tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post1906652367687941539..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: No Trip Like the Nostalgia Trip: Retro Futuristic EditionBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-50311827497712963762016-03-30T13:53:31.238-04:002016-03-30T13:53:31.238-04:00I saw the man after the release of the Pleasure Pr...I saw the man after the release of the Pleasure Principle God know how many years ago. He had a real knack for the visual, one that was much more conceptually integrated in its lighting and theatrics than anything I'd seen (or not seen -- it came right on the tail of the minimalism espoused by the punks) up to that time. Couple that with performances that were spot on replicas of the stuff on his discs and you had the perfect storm of an awesome rock and roll show (if you can call it that). This despite the all keys, zero guitar thing which a lot of the cool kidz saw as passe after the death of prog. <br /><br />While what he was doing was disdained by a lot of the self-appointed ministers of culture I knew at the time, I can tell you he did not disappoint. Hell, even Christgau wasn't that hard on the guy (though I understand Bowie thought he was something of a twat).swkellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282997501489101503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-16841554342953868862016-03-27T20:39:50.057-04:002016-03-27T20:39:50.057-04:00"meh. He's no Mekons....
Who is?"
..."meh. He's no Mekons....<br /><br />Who is?"<br /><br />Curious as to whether you will ever see them live. Your time is running out, it's only a matter of time before some of them start dying; Garry Handling says so...zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-53755056282779223712016-03-26T19:55:53.264-04:002016-03-26T19:55:53.264-04:00Not that big on the robot music of your youth (we ...<i>Not that big on the robot music of your youth (we were all young once, some of us a bit earlier than others) but I was amused by this on his website:</i><br /><br />His <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJdx12o4IfI" rel="nofollow">earliest stuff was guitar oriented</a> and his latest performances feature a more traditional backing band, but he went all in on the Moog for much of his career.<br /><br /><i>P.S.: You know you want to spend U.S.$500 or so for a rehearsal pass. (New concept to me. In my day, not bloody likely, yada, but I s'pose if one can afford it & is not still in one's wild 20s one probably wouldn't cause much trouble.) You could crash on my floor if you can't get a red-eye out.</i><br /><br />I'm going to have to check the sofa cushions... My sister is out in LA, but will be moving back east with the family in a few months. I may have to fly out, it's been YEARS.<br /><br /><i>meh. He's no Mekons....</i><br /><br />Who is? He's a different sort of nerd, and he had his embarrassing Tory phase, which he now regrets.<br /><br /><i>The Rise of the Music of the Machines.</i><br /><br />Oh, yeah... and not in an optimistic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ" rel="nofollow">Kraftwerk way</a>, either.<br /><br /><i>So I'm going to start by listening to these clips you've posted, but the description of the song about androids reminds me of a certain song by STYX (you know which one). </i><br /><br />It's a lot more unsettling, it's totally something out of a collaboration between J.G. Ballard and William Gibson.<br /><br /><i>I've always considered listneing to something by him because as much praise as he garners from people like Trent Reznor, I've only heard one song by him (you know which one). </i><br /><br />Yeah, no need to dot an 'I' that big... we all know which one. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_DtvF1qaU" rel="nofollow">NIN covered the B-side to that song</a>, also about an android, as did <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSvucS-FHQY" rel="nofollow">Afrika Bambaataa</a>.<br /><br />Yeah, I've been binge-listening...Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-43563298667141221172016-03-26T17:02:56.319-04:002016-03-26T17:02:56.319-04:00I've always considered listneing to something ...I've always considered listneing to something by him because as much praise as he garners from people like Trent Reznor, I've only heard one song by him (you know which one). <br /><br />So I'm going to start by listening to these clips you've posted, but the description of the song about androids reminds me of a certain song by STYX (you know which one). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-46886521613065472822016-03-26T11:24:37.247-04:002016-03-26T11:24:37.247-04:00The Rise of the Music of the Machines.
~The Rise of the Music of the Machines.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-41481349904882405212016-03-26T01:45:06.572-04:002016-03-26T01:45:06.572-04:00meh. He's no Mekons....meh. He's no Mekons....zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-10731486724306513632016-03-26T01:05:58.166-04:002016-03-26T01:05:58.166-04:00P.S.: You know you want to spend U.S.$500 or so fo...P.S.: You know you want to spend U.S.$500 or so for a <a href="http://garynuman.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=27165&cur=GBP" rel="nofollow">rehearsal pass</a>. (New concept to me. In my day, not bloody likely, yada, but I s'pose if one can afford it & is not still in one's wild 20s one probably wouldn't cause much trouble.) You could crash on my floor if you can't get a red-eye out.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-37467984292553833602016-03-26T00:55:15.371-04:002016-03-26T00:55:15.371-04:00Not that big on the robot music of your youth (we ...Not that big on the robot music of your youth (we were all young once, some of us a bit earlier than others) but I was amused by this on his website:<br /><i>filmed over two shows Gary played at the legendary Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles in 2013 as part of the Splinter World Tour</i><br />The "legendary Hollywood Forever Cemetery" was, until 1998, merely Pierce Bros. Hollywood Mortuary & Boneyard, where, in the early '80s, my party clique would climb the chain-link fence at night to drink, smoke & spot celebrity headstones. Tyrone Power's was a favorite 'cause <a href="http://www.seeing-stars.com/ImagePages/TyronePowersGravePhoto.shtml" rel="nofollow">we could sit on it</a> if the sprinklers had recently been on.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.com