When Free Radicals Become Free Agents

[Johnny Marr]

Completely agree.
I'm not mourning Tony Wilson uncritically - he was capable of being a prat
and could go on at length about things he didn't really understand in an
attempt to show off - but when he was good he was very good indeed. And you
can just feel his contempt for Sonic Youth here. They show themselves up as
poseurs with no real feel for music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDvsUujUCkc

On 9/25/07, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I hope TRP is NOT a fan of Sonic Yute.  I've been listening to
> noise/avant-garde music, self-styled or otherwise, most of my life; I've
> heard SY live (Wash. DC's 9:30 club), and I wasn't, and I'm not,
> impressed.
> To me, they're the "Lost in Translation" of music, i.e. they impress the
> hell out of people who haven't heard their betters, and who think that
> they
> now have an appreciation of indie art.  A-and I don't think they're fun,
> either!  Naked, naked, naked!
>
> Henry Mu
> http://www.urdomain.us/scuffling.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy Ian Scott Pursey
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:04 AM
>
> Cool article, thanks.
>
> I saw them play Daydream Nation a few weeks ago in London.
>
> Do you get the impression that Pynchon might really be a fan or that the
> author is being sarcastic to some extent? I only ask because while I can
> see all the others on the list might plausibly be involved, I find it
> hard to believe that Posh Spice would be into music at all, let alone
> Sonic Youth.
>
> Her own "musical" "career" provides further evidence for this.
>
> Guy
>
> PS. I hope it's true.
> PPS. Just noticed your e-mail address, Dave. Very cool.
>
>
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