Controversial, moi?

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

From today's Graniaud, a load of famous musicians discussing which "classic" albums they consider to be overrated.

Eddie Argos is a legend, that bloke from the Kooks is an idiot

Comments

[worldofagwu.livejournal.com]

much as it pains me to say so, the gentleman or lady who took to task meat is murder by the smiths at least had a point or two ( - esp abt barbarism begins at home* & the ttl track ) - tho well i wonder, what she said & i want the one i can't have = still great

* this is obv johnny marr's fault tho - not mozza's

- the twits who slagged off this is it by the strokes & marquee moon by televison annoyed me the most - as for the kook slagging off pet sounds, well that's just a joke isn't it...? ( - tho it isn't funny anymore )

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

What's your defense of Marquee Moon? I thought the Frank Ferguson's bloke made a good case for how ridiculous it is to have it as such a 'bow down and worship' album when there's nothing really there.

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

defense; one of the v. v. few recs to successfully apply/adapt post-Coltrane modal interplay/blat to rock-as-rock; the title track is one of the greatest song-vehicle tunes for improvisation ever writ (along w/ Dark Star, obv).

franz ferdinand are almost as contemptible as the pixies.

[worldofagwu.livejournal.com]

- my hero...!

- it's yonki time...!

[worldofagwu.livejournal.com]

- the gase for the defence m'lud:
http://www.marquee.demon.co.uk/nme77.htm

( - tho if you honestly think "there's nothing really there" then i doubt if anything will change yr mind )

i know all of f.ferdinand's awful records don't automatically make m.moon a goob alb but i can't help feeling that the kapranos greature doesn't have "the right" to express an opinion on music or ham sandwiches* or anything else really

* after his awful bluddy food golumn in the grauniad

the worst thing i can think of to say abt marquee moon is that the ttl track might be a little "overexposed" ( tho it sounded gr8 on my headphones the other day ) - my fave tracks = prove it, torn gurtain, venus & see no evil - full disclosure: i like solo tom verlaine stuff as well

Re: - it's yonki time...!

[(Anonymous)]

I love MM, and while I was initialized incensed a bit by Kapranos' comments, after thinking about it, I felt like it he was mostly just saying "It doesn't do anything for me." Live and let live (although saying the Strokes are like Television with all the bad bits excised is not an easy position to defend).

Re: - it's yonki time...!

[worldofagwu.livejournal.com]

"live and let live": you = the voice of reason