eeloooo (September 7, 2008 at 4:14 pm)

manga de gatos

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 6:30 am)

I agree with you, though I think that the person in question says he does like songs outside his favorite genre is encourageing.I too wish people wouldn't pigion hole themselves into being 'loyal' to only one catagaory of music. It's childish... usualy such people use that genre as a definition of their identity. They do themselves such a diservice!

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 6:27 am)

young fans say their age to let older fans know that there is some hope left for younger generations. Too often people listen to the music that is of their own generation and don't think to give the music of other generations a chance. It's realy a joy for me as a 25 year old to see kids saying they love classic music like Supertramp, and I myself recall times when I told people older than me that I like bands like Supertramp, and it made them so happy to know classic rock is still apreciated.

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 6:16 am)

Nirvana isn't in the same league as Beatles, but they are legendary in their own right and will be recognised as classic as time progresses. Pearl Jam is also a new classic. You can't deny they stood out from the crowd and took popular music in a new direction, and for a short time made it real and meaningful again. Nobody will be another Beatles, but that doesn't mean it stops with them.

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 6:14 am)

And who decides what is good today? You are a fool who follows trends and doesn't comprehend art.

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 6:03 am)

Plus Texas is known for Oil Tycoons... so it's easy to see how back then Texas would look like a place where people must be very wealthy from the perspective of someone from another country. We have to remember they didn't have computers back then, and all forms of international comunication were much more limited, so people couldn't just Google Texas Kippers. lol

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 5:57 am)

You can't take a song like this literaly. It's poetic. I'd imagine if you read up on the band and on the timeframe when this song was written you may gain a perspective that would place the lyrics into context. Often times great lyrics are cryptic puzles or poetry rife with metaphors. That's what makes it art. ;)

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 5:45 am)

To simply state the obvious is not poetic. That's what I hate about so many new bands and rappers. They're too literal and unimaginative.Lyrics like Breakfast in America do mean something to the person who wrote them. Those hearing it can only partialy comprehend the meaning of the lyrics. Sometimes I find that if you learn more about the musician, or about what their inspiration for the song is, the strange lines sudenly fit. Other times a line is there to cause a subconsious reaction.

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 5:40 am)

It's good to here that they credit Supertramp. :) I think if it's handled carefuly and not overdone, sampling can bring new fans to old music. It's just that sampling has been abused so badly by some so-called 'artists' that for me at least my initial reaction is always suspicion and revulsion. I though GCH sampling was alright... they didn't completely rip off Supertramp, just used one catchy bit of the song that inspired them, I could tell. So it was kind of cool.

EccentricSage (September 7, 2008 at 5:28 am)

he looks like the popular roman catholic depiction of him. If Jeses is real, he wouldn't have looked roman at all. LOL He was Hebrew.