Re: On the topic of rock n roll bands...
Pierrot65@aol.com
Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:34:10 -0500 (EST)
It seems we have a semantic panic. I didn't say that The Clash were the
lodestone, just a more legitimate and talented band (and where would they be
without reggae?). Compare Green Day to Rancid, who make no bones about their
debt to The Clash, and I think you'll see what I mean (ie. Rancid is good,
Green Day is bad, but it's just an opinion, no offense intended). Despite the
nasty tone of my original post, I appreciate the info on Salinger and it does
seem to belong on the list (in my humble, retarded, ridiculous opinion). The
Offspring make reference to "bananafish" somewhere too, unfortunately.
I'm never sure how to take these Salinger references. I think when it comes
from someone who I otherwise like I accept it. I guess when I get annoyed it's
because Salinger feels like such a personal possession of mine that I can't
stand someone else grabbing hold of it casually. I'm weighed down by it &
impassioned, and when it just rolls off somebody's tongue easily I want to
give them that weight so they see how important it is. I am also of two minds
about Salinger's privacy. I wouldn't want to talk about it in public, if
someone were to interview me (AS IF!), because I respect his wish to remain
isolated (which kind of makes my presence on the list hypocritical), but the
work is so important that I would think it needed to be discussed. I don't
know.
Anyway, I wasn't trying to discount your opinion.
rick