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Basil II

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    When You're Strange

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I think I've (misguidedly) expressed my dislike for the Doors here on numerous occasions. But this looks very interesting. I'm begrudgingly learning to enjoy the band, if not the lyrics.

     

     

    I have thought of putting you on "ignore"..........because of your post above.....I've changed my mind.

     

     

     

    -Robert

    Wilco. Had Jay Bennett not left the band

    in Just A Fan

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    Nels isn't a problem to me. I have more problem with Mike's Yanni-esque piano parts which have like no tension at all. Jay had such a great approach to counter-point, and the whole mathematical side of music.

     

    People love to diss on Jay, and act like he would've ruined the band, but all of his major co-songwriting contributions are among the boards favorite songs; I don't see anyone ever dissing Jesus Etc or Poor Places, yet Jay wrote parts of both of those songs (for Jesus, Etc, basically the whole instrumental part.)

     

    I'm glad we have AGIB, but SBS was proof to me of how much they've suffered musically since Jay was booted.

     

     

    could not agree more........

     

    -Robert

    Wilco. Had Jay Bennett not left the band

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I think I agree with where you are coming from. I tend to prefer individuals with mediocre musical ability but lots of originality and creativity (neil young/jeff tweedy) I also have always preferred people with less that great voices but voices that grab me or are unique (j mascis/jeff tweedy) But a voice has to pull me in and some voices (like when I hear myself) don't pull me in. some people grab your attention and others don't. And for me the better the voice in musical terms the less it tends to grab me. This made no sense at all.

     

     

    Yes, it DOES make sense.....

     

    eg.....Conor Oberst's voice makes me wince,but I recognise his talents and music makes people happy.....so I leave it at that. It's just that simple.

     

    -Robert

    Wilco. Had Jay Bennett not left the band

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    No, I wasted the time to download it, listen to it and drag it to the trash the next day. Time I could have spent listening to something decent.

     

    And, while Jay has always gotten on my nerves as far as his songwriting goes, I always give a guy a chance. I'd love to be surprised by something he does, which is why I listened to it. But, once again, he just doesn't have the talent that he thinks he has. Maybe next time. I've got time.

     

     

     

    Boy.......you are a dipstick......

     

    -Robert

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