Re: Subject: (TV) greg reviews Joanna Newsome

[grntg <grntg@yahoo.com>]

Dear Stephen,

Thank-you for taking an interst in my review of Joanna
Newsome.  I will try to answer all of your questions
in a reasonable and civil order.

In answer to your questions, the comparisions to
Verlaine and co. to Newsome going on here is crazy
talk.  There are no comparisions.  Bad vocals: the
majority of vocalists out in pop land have bad voices,
if they didn't, they would all sound like American
Idol.  I think Newsome has a gruesome voice (Newsome
ryhmes with gruesome Ha HA ha me funny and can't spell
rhyme, could look it up on the fine Television cd). 
Second, she plays a harp, if she is going to be
compared to someone, compare her to Leona Boyd.

In regards to what I like about Television / Verlaine,
in answer to all your questions, Yes.  Plus the
searing guitars, the interplay between the guitars,
the subtle changes Verlaine incorporates and the use
of space between the notes.  I certainly do not like
Joanna Newsome.  

Drunken implies staggering foolishness abounding,
perhaps I should have worded it as "a decent buzz." 
Technically, I am less critical of music when I'm
loaded.

I like U2.

I think you have to be Canadian to like The Hip and,
Stephen, I never knew you were my dad.  Could you send
me some money?

Anyways daddy, my opinion on The Cardiacs? They sound
like a merry go round on acid.  If you want an honest
response, I hate them and find them to be a bad
version of Jazz Butcher.  

And finally, if you are my father, (i.e. the 'son'
reference) could you send some money?

Lovingly,

greg


--- stephen wilson <schlepworld@yahoo.com> wrote:

> So Greg, what is it about Television that you
> particularly like? The screechy vocals? The elitist
> use of "symbollism" and otherwise allegedly-stupid
> "music lyrics"? 
>   That's right, I'm accusing you of being a deeply
> closeted Joanna Newsom worshipper, covering your
> shame with afterhours drunken-posting and advocation
> of the sullen, repetitive and U2-derivative
> offerings of The Tragically Hip! It's OK son, let it
> out.
>    
>   There is new music under the sun, not advocated by
> Pitchfork or NME.
>   Has anyone paid attention to the Cardiacs youtube
> links I posted awhile back? Liked it, hated it -? No
> reaction at all?
>   This is the most incredibly original, exciting
> music I've heard in a dog's age - and I'd been
> previously suffering from the same kind of
> music-malaise disease described here by others. 
> 
>  
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