From: coolaidcb13@yahoo.com
Ok, so I started this little discussion because I knew that SOME
Steely fans would think anything opposite of Steely Dan must be
garbage. I assumed correctly, no?
Maybe I should have spoken more clearly. By polar opposite, I don't
mean that because we consider Steely Dan to be quality music, the
polar opposite must logically be garbage. I was referring more to the
approach to the recording process, the simplicity of the song
structure itself, the instrumentation, and the stylization of the
music.
There was a method to my madness folks. You see, because I know we're
all Steely Dan fans, I can assume you folks might also like similar
artists. However, I would be surprised to meet a Steely Dan freak in a
mosh pit. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to hear that a good number
of you like Miles Davis... however it would be very
interesting/entertaining to hear from Steely Dan freaks who really dig
hearing a "young aboriginal girl playing (the) didgeridoo".
Until next time, I'll be drunk on swish, eating pizza crusts off the
ground, and dancing with a dirty old dog.
Cedric
On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:36:24 GMT, Drink The Beast With Me
wrote:
>Han wrote:
>> To map polar opposites of Steely Dan one will have to characterize SD and
>> then choose the antipodes.
>> Could result in the following criteria:
>>
>> - absolutely no swing but a very tight unsquare rithme
>> - no background in American/European popular music culture
>> - only simple chords and simple chords alone
>> - no vocals
>> - completely different instrumentation
>> - live recorded
>> - main performers women (not to say young girls)
>> - no humor
>> - plain stupid
>
>
>So the opposite of SD is either The Runaways or Fanny.
>
>Or Black Sabbath.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
|
