tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post113276669723037794..comments2023-10-31T04:55:56.259-05:00Comments on The Architectural Dance Society: Take this, brother: may it serve you well2fshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-1132851982840736012005-11-24T11:06:00.000-06:002005-11-24T11:06:00.000-06:00Hey Jens - glad you're in a chirpy mood today. Any...Hey Jens - glad you're in a chirpy mood today. Anyway: it's curious that you refer to the "insufferable" nature of Beatles fans...considering that "Revolution 9" is pretty much the most-hated Beatles song. And I'm certainly not one of those folks who think every last thing they did is genius, nor that they were the first to do every little thing (two common attitudes I've run into among Beatle fans that I do think are insufferable.) But anyway: I like "European Son" and "L.A. Blues" (if I'm in the right mood) but they're really in a different universe, more closely related to free jazz than to the more structured, less improvisatory aspects of "Revolution 9." And hey: I'd argue that if you're a fan of a band, "self-indulgence" might be what you want (not all the time, granted). I'm not sure why it's become such a putdown, as if bands have some duty to cater to their preconceptions of what their fans (or what music critics) might want. Anyway, you're free to dislike "Revolution 9" (and I pretty well understand why people would), and also free to like <I>The Raven</I> (although you don't say you actually do) - that doesn't bother me. Sigh...now I just may have to post the four-minute mixdown of <I>Metal Machine Music</I> I made once...2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.com