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padraig (u.s.)
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Benny Bunter
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The 50s rock n roll thing isnt a problem for me, I love it and theres definitely loads of sonically interesting stuff - spooky reverbs and tremelos and that. Loads of raw, weird, manic rockabilly. Sun records. Same with blues and rnb at the time - Bo diddley not float your boat? Link wray?
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padraig (u.s.)
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of course one has to respect it as the origin/inspiration of all those later things, none of it is remotely interesting, no
all that sonically interesting stuff was done in infinitely better and more interesting ways later on
I used to date a woman from Memphis who had worked at Sun Records (it's a museum now) and this was always a point of contention
but no, it's all boring and completely unlistenable
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
rockabilly is if anything, worse, tho tbf that's the fault of revivalists like the Stray Cats + whatever as well
I also could not give less of a fuck about old blues records
or jazz before Coltrane/Coleman/Dolphy/Ayler (with the exception of Mingus), tho I don't really like jazz much anyway, so
I also could not give less of a fuck about old blues records
or jazz before Coltrane/Coleman/Dolphy/Ayler (with the exception of Mingus), tho I don't really like jazz much anyway, so
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
the psychedelic time barrier I imagine is a big factor I think, i.e. that stuff all exists in a pre-psychedelic - at the mass society level - modern world
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
the only thing 50s rocknroll has going for it is energy
and garage rock, protopunk, punk, hardcore, etc all did that so much better it's like what's the point
and garage rock, protopunk, punk, hardcore, etc all did that so much better it's like what's the point
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
Dick Dale is alright, mainly cos of the Lebanese etc influence
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
name any interesting music that come from the 50s
literature is a different story, but literature, unlike film or recorded music, predates modernity
there's also cool and interesting visual art from before that time barrier
but the music, no
film has some exceptions, like Kurosawa or 400 Blows or whatever
literature is a different story, but literature, unlike film or recorded music, predates modernity
there's also cool and interesting visual art from before that time barrier
but the music, no
film has some exceptions, like Kurosawa or 400 Blows or whatever
A friend of mine is well into rockabilly, I went to a night with him one time, it was super weird, like they were all dressed up and doing particular dance moves. All the girls in polka dresses and the blokes with greased back hair. The headline guy was this French dude, Marcel bontempi, he was OK. I think it's got popular recently in thd UK as a sort of 'safe' scene that you can be healthily nostalgic about.
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
yeah and his films are fucking boring
I mean same as music, recognize/respect the innovation, craftsmanship, influence, etc
but actually watching them? tedious. like homework.
I mean same as music, recognize/respect the innovation, craftsmanship, influence, etc
but actually watching them? tedious. like homework.
Nah, hitch is good man.
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
50s cinema is much more of a mixed case than music, because it was already a serious art form
whereas popular music had yet to be taken as serious - which was a battle fought and win in the 60s by both artists and young critics
I should have clarified that I'm only talking about popular music
obviously tons of interesting things were going in modern classical, electroacoustic, etc
whereas popular music had yet to be taken as serious - which was a battle fought and win in the 60s by both artists and young critics
I should have clarified that I'm only talking about popular music
obviously tons of interesting things were going in modern classical, electroacoustic, etc
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
Hitchcock's movies are fucking boring
like what you like. I'll continue to think what I think.
Be Bop a Lula is trash, just like every other 50s nonsense thing.
like what you like. I'll continue to think what I think.
Be Bop a Lula is trash, just like every other 50s nonsense thing.
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
or maybe trash is harsh, but whatever is good about it someone else did infinitely better at some future point
so why would I want to waste my time listening to it
so why would I want to waste my time listening to it