[KJ] OT: Shriekback vs. Minutemen?

[Alexander Smith]

Only if you're dead-set on not enjoying things for what they are (are 
you suggesting that Shriekback ripped off Total Coelo? I'm not sure 
which came first, actually).

"Nemesis" is still a great song.

Ale xin NYC



On Friday, November 12, 2004, at 11:39 AM, Graeme Rowland wrote:

> But doesn't
> NEMESIS
> sound more like
> I EAT CANNIBALS
> that daft novelty hit
> than
> L DOPA
> does
> THE WAIT
> ????????
>
> Hey, Red/Blue/Yellow
> This GREEN just scored
> a DEMOCRACY CD single for £1
>
>  --- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Oh please, that's like saying: "Filet Mignon sucks,
>> try New Tide with
>> Bleach!"  Shriekback and the Minutemen couldn't
>> possibly have less in
>> common and served entirely different ends. Moreover,
>> Shriekback didn't
>> start to "suck" until their last couple of albums.
>> Their peak pedigree
>> -- Barry from XTC, Lu from the Damned and Dave from
>> Gang of Four -- was
>> a force to be reckoned with. If you can listen to,
>> say, "Malaria" off
>> OIL & GOLD and maintain that they suck, then you and
>> I will have to
>> strenuously agree to disagree.
>>
>> The Minutemen were fine, but I always found them a
>> bit too earnest for
>> my taste. That said, I still love BUZZ & HOWL...,
>> particularly "Little
>> Man with a Gun in His Hand".
>>
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 10:29 PM,
>> GregSlawson at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> If you want to hear real music, skip Shriekback
>> and listen to
>>> everything by THE MINUTEMEN.
>>>
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