tinnitus photography

yeah, he's Doug Sahm's son. they just played some shows in Italy and he was in Amsterdam for a few days visiting friends. i was talking w/ two people who had just come from a Daniel Johnston show, and he mentioned he was a musician too. i didn't recognize him off the bat but he looked a tad familiar (i saw them play last year, doing _Up On The Sun_).

i randomly met the current drummer for the Meat Puppets when i was in Amsterdam last month, at a falafel stand.

I caught the 2nd to last show of the "There Will Be Blood" tour sponsored by Decibel Magazine, and overall it was pretty fun. In Solitude was pretty average metal with an eye towards NWOBHM, i could leave more than i could take. The Devil's Blood has a good sound; think bands like Jex Thoth or Blood Ceremony...slightly doomy but more rock-ish, w/ a female singer. i got blasted by some flecks of 'blood' at one point from the bass player's hair. Watain made the whole stage area stink w/ their collection of animal heads and bones...i didn't see any rotting flesh, but the stench was most notice

Behemoth/Watain/The Devil's Blood

and Quine on guitar, iirc. great version.

i was wondering where Sex Nap had been.

i liked Ranaldo's version of this last night:

wow, the Afghan Whigs are playing the Bowery?

unfortunately, no. i'll be at my nephew's graduation in NY.

This week is busy: Tues - M Ward/Lee Ranaldo Wed - Spiritualized Thurs (possibly) - Regina Spektor Fri - Behemoth/Watain/Devil's Blood

the list was compiled by several people, not just one. how do you judge 'greatest' guitarists? is joe bonamassa a 'greater' guitarist than d boon?

Rypdal is a good choice too.

Mr Heartbreak, given yr avatar, i am surprised that you didn't make note of James 'Blood' Ulmer or Sonny Sharrock either. or John Fahey? Bill Frisell seemed to get the shaft too. and to my fellow VCers, apologies for my inflammatory rhetoric. my vigorous defense is likely stemming from the fact that a lot of these people (71 in fact) i've either bought records of, or seen perform. just that they made Spin's list wouldn't mean they would make mine (eg, i love Yo La Tengo but sometimes Ira's wankery really gets on my nerves; lydia lunch should never make it anywhere near a top 1000 list;

to paraphrase JLL, there's a whole lotta knee-jerkin' goin' on

so an 11 year old justin beiber fan's list has equal merit to yours? maybe the NYT should hire someone who only eats at KFC as a food critic. rise of the internet = the death of the pundit.... do you believe it?

what's so obnoxious about it? you are the one who made the broad statement.

my name's not actually Dennis...and i'm not 37. check scene 3 http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/mphg.htm

everyone's got a different reference point of what makes music good. but that's your favorite line?

mr heartbreak, no need to be so old and cranky... out of those 100 names, you could only find one good one? not even the token Nels inclusion made your list of one?

have you heard everyone on that list? seriously, Derek Bailey was doing bizarre, avant-garde shit when Beck was learning barre chords.

you are welcome to try that maneuver. and my name's Dennis. I'm 37.

ah, yes...page 1 instead of 11. my misunderstanding. that said, i agree completely w/ Moss and Anthonyc007 on this list. for sure it's self-conscious and pandering, but at least there are some interesting and very notable names here.

what's so controversial about giving Ranaldo and Moore their due?

Duane Denison (the Jesus Lizard) another great inclusion. Jansch and Barr, too. so far, so good. Eugene Chadbourne Rowland S. Howard and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party)Mick Ronson (David Bowie/Morrissey) Wino this list is definitely working for me. Greg Sage (Wipers) Robbie Basho this list is awesome.

Keiji Haino fuck yeah. i am only through a few pages but i tihnk Spin has done a decent job so far, Skillex notwithstanding