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   Hmm... somehow I knew someone was going to pick the White Stripes. I   
   don't know how to explain myself here... I don't like the White   
   Stripes at all. I think Jack White is a fairly average guitar player.   
   As for Meg White, I don't know if she plays drums poorly on purpose or   
   not, but regardless, she plays the drums very poorly.   
      
   I don't mind simplicity, but we have created drinking games based on   
   how poorly Meg White drums, every time you hear her fuck up big time   
   on a White Stripes record, you take a shot. By the end of the game   
   you're some drunk, I'll tell ya what.   
      
   I don't mind a couple of their songs, but for the most part, I can't   
   stand them.   
      
   Just my two cents, doesn't really mean much, so don't mind me.   
      
   Take Care   
      
   Cedric   
      
   On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:59:57 -0400, "Tim Hawryluk"   
    wrote:   
      
   >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   
   >news:uikc921b27dq47h14pi839s5jq6df1e3da@4ax.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.   
   >   
      
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