Thread 128118962

>>128118962 (OP)
that band sucks

Surrealistic Pillow [RCA Victor, 1967]
I dismissed this as "amplified Peter, Paul & Mary" in the first piece of rock criticism I ever wrote; later, under the influence of "Somebody to Love," a few powerful Jorma Kaukonen riffs, my ex-folkie girlfriend, and the prevalent cultural vibes, I recanted--in print, yet. Now I think I was closer the first time. There's good stuff here, but Spencer Dryden plays the drums as if trying out for the Riders of the Purple Sage, the sarcasm is as vapid as the optimism, and the folk-pretty melodies simply do not carry lyrics like "When I see a girl like that/It brightens up my day." B+

>>128118997
christgau is fascinating because he seems at least somewhat intelligent and knowledgeable about music yet his opinions are those of a 50 year old guy you work with who thinks anything but straightforward hard rock is bad.

>>128118984
*chucks radio into your bathtub*

>>128119059
he has a beef with folk since being dragged to a PP&M concert in college

>>128118962 (OP)
I love falling asleep on planes too, mostly because you aren’t allowed to smoke anymore so sleeping makes the time go faster feels like teleportation if you do it right

>>128119414
I knew a boomer who worked as a United Airlines maintenance man and he said they used to have to replace the pressure equalizer valves on planes regularly as they would get gummed up with cigarette smoke. After they banned smoking the planes could go their entire service life with rarely if ever needing the valves replaced.

>>128119547
>I knew a boomer who worked...
Fake.

>>128119059
>a 50 year old guy you work with who thinks anything but straightforward hard rock is bad.
a 50 year old guy would love shit like van halen, christgau hates anything with a hint of testosterone to it because it reminds him of jocks shoving him into lockers in high school.

>>128121495
ditto he hates any overly pretty white woman who looks like the Stacys who rejected him in high school

White Rabbit is a dogshit song. I get why Lou Reed hated these preppy bitches.

>>128119547
They’ve also changed something about the air conditioning since the smoking ban and there’s the increase in dvt because of it. They could easily allow smoking again with better air circulation and everyone could be more relaxed and comfortable but really it’s about cost and effort which sucks because I would pay a little more to be able to smoke

>>ywn bang 60s grace slick like your life depended on it during a hormonally charged acid trip
I've done this before

>>128122799
I like that song for weird personal reasons.

>>128123189
Because you a bitch

>>128123189
what reasons? is it because she's hot? because that's a good reason