Re: (TV) Hell v. Lloyd

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A  true American original- Richard Hell!! Yup, he the man!!

Let me roll-up my pantaloons I'm walking in an ocean of shit.

MICHAEL CARLUCCI wrote:

>     You need to go back a few days where every junkie was useless. Hack is
> truly unfair. If you take a look back about 25 years ago, Hell created
> something
> in music that were it not for him may not have been there. It wasn't just
> the music.
> It was the poetry, it was the posters that he designed, and his own clothes
> which
> he designed that largely influenced the British Punk Rock Movement. Not to
> mention
> that he was involved just as much as any other member of Television in
> creating
> a music scene at CBGB's. So yes, he may have been a junkie, now a recovered
> addict, but hardly a hack. Helldefender, M T C
>
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> >From: jpontrelli@nallmiller.com
> >To: tv@obbard.com
> >Subject: (TV) Hell v. Lloyd
> >Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2000, 6:07 PM
> >
>
> >Why would JPG rip into Lloyd because he was a heroin addict simply because
> >he has a low opinion of Hell.  Unless I'm missing something, the whole
> >point is that JPG believes certain untalented hacks or one trick ponies are
> >held in too high of esteem by fans and that the heroin chic might have
> >something to do with that.    While Lloyd may have been a junkie for a
> >while, there should be little  dispute that he is also a tremendous talent
> >who has "been through a field of fire" and lived to be relevant and
> >significant right now--something no one can say about Hell with a straight
> >face!  I think the real point is that Hell is a hack and I don't disagree
> >with that point.  I do, however, disagree with JPG's suggestion that Arthur
> >Lee was a three chord wonder with little talent.  Arthur Lee was brilliant.
> > So, I agree with the larger point, and agree with its particular
> >application to Hell but disagree with it's particular application to Arthur
> >Lee.  And, Mr. C, I don't think there is !
> >any danger of this list ever going down the babel path.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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