Re: Putdown / RE: (TV) Re: TV/the Grateful Dead of Punk

[Russ <russvr@gmail.com>]

Thing is ---- I like the Dead or at least some of their work . Some of
which is certainly within the realm of experimental and avant garde.
You don't have to love the love, peace, and hallucinogens party line
to like the Dead. All the same, I've never had a problem with love,
peace, and hallucinogens. Beats the hell our of hate, war, and alcohol
(or sobriety).

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM, postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Yeah, I know...I guess I was just kinda thinking 'out-loud' about it.  Sorry,
> I blame the heat here. haha
>
> --- On Wed, 6/22/11, Leo Casey <LeoCasey@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: Leo Casey <LeoCasey@comcast.net>
> Subject: Putdown / RE: (TV) Re: TV/the Grateful Dead of Punk
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:36 AM
>
> Re:  "I'd think the band would have preferred a reference to the Velvet
> Underground
> instead...."
>
> Obviously.
> Don't take this the wrong way Deb, but I think your missing the the boat
> (i.e., context) of
> 'The Grateful Dead' of Punk' .
> It was said by Television's detractors and was meant as an absolute putdown of
> the band ... in
> reference to some songs' long guitar solos.
>  o
>
> "He did what we all do.
> He went about his dull routine
> as if all the days in the world
> were still to come".
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tv-owner@obbard.com [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On
>> Behalf Of postitnote
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:35 AM
>> To: tv@obbard.com
>> Subject: (TV) Re: TV/the Grateful Dead of Punk
>>
>> I'm sure that it irked the band to be referred to as the
>> 'Grateful Dead of
>> Punk'...as I'd think the band would have preferred a
>> reference to the Velvet
>> Underground instead, well w/ "Sister Ray" on "White
>> Light/White Heat" going on
>> for 17:27mins, so this wasn't exactly new for the NY scene.
>> And I don't think
>> the VU ever got compared in such a way.  Just sayin'...
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