[kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

[Leigh Newton]

Come on, Alex. Stay strong. I mean, in 12 years the guy recorded, if we are to believe Oliver, 400 songs? How many of those do you think are amazing? How many do you suppose would be better defined as "filler"? Simple math. Averages and percentages.


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From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 11:08:18 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010


I will say this. The passion with which Oliver is defending the late Reatard's oeuvre does compel me to want to hear what I may be missing. 

But also, know this: As father of two on the wrong side of 42, I just don't have nearly as much time as I used to to invest in seeking out and immersing myself in new music. Perhaps if I hadn't gotten married and procreated, I'd have discovered Reatard's music sooner and learned to appreciate its evidently myriad nuances. 

I'll be the first to admit that I gave up my cozy little cottage on the cutting edge quite some time ago. As such, you probably won't find me rattling off as many esoteric names of contemporary acts as I may have once been able to do. That's just life. But as time has marched forward, I don't find myself getting as excited by as much new music (most of the current crop of American indie rock  leaves me cold and clammy). There are, of course, exceptions. By the same token, I don't want to listen to bands simply re-hashing stuff. There's no precise formula at this stage. I'm always eager to hear new stuff when it's available -- be it something big and popular or wildly unknown and underground. But it has to grab me.

Alex in NYC



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>From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> 

>Sent: Apr 16, 2010 10:54 AM 

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010 

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>As pointless arguments go, this one's a classic!

>Oliver, just because someone doesn't enjoy the music of a band you like does not mean they 'made a mistake'!

>Jay Reatard was certainly prolific and wrote a couple of good tunes (I bought a few of his singles) but

>I think 'talent' is often in the ear of the beholder. He wouldn't be in my top 50 song list either.

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>On 16 April 2010 16:39, B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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>In other words, you can't admit you've made a mistake.

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>>AKA: You've heard every single song this 29 yr old (RIP) guy [Jay Reatard] made via Lost Sounds, his own solo Jay Reatard project, Nervous Patterns, Final Solutions, and other bands, all within the past ten years. No single song - at least, none that could beat out the rockin' My Chemical Romance song you put in your Top 50 of the Last Decade - beats anything he did. Viz.: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz6dKtkxt9Q>

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>>Oh well. LCD Soundsystem for the win!

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>>Come on, Alex - you know in 15 years Jay Reatard is gonna matter a lot more than maybe 30% of the bands you put on your list. The guy was a special talent.

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>>-0liver 

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>>On 4/16/10 9:31 AM, Alex Smith wrote:

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>>"The songs of Jay Reatard I heard DID NOTHING FOR ME. "

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