yeah, so im probably no better than anyone else for posting this, but i just wanted to get somethin straight... <<yes, sonic youth is the most overrated band in the universe. they suck.>> <<Oh My Gawd.....I thought I was all alone is this! I cannot express in words alone how much I dis-like Sonic Youth. It is completly baffling to me the amount of people that like what they do. >> ok, ya know what!? posts like these are completely unnecessary, and probably even a waste of time for the people who wrote them. not to mention that they completely lack any intelligent commentary. and the following, all words including #s 1-5, is the truest post ive read on here in a long fucking time. everyone should read it again... xo brian In a message dated 10/12/99 12:11:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << OK, that's enough of the band bashing. I'm tired of it. It's juvenile and sophomoric. If you want to trash bands, join a newsgroup. Start a hate club. Burn a public building. Just stop fucking complaining on a fucking mailing list about it. No one gives a shit who you hate. No one. If you want to tell everyone how you hate a band so that you can unite under a banner of hatred against a common cause, you are no better than a racist or bigot. Is that going too far? Have I said too much? What positive influence can come from trashing countless bands? There is nothing that you can say. All you are doing is creating constant negative feedback, constructing more hate. Now obviously, hating an artist or music is not nearly as evil as hating another human being. But whether or not you like a band, that artist is doing something that they like to do. You are not obligated to like it. In fact, some musicians are hoping you will hate them, I'm sure. But all of this bullshit contributes NOTHING to a discussion on a Modest Mouse mailing list. Not a damn thing. Summary: Stop hating everything. Start liking something. I'll get you going... #1: Sonic Youth is one of my favorite bands. There are few bands as innovative with sound as Sonic Youth. #2: Godspeed You Black Emperor is an excellent band. They are incredible live, making music that could be considered a film score to a movie that was never made. Their vinyl releases are packaged by hand with deluxe care and sequenced differently from the CD, so I recommend owning both formats if you have only one or the other. #3: Mogwai blew me away three times in three weeks last month. I don't think any band is more powerful live than Mogwai. Their first show of this tour was at the Black Cat in Washington, DC, and it was just so amazingly lush and perfect, I can't explain it. If you have a chance to see this band, go go go. #4: The greatest rapper of the next decade is Kool Keith. His style is light years ahead of what is being released this year, and he continues to evolve. I highly recommend everything he's done. #5: Handsome Boy Modeling School comes out next week, featuring Prince Paul and Dan the Automator. If you like beats, this album should make yr teets swell. Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation *phiL* >>
