Comments on: I don’t know much about music, but I know what I like

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:05:58 +0000

@BB
Not sure about that – there are quite a few rather derivative ‘neo-prog’ bands that churn out unimaginative pastiches of 70s Genesis and Yes much like landfill indie bands endlessly recycle The Kinks and The Smiths.

I won’t name any of them, because Steve Jones might get upset

The big difference is you won’t find them unless you go out looking for them, so only the people predisposed to like that sort of thing will actually get to heard it. This is probably a good thing.

By: Barry Beatmaster

Barry Beatmaster — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:17:44 +0000

I used to love “scratchy post-punk”, but the problem is that it’s now been recycled to death by supposedly “new” bands, to the point it’s stale and predictable- all the novelty it once had is gone- it’s just another tried & tested, money-in-the-bank formula. same with punk, indie and guitar pop.

at least with prog rock if there are formulae in the form of the music, they’re less rigid.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:51:13 +0000

I always liked The Far Side cartoon with two panels. The top one was “Welcome to Heaven, here’s your harp”. Below was “Welcome to Hell, here’s your accordion”.

By: xseawitch

xseawitch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:31:05 +0000

As a Mac-head who likes accordians (but only in a live folk or morris dancing setting not recorded, ever), I feel I must object

My iPod is scrobbling again now, but it does seem to be an intermittent thing. Yes it is a horrible word, reminds me of scrofula which is something no one wants.

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:53:04 +0000

‘The iJob? Is that what you need an iToilet for?’

Indeed. Much the same as in iPeed.

‘Are Mac-heads a bit like Scalefour advocates?’

I think so. They won’t accept blood transfusions, or is that Jehovah’s Witnesses?

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:20:59 +0000

The iJob? Is that what you need an iToilet for?

Are Mac-heads a bit like Scalefour advocates?

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:12:52 +0000

‘Donâ€™t use iTunes’

Sage advice, I’ll grant you, but there aren’t many alternatives to an iPod if you want reasonable amounts of storage. And there aren’t many alternatives to iTunes if you’re using the iJob.

Funny how the latest version of iTunes is starting to look more like Windows Media Player, but try telling a MacHead that

(Apologies in advance for any MacSpam you now get on your blog!)

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:02:10 +0000

Don’t use iTunes – that’s a tool of the cult of L.Ron Jobs, isn’t it?

Been tuned into last.fm’s “Radio Mellotron” tonight

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:57:16 +0000

After 24 hours I think I love accordians more than Last FM. It picks up anything I play on the PC but ignores a complete day’s play on my iPod – just says there’s nothing to scrobble. Plus it’s caused iTunes to throw a wobbly (not a task that takes much effort, I’ll admit) so all things considered I’m a gnats away from an uninstall.

Anyway, what kind of w*nkword is ‘scrobble’ when it’s at home?

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:37:21 +0000

You’ll be telling me you love accordions next