From: thawryluk@optonline.net   
      
   OK, I'll bite.  I nominate White Stripes.  Two (well, one and a quarter)   
    musicians; really simplistic chord progressions; really minimal production.   
     But great groove and great vibe.   
      
   And, speaking of didge "stuff", Lights in a Fat City is pretty interesting   
   (albeit one-take) stuff, as well as Outback.   
      
   "Cedric Harris"  wrote in message   
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   > 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.   
      
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