[kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.
Sergt. Dregs
crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk
Sat Nov 12 12:34:55 EST 2005
You want
RESPONSIBILITY
from a rock singer?
That's funny!
--- Jiri <unspeakable at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Thus spaketh Alex in NYC:
> >In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings, this
> would be a fair
> postulation, but in an (arguably) candid >interview
> on the DVD? No.
>
> >Alex in NYC
>
> Exactly. In a candid interview setting, now you're
> just getting
> ridiculous and sounding like an idiot. For such a
> smart (right?) man, he
> sure is an idiotic blowhard and an incompetent
> communicator. I can even
> potentially conceive, in ways similar to what iPat
> has said, what Jaz
> might even be after when he says $hit like this, but
> it's a big, big
> stretch. And for someone as worldly as him, he sure
> expresses himself
> poorly and lazily (also see the taxes etc. part in
> the Bruce interview).
> It's all fine and good to stir $hit every now and
> then--that's the rock
> n' roll way, ha ha--but again, he just does it so
> lazily and
> irresponsibly...it really waters down the occasions
> when he actually
> does have something interesting or well-thought-out
> to say.
>
> Which reminds me of an area of disappointment for me
> on the last few
> albums: the lyrics. I actually share and/or enjoy
> quite a lot (though
> certainly not all) of the sentiment in the lyrics on
> both 2003 and
> Democracy, but he could've done a lot better in
> terms of articulately
> expressing them. Whereas on BTATS (whether you like
> it or not), he had
> some pure poetry; and on ExtremitiesDVRE, he had
> some well-expressed
> rage, and on the first 4 or 5 albums, some great
> minimalist expression.
> I know he's always talked out of his arse in
> interviews and such, but on
> the last few albums this sort of laziness has
> infiltrated his lyrics, I
> think, regressing to the sort of Jaz-by-numbers
> routine. F*ing babbling
> old man. Damn I like the music though.
>
> Alexander Smith wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings, this
> would be a fair
> > postulation, but in an (arguably) candid interview
> on the DVD? No.
> >
> > Alex in NYC
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Papa
> Lazarou wrote:
> >
> > Maybe Jaz was just assuming a character role,
> in light of current
> > events, where suicide bombers appear to be
> coming out of the
> > woodwork everywhere....thanks George.
> >
> > Tackhead sang about being Airborne Rangers, I
> doubt they meant it....
> >
> > */nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com>/*
> wrote:
> >
> > How about if we write an open letter to Jaz
> from the Gathering,
> > expressing
> > our disappointment at his recent comments.
> Perhaps we could all
> > sign it and
> > send it to the website or the record company.
> > This is a proposed draft:
> >
> > Dear Jaz
> >
> > We think you are a twat.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > The Gathering.
> >
> >
> >
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