Line Out - Comments on Confession Time http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time So you might think I was asked to be part of this very special group today because I actually know what the hell I'm talking about when it comes to music.I am here to dispel that illusion. Don't get me... Copyright 2008 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:20:23 -0800 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:49:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jz youre human. you cant listen to everything, even when thats what youre paid to do.

also, frankly, not everything thats "seminal" is, you know, good. listenable. its like how cave drawings were crucial in arriving at monet. though love has some really great stuff, and so does big star, ive never sat w their albums long enough to really personalize them. its OK to understand their relevance in musical evolution--which clearly you do, levi--but not count them in your all-time faves collection.

]]> jz http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824066 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824066 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:28:05 -0800 Comment by danmohr I stand by my assertion that the Metallica version of "Stone Cold Crazy" off that Elektra comp. is great. Excessive yarling vowel additions aside.

]]> danmohr http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824110 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824110 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:50:12 -0800 Comment by christopher hong Vaguely knowing your tastes Levi, I think Love is the only band on that list that you should actively pursue. 'Forever Changes' is phenomenal. The songs' lyrics transcend their bald idealism and drug-addled symbolism, and the minimal guitar and percussion arrangements are truly greater than the sum of their parts.

]]> christopher hong http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824154 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824154 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:07:24 -0800 Comment by MattyDread Hey, glad you admit it. I've never listened to Big Star or NY Dolls either. I've heard and enjoyed TRex's best of album, whatever it's called, but none of their "real" records, and I've never bought it. I bought the Love's "Forever Changes" on brand new vinyl and gave it an honest try, but it sounded too dated to me, too obviously floaty-hippie sixties. Sure, it's the sound that everybody else ripped off, but just because other people made it a cliche doesn't mean it's not a cliche. But the lyrics are really weird and cool.

]]> MattyDread http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824233 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824233 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:47:32 -0800 Comment by Katelyn idk. But are you going to Iron&Wine in December at the Moore? Because I am, and I'm excited about it. I use I&W to massage to all the time in lieu of crappy New Age music. My clients love it, and I can handle listening to the same I&W cd four times in a day.

]]> Katelyn http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824236 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824236 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:48:47 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy I hate, hate the idea that there are some canonical bands that everyone must like/listen to before being allowed to create/comment on music. Fuck a Big Star, I live in the now!

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824278 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824278 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:12:16 -0800 Comment by jz @6--robert christgau is rolling in his grave.

]]> jz http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824341 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824341 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:38:55 -0800 Comment by Levislade @5 - Yeah, probably. I&W is one of my faves, but I've still only seen him/them once. (I continue to kick myself for not buying advance tickets for that I&W/Holopaw show at Neumo's a couple years ago)

]]> Levislade http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824394 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824394 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:06:07 -0800 Comment by E @6 - word up.

]]> E http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824398 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824398 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:07:47 -0800 Comment by pete maravich's socks @6: I agree this shouldn't be MANDATORY, but if you're a music critic, it's in your best interest to know the work of a fair number of "seminal/canonical" bands. To NOT do so will only handicap you, but hey, if you're proud of your ahistoricity and ignorance and can still hold a steady gig, then more power to you.

If you're being facetious, then well played.

]]> pete maravich's socks http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824697 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824697 ??!! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:06:23 -0800 Comment by Marc Arscott Hi - send me an address and I'll send you an Electric Warrior CD, that way you'll have more time in your life to enjoy it. :-)

Marc

]]> Marc Arscott http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824765 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824765 ??!! Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:04:12 -0800 Comment by Matthew J. Crane How funny! I just checked out the two disc Love anthology from the library...
Sounding pretty cool so far, although I think the "Forever Changes" stuff is a bit over-rated...

]]> Matthew J. Crane http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824995 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c824995 ??!! Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:02:02 -0800 Comment by Kelly That's OK. I really hadn't listened much to Jawbreaker until we went on our road trip to Missoula a couple of years ago. Or was it Jawbox? Same diff, right??? There is so much music that has been written and recorded that it is nigh impossible for someone to have heard everything they "should know by now." And who's in charge of deciding what it is everyone should know? Me, I confess I don't know Springsteen beyond the stuff on the radio. I only recently discovered the good Dylan records.

I'll take care of you, Levi. Look for some Yousendit goodness in your mailbox tonight.

]]> Kelly http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c825311 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/confession_time#c825311 ??!! Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:49:49 -0800