Re: (TV) OT: Reasons for NOT liking TV

[Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com>]

Ehhh. It's all just a matter of taste. Given that the listener likes "rock
and roll" to begin with, I think the only reasons to dislike Television
would be--
 (A) Aesthetic-- not liking Tom's voice or lyrics or whatever, and I'd say
this includes the prejudice against "long songs"... if you don't think rock
songs should be "long", that's your problem, not Television's (and
admittedly the post forwarded by Leif kind of acknowledges that).
 (B) --and I bet this is fairly common-- having been misled as to what to
expect and being thus disappointed. Specifically, if someone comes to
Television having read about them being "punk pioneers" or whatever, and
they want something like the Ramones, they won't find what they're looking
for. Or maybe they've heard The Edge or someone say Tom was an influence and
they're looking for something that sounds like U2. No dice there, either.
 That's how I see it, anyway.
 -Rex


 On 10/14/05, Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com> wrote:
>
> At 9:53 PM +0100 10/14/05, Howard Webb wrote:
> ><snip>
> >
> >"The point of rock and roll at its finest..."
> >
> >So that is the point of rock and roll! I didn't even know there was a
> point.
> >Rock and roll is pointy. Its all beginning to make sense now.
>
> Well spotted, Howard. And not only is there a "point" to it, that
> particular person is the final judge and arbiter of what that point
> is. Lucky you, Leif, to share a mailing list with Rock's High (or
> Low, if you prefer) Inquisitor.
>
> The beauty of the "rock" form is that it's so mutable. Like Whitman,
> it contains multitudes, and pretty much anyone can find something
> they like in there.
> --
>
> Maurice Rickard
> http://mauricerickard.com/ | http://onezeromusic.com/
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