From: aephel01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Bruce and ken, 'Rap-Heads'
Date: 14 Oct 92 00:04:59 GMT
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Organization: University of Louisville

In article <!7&vH4194a@atlantis.psu.edu>, Bruce A Bufalini <bufalini@gis.psu.edu> writes:
> In article <1992Oct13.124134.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> aephel01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>>In article <!n*vHjp83a@atlantis.psu.edu>, bufalini@gis.psu.edu (Bruce A Bufalini) writes:
>>> In article <1992Oct12.102506.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> aephel01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>>>>     I'd definately say that recent rush is didactic, simplistic, and
>>>>pretentions, but Rush up until signals was amazing.  Hemispheres is
>>>>one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded.  And any true rush fan
>>> 
>>> I agree; _Hemispheres_ is one of my all-time favorites, also.
>>> 
>>>>would see how these pathetic "songs" they pump out today are cheap 
>>>>rehashes of the old great pieces of music.  All the themes they use
>>> 
>>> Maybe they're not as great as they were in the '70s, but can you point to any
>>> other bands whose members are in their 40's that are as great as they were in
>>> their early 20's?
>>
>>     1. Pink Floyd
> 
> Agreed.  I hope they come out with a new album soon; They've been rumored to
> for some time.
> 
>>     2. Rolling Stones (I didn't like 'em then or now, but they are
>>                        one of the biggest)
>>     3. Aerosmith (They still use at least one syncopated[sp?] song/album
>>                   but the riffs are good and vocals are powerful)
>>     4. The Grateful Dead (Will they ever stop?)
> 
> They should have stopped a long time ago.
> 
>>     5. Peter Frampton (Simply because I saw him this summer and he played
>>                        'Frampton Comes Alive' *fantastic* along w/ new stuff)
> 
> He hasn't done anything that has been anywhere near as good as in the
> _Frampton Comes Alive_ era.
> 
>>     6. Who (They'll be back...)
> 
> I hope so.  Saw 'em in '89 and were as great as ever, although most people
> don't care much for them.
> 
>>     7. Steely Dan (There's only two real members anyway)
> 
> And they haven't done anything together for 10-12 years.

Ahhhhh, but they have.  That's what the joke is.  Some shit head
every once in a while creams in his jeans saying 'Stealy Dan is
gonna jam together!'.  Sure, Fagen goes to 'Baker'(?)'s house and
the band *is* back together.

>>>>these days they used in the 70's.  They're dried up and only hang around
>>>>because there's a group of people who know how good they were and naturally
>>> 
>>> Yeah, and that is still a rather large number of fans.
>>
>>You seem to like to put importance on popularity.  Is this a complex
>>from not being popular?
> 
> It means that popularity or no popularity, there are still many, many people
> who love Rush's music, and I am one of them.

I am not denying that, what is a bunch of crap is that you tried
to use popularity as a gauge of talent.  That's like saying the
best American is always president.
 
>>>>consider them as good now without actually listening and hearing the
>>>>blatant ripp off.  Hence, someone with the intelligence necessary to 
>>>>print one word three to four hundred times is a typical rush fan today.
>>> 
>>> Not quite.  Individuals who print one word 300-400 times a day would typically
>>> be classified as 'Rap-Heads'.
>>
>>Read my statement clearly, 'rap-head'.  Not only did I not write 'a day',
>>but it describes what you and ken, the mental midget, think is a good
>>dose of information.  You have aptly named your little clan.
> 
> It more accurately describes rap music and rap musicians' lack of creativity.

Once again you completely miss the target!  How uninformed can you be?
Not only did you botch the quote from a Rush song, but you missed the
above point completely!  You and your butt-boy ken print that fuckin'
O**LE word hundreds of times and think it is intellectual.  By your
own definition, you're rap-heads.  And BTW, if you're serious about
your last statement about rap, I hope you don't mean *ALL* rap.  Shit,
I don't like it either, but remember when they said rock-n-roll was
a fad?  Rap musicians rip off rock musicians and it is well known.  But
not too many people know about all the r&b and jazz musicians that were
ripped by the 'original rockers'.  It's just commin' in full circle.
But back to the main point, you are full of shit!  :^)

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       Aza
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