Morrissey. That'...Funny you should mention Bill Morrissey. That's exactly who Callahan reminds me of, except Morrisey seems like the real deal, existentially.<br /><br />On the other hand, if I was a little younger and the soundtrack to my early mid-life depression was Callahan, I might feel differently.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-10447750111317174372011-05-23T17:37:32.996-04:002011-05-23T17:37:32.996-04:00Now that I've actually listened: C'mon, th...Now that I've actually listened: C'mon, this guy dissed Dylan for the attention it would give him. I have no doubt that if you plumb Bill Callahan's heart, he worships Dylan, but today's hipness code prevents him from saying so.<br /><br />The song is more like a folk-music-sound-effect than actual song, but that's what the kids are into today (y'all know what I'm saying). There's definitely some kind of post-modern found-art musique-concrete-instead-of-actual-lyrics talent at work here. This guy knows what he's doing, and he is happily turning off fans of concise catchy songwriting from his following, because we aren't going to download his stuff anyway. <br /><br />Or maybe Harold Camping is right, just off by a few days.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77877724995015037532011-05-23T16:30:53.185-04:002011-05-23T16:30:53.185-04:00Ugh! I couldn't even listen to the whole thing...Ugh! I couldn't even listen to the whole thing. His guitar playing sounds like a beginner who just learned how to hammer on. For this kind of thing, give me Bill Morrissey any day.<br /><br />Yeah, Dylan sucks. Other than changing songwriting, rock 'n' roll and my high school years, he really hasn't done much in my eyes. <br /><br />How does a hack like this dump on Dylan? The mind reels.Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38048071271707852302011-05-23T16:08:27.314-04:002011-05-23T16:08:27.314-04:00Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the...<i>Once upon a time you dressed so fine<br />You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you ?<br />People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"<br />You thought they were all kiddin' you<br />You used to laugh about<br />Everybody that was hangin' out<br />Now you don't talk so loud<br />Now you don't seem so proud<br />About having to be scrounging for your next meal.<br /><br />How does it feel<br />How does it feel<br />To be without a home<br />Like a complete unknown<br />Like a rolling stone ?<br /><br />You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely<br />But you know you only used to get juiced in it<br />And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street<br />And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it<br />You said you'd never compromise<br />With the mystery tramp, but now you realize<br />He's not selling any alibis<br />As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes<br />And say do you want to make a deal? <br /><br />How does it feel<br />How does it feel<br />To be on your own<br />With no direction home<br />Like a complete unknown<br />Like a rolling stone ?</i><br /><br />Yeah, Dylan really sucks.Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48896348114015059172011-05-23T15:56:59.053-04:002011-05-23T15:56:59.053-04:00And that said, our commenter RichD is absolutely r...And that said, our commenter RichD is absolutely right -- Gil Scott Heron's cover of this song is actually really cool.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV_astp3BjM<br /><br />And I've never particularly cared for Gil Scott. <br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90251875937910647812011-05-23T15:51:00.899-04:002011-05-23T15:51:00.899-04:00but without him the form simply doesn't exist....<i>but without him the form simply doesn't exist.</i><br /><br />DING DING DING!!!<br /><br /><br />We have a winner!!!!steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77336512073544226192011-05-23T15:40:19.189-04:002011-05-23T15:40:19.189-04:00You can say what you will about Dylan - that he...You can say what you will about Dylan - that he's cynical, a phony (to quote Joni Mitchell), a plagiarist, can't sing, a money-grubbing hypocrite whose career has been one long victory lap (Randy Newman is hilarious on the subject) - but without him the form simply doesn't exist.peter Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-20317668829110166832011-05-23T15:13:22.296-04:002011-05-23T15:13:22.296-04:00GREAT column title, by the way.
APGREAT column title, by the way.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26891407728489321332011-05-23T15:12:10.688-04:002011-05-23T15:12:10.688-04:00I'm of the school that a singer/songwriter can...I'm of the school that a singer/songwriter can't do serious work on a flat top acoustic guitar with a cutaway. On the other hand, if he had an acoustic (no pickups) archtop with f-holes and no cutaway, then he can count on me for support.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30148455666384637852011-05-23T14:18:52.305-04:002011-05-23T14:18:52.305-04:00No.
It sucks.
And not in a new or refreshing way...No.<br /><br />It sucks.<br /><br />And not in a new or refreshing way, either. He's just another self-conscious I-meant-to-do-that primitive who became a singer-songwriter because singer-songwriters don't have to be able to play their instruments, or sing, or write about anything besides themselves.<br /><br />I'm going to sign my whole name to this.Peter Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73222574558985132492011-05-23T13:37:56.635-04:002011-05-23T13:37:56.635-04:00You mean in case Sasha Frere-Jones may be right? ...You mean in case Sasha Frere-Jones may be right? Has hell frozen over, too?stevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22176661364793626132011-05-23T13:26:44.187-04:002011-05-23T13:26:44.187-04:00Well, there's that.
Although, I feel morally ...Well, there's that.<br /><br />Although, I feel morally obligated to listen to more of Callahan's stuff just in case. Critical responsibility and all that crap.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-62103597832677067332011-05-23T13:12:21.950-04:002011-05-23T13:12:21.950-04:00Yes. But Crumb is still a genius, while Callahan i...Yes. But Crumb is still a genius, while Callahan is still a bore. <br /><br />Big difference!stevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13845836080145265732011-05-23T13:12:01.214-04:002011-05-23T13:12:01.214-04:00And what right-thinking American doesn't?And what right-thinking American doesn't?steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61629243739481043362011-05-23T12:52:11.807-04:002011-05-23T12:52:11.807-04:00From the same interview, Crumb reveals he liked To...From the same interview, Crumb reveals he liked Tommy James and the Shondells and Sam the Sham!dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2185343324883637162011-05-23T12:39:57.444-04:002011-05-23T12:39:57.444-04:00Here's a just-published comment from well-know...Here's a just-published comment from well-known cranky guy R. Crumb about Dylan:<br /><br />"I hate his voice. I can’t stand to hear him sing. I thought some of the songs that he wrote in the mid-60s were kind of clever, with clever lyrics. But I just can't stand to hear him or see him perform. And I think his heart is in the right place a lot of times, you know. Someone told me he was an aficionado of old 20s, old time music, and that he listens to the same kind of stuff I like. Someone told me that. But his own stuff, his own music never interested me that much. It used to irritate me in the mid-sixties when he was worshipped like a god. I thought that was really annoying. I thought his schtick with his whiney voice was really irritating."dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.com