[kj] Nervous Breakdown

[Alexander Smith]

For a start, Peter, I was not an only child, and I think your tactic of  
attempting to make a point via a personal slight is reprehensible.

In terms of the usage of certain songs for the purposes of advertising,  
I don't claim to own these bands nor their art, but I have every right  
to lament the fact that they're allowing their art to be compromised  
for commerce. It's wide spread, now, but that doesn't make it right.

In terms of seeing images associated with music used solely as fashion  
accessories, I'd only point out that they mean different things to  
different people. Some people hold certain iconography dear, some  
don't. If, as you so labouriously point out day in and day out, you are  
not bothered either way, why do you stick around to pollute a list  
populated by people who clearly *DO* take such things seriously?

Alex in NYC




On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 03:39 PM, peter.west410 wrote:

> You are coming across as being elitist Alex.You seem to think that just
> because you like a band that they belong to you and no one else should  
> hear
> them,Was you an only child?Do you have a penchant for keeping things to
> yourself?
>     If i saw someone wearing a plasmatics or motorhead t-shirt as a  
> fashion
> accessory,I would just have a little chuckle to myself.
>    Recently they had a TV advert with a song by The Specials,They  
> nearly
> played the whole song ,I just saw it as an excuse to have a quick  
> moonstomp
> around the room................And just felt pleased that it was nt  
> another
> Moby song that was used.
>
>   Chill out Alex,Somethings just are nt worth worrying or being  
> concerned
> about.
>        PW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alexander Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [kj] Nervous Breakdown
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>
>>
>> Last night, I spotted "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction in an ad for
>> fuckin' Coors beer, which is wrong on more levels than can be imagined
>> (read up on Coors' business practices for more info).
>>
>> "Uncontrollable Urge" by my beloved Devo is now being used to hawk
>> cars. "Migration" by Cop Shoot Cop is now used to sell fucking  
>> sneakers
>> to jarheaded, meatnecked jocks (and this from a band whose first album
>> was called CONSUMER REVOLT).
>>
>> Fuck all these people. If you work in advertising, do the world a  
>> favor
>> and gargle with a bottle of sulfuric acid.
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
>> On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 01:53 PM, GregSlawson at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> That's pretty weird, but what a great song that is, and Black Flag
>>> were a great band. I thought I heard one of the Minutemen's
>>> instrumentals (from "Double Nickels") on a car commercial. And of
>>> corse "Blitzkrieg Bop" is on a big commercial now (I forgot which
>>> one). I even hear the intro to a Rancid tune (from "Out Come the
>>> Wolves") as the music played on the radio during a Red Sox (baseball)
>>> game, just before commericals. I guess a lot of old punkers are now
>>> working in advertising!
>>>
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