Let's talk about music

[columbia]

This bit of history confirms what I've always thought: Clapton is a d-bag:

In August, Eric Clapton interrupted his set at the Birmingham Odeon to advise his fans to ‘Vote for Enoch Powell’ and ‘stop Britain becoming a black colony.’ In case his audience didn’t get the full implications of his message, Clapton expanded: ‘Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out’ and repeated the phrase ‘Keep Britain White’.

http://thequietus.com/articles/11246-ph ... sm-extract

[Alejandro Rojas]

That seems out of character for Eric Clapton, especially for someone who has people of color in his band and practically worships the ground B.B. King walks on.

[Gaucho]

Yup, Clapton has always been an arsehole. Keep em out while exploiting their culture and get filthy rich. F*** off.

[Gaucho]

That seems out of character for Eric Clapton.

Not really.

[PensFanInDC]

Most overrated guitarist ever

[Gaucho]

Most overrated guitarist ever

Not sure about that. He knows his stuff and I'd normally be the first to persist on separating life from art, but Clapton always struck me as a filthy hypocrite, which in his case is... problematic.

Meh, never liked his music anyway.

[PensFanInDC]

Hes above average at best IMO

[Gaucho]

I'm generally not much interested in virtuosity. At least not when treated as an end in itself.

[columbia]

I caught a book reading/talk/Q&A with Legs McNeil tonight.
It was pretty much what I expected: a litany of raunchy stories about Lou Reed, Bowie, Iggy Pop, MC5, etc.
He seemed to be laying in on thick about being a dirtbag, but I guess that's how he makes his money.

Judging from the GDT, I made the right choice.

[Gaucho]

The 10 Best New Order Songs:

http://stereogum.com/1244332/the-10-best-new-order-songs/list/

The list is bollocks. No Ceremony, no Everything's Gone Green, nothing from Technique. Bleh.

[Froggy]

i like Temptation, True Faith, & Regret all more than Perfect Kiss.

[JS©]

Ceremony should be at the top of this list, but I'm wondering if they're considering it a Joy Division song.

[Gaucho]

Well, it is a Joy Division song, but the only "official" recording is New Order's, if I'm not mistaken. True Faith I think wouldn't even make my Top 30.

Some of my favorite New Order songs are these:

[columbia]

Honorary mention:

Spoiler:

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

Honorary mention:

Spoiler:

[Godric]

[Gaucho]

Worst cover art ever by a great band? Discuss.

[MRandall25]

At first, it only loaded the thumb and above, and I thought it was something completely different

[Gaucho]

You're worrying too much about Ron Jeremy.

[FreeCandy44]

[Gaucho]

At first, it only loaded the thumb and above, and I thought it was something completely different

You may be on to something as far as the intent is concerned, though.

[columbia]

So did Thurston get busted bangin' a 25 year old or something?
Still trying to figure out why they (and seemingly the band) split up.

[MRandall25]

At first, it only loaded the thumb and above, and I thought it was something completely different

You may be on to something as far as the intent is concerned, though.

Well, I mean when it cuts off the rest of the hand... < doesn't cut it.

[Gaucho]

So did Thurston get busted bangin' a 25 year old or something?
Still trying to figure out why they (and seemingly the band) split up.

No idea. Maybe they just got tired of tuning each other's instruments.