S&D: Your Positive Contributions to ILM...

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Here's your chance to clear the air: if you're perceived as "an endless fountain of negativity," post contrary examples of positive statements you have contributed to ILM concerning an artist, band, critic, or anything else music-related. If you're not perceived as such, well post about your postive contributions anyway. What do you like? What do you love? What really gets you going enough that you want to share your feelings with the rest of ILM?

hstencil, Saturday, 29 November 2003 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I love Satan :)

sucka (sucka), Saturday, 29 November 2003 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"hstencil" + "love" in the search engine yields:

I love you Milford graves!!!

I love Milford's leader stuff, but a lot of the records he plays on as bandmember are great too. Esp. Sonny Sharrock's Black Woman.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 21st, 2003.

Top 100 Basslines Thread:

(hey ddb, what is "Shoot You Down" - APB on? I love that song. I've got the video of it somewheres...)
-- hstencil (hstenci...), November 26th, 2002.

Do you need to know the rules to break the rules? -- free jazz, improv, noise, etc Thread:

I think it depends on the intentions of the musicians, mostly. I love both Coltrane and Harry Pussy. It seems strange to me to compare the two, though, because they're both so different.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), December 13th, 2002.

Greatest Unhearlded Beach Boys Song Thread:

how about "You're Welcome," the b-side to "Heroes and Villains?" I love that one.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), April 30th, 2003.

Non-Westernized Ethnographic Field Recordings?

I'd love to hear more Canadian Inuit music, personally. A friend of mine has some Inuit throat-singing LP that is totally amazing.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), December 13th, 2002.

Anyone who owns "No New York"...

I haven't listened to NNY in ages, actually, but I love that Mars CD on Atavistic.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), February 21st, 2003.

The Funhouse Thread (or, more broadly: Stooges - Classic or Dud?)

yeah I kinda meant you Julio. No offense or nothin', but I don't understand why you don't like that big honkin' sax sound. I love early Rn'B stuff, wish I had way more of it (and a ton of freejazzers got their chops playing in bands like that - Ornette comes to mind).
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 13th, 2003.

I Think of Demons for You: the Roky Erickson (solo) Thread

hey so I didn't see anything in the archives (doesn't mean it's not there), and today I'm listening to The Evil One full-blast in my room. It gives me the chills. I love the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, but there's something about Roky's solo stuff that's more listenable to me, maybe in its blatant sci-fi creepiness and whatnot.
So, uh, my question is, what do y'all think?
-- hstencil (hstenci...), August 29th, 2003.

Fine quality electronix for New York people...

Yeah, I love Prepare Your Self.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 13th, 2003.

Incredible String Band: Classic Or Dud

I just got the reissue of the first album on CD this past weekend (for $11.99 in Louisville). It's totally incredible. I love Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, but I could see getting even more into this one. Next, Wee Tam!
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 7th, 2003.

Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages

hmm, yeah I think it's great, and also love Black Woman and Monkey-Pockie-Boo. Haven't heard Ask the Ages and I'm not a fan of some of his later stuff.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 26th, 2003.

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

I still prefer Nation over Fear, but I'm not sure if that's due to the fact that I bought Nation went it came out, it was my first hip-hop record, and I love it more for nostalgic reasons.

The "funny" thing about Professor Griff is that his solo album was produced by a white friend of mine.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), April 10th, 2003.

"Steve, these headphones are fucked up."

Dude, I'm at work too. I just guessed that it was their parents like when I first got the dang thing back in like 1990 or whenever it came out. Then I found out that Rhoda was Britt's dog, too.

There's some excellent studio chatter on the beginning of "Irene" by Caetano Veloso, also with the sound of someone rewinding the tape. I love the sound of rewinding tape.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), December 18th, 2002.

You know, I think Suzanne by Leonard Cohen is a good song.

Great song. Love the version by Pearls Before Swine, too.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), February 28th, 2003.

Lounge Lizards - C/D

The first one is classic, don't know 'bout the rest. I love "Au Contraire Arto."
-- hstencil (hstenci...), April 23rd, 2003.

Spy/Crime/International Soundtracks of the 60's and 70's -- S/D

I know it's probably too banal, but I really love all the early James Bond soundtracks, particularly "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice."
-- hstencil (hstenci...), January 16th, 2003.

what the kids have to say about indie

Sarah Allen is really great and I love her 3rd grade record reviews. Glad to see she and the kids are getting some notariety.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), August 26th, 2003.

This is a thread where you post your ambivalence toward an artist passively ignored by ILM

I Love King Kong.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), February 28th, 2003.

George Harrison -vs- Sterling Morrison

Do I really have to choose a side? What if I love both?
-- hstencil (hstenci...), March 10th, 2003.

Taking Sides: Lester Bowie vs. Don Cherry

why take a side? I love 'em both.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), August 27th, 2003.

Albert Ayler C/D

Classic. Total classic.
Okay, so maybe not New Grass or Love Cry, but those are still at least valiant failures on Ayler's part. But yeah, you can't go wrong with the early stuff.

The live albums you're referring to are on Shandar, a somewhat obscure (at least in America, anyways) French label (with other great releases by Cecil, Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Ragnar Grippe, etc.). And yes, Virginia, there is a Volume One.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), September 1st, 2002.

hstencil, Saturday, 29 November 2003 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, fine you win.

Answer to the question:

Hem. But I get no love on that one.

Otherwise: Soul. James Brown. Hip hop breaks. Catchy and danceable. I'm coming around to "Toxic" off the new Britney album. And I will always love the indie rock, but from now on only from the period when I was actually paying attention to it.

Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:02 (twenty-one years ago)

from one of the cover connections threads, what will likely remain my sole positive contribution:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d644/d64434igc4h.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd400/d484/d484479s8g7.jpg

and don't you forget it!

otherwise i'm just here to say "that suxx!!" or "that roolz!!"

thanks.

brian badword (badwords), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)

other nice things I have written:

C or D: Wolf Eyes (8 matching messages)

DUDE!

Seriously, though, I think Dread is great (as do a lot of others here, apparently). What about it do you not like?
-- hstencil (hstenci...), June 22nd, 2003.

S/D: (american?) indie rock 1987-1992 (5 matching messages)

for starters, yeah. Ben Hur and Umber are two pretty incredible records.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 22nd, 2003.

the term "novelty bands" (esp. when used as pejorative)...dud or DUD? (4 matching messages)

kate, sure I like Spike Jones, although I don't own any of his stuff. Major appreciation for him, though.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), May 22nd, 2003.

Personal 5 Worst of all Time (2 matching messages)

Doesn't sound like much of an attempt to let it "grow" on you, eh? Sometimes that can be a very compelling way to appreciate something. F'instance, I hated U.S. Maple when I first saw them in 1995, but since they've become one of my favorite bands, last weekend I saw them and they were yet again amazing.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), September 24th, 2002.

Concentrick are better than boards of canada (2 matching messages)

isn't hstencil drumm's chum?

We're friendly but now live in different cities. Irregardless of that, tho, his stuff is amazing and I'd think the same even if I wasn't friendly with him (thought that way before I met him, actually).

Pimmon's pretty good, I like the few things I have. Haven't gotten anything recent.

On a whole 'nother tip: I got To Live and Shave in L.A.'s The Wigmaker... double CD this weekend, and it's one of the most phenomenally fucked things I've ever heard. Probably will take a few good years just to process it. Highly recommended.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), October 21st, 2002.

musos/bands you're glad you got to see before it was too late (2 matching messages)

I also saw Sun Ra and the Arkestra in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. Don't remember much about it except they showed the procession on the evening news later that night, which was kinda cool.

When I saw Killdozer it was great, even though it was the tour without the original guitarist, still was a lot of fun.

Dog Faced Hermans played my college (along with Luna, weirdly enough) when I was a freshman, and they were amazing. To make it even better, the bass player (forget his name) gave me a t-shirt after the show (don't know if I can find it, though). Similarly enough, John Brannon of Laughing Hyenas gave me a t-shirt after one of their shows in Louisville way back when.

Also freshman year Charles Gayle played with (I think, but don't quote me on it) No Neck Blues Band opening (if it wasn't No Neck, it was something very very similar). That really opened my ears to more free music (although I liked some jazz stuff at the time).
-- hstencil (hstenci...), November 2nd, 2003.

Black Dice - Beaches & Canyons: C/D? (1 matching message)

I saw that show Tuesday, it was great. First time I ever heard Black Dice, and they were pretty near amazing. It was great to see Vince Martin, too.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), October 10th, 2002.

Chris Thompson - Monorchid, Circus Lupus, Skull Control? (1 matching message)

Nice interview! Bummed I missed Red Eyed Legends at Mighty Robot, heard it was good. Wrangler Brutes are amazing, people. Also, I like the Quails, Seth from Circus Lupus' new band.
-- hstencil (hstenci...), November 19th, 2003

hstencil, Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The stence doth protest too much.

Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

keep it in the realm of positive contribution discussion, please. I am actually very interested to read what other posters have to contribute.

hstencil, Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, sorry. I was wayyyy out of line.

Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to cheat and say this picture I made. Which was actually on ILE. But it shoulda been here:

http://www.memorygongs.com/come_to_hongro.jpg

Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

PS Kenan - shoosh.

Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

that picture made me laugh a lot when I first saw it! Definitely a positive contribution.

hstencil, Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

i have said nice things about all sorts of indie tosh

the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

And come on Jim - the Pseudo Echo thread! Reprazent!

Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

wheee

the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

oz synthpop tosh too!

the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 29 November 2003 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Positive contributions: C or D? I say let's clear the air.

nestmanso (nestmanso), Saturday, 29 November 2003 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I love Aleister Crowley. I love Crucifux. I love Death In June. I love Isadore Ducasse. I love Jean Genet.

cs appleby (cs appleby), Saturday, 29 November 2003 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

ive alread been packed and sealed shut in "the fmbb box" to ever contribute anything perceived as positive.

jack cole (jackcole), Saturday, 29 November 2003 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm fairly sure I started the whole "CD-R-length mix" thing near the beginning of the year with my 2002 mix.

nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 29 November 2003 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I know about noise and hardcore from the early nineties! Hurray! Little bits here and there about psych & indie too. I know NOTHING about Soul/R&B/Hip Hop, and only a little bit about jazz.

Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 29 November 2003 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel like this question is being pulled in a couple of different directions -- 1) What have you big-upped on ILM? and 2) How have you positively impacted ILM? -- with an additional implication, perhaps, that #1 counts as a kind of #2.

Personally, I feel like my usefulness on ILM is contributing to discussions about criticism, canons, and other broad topics, rather than discussing individual bands or making recommendations.

jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 29 November 2003 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/snlcn/franken/stuarttop.gif

Einstein, Sunday, 30 November 2003 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

uninformed middle class midwestern opinions,like you need more, come from me sometimes.

thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Sunday, 30 November 2003 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Did Geir introduce the POX threads? I know POO already existed, but ten > one

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 30 November 2003 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i think i've been pretty useless, and i'm sure most would agree. i don't know how one would gauge usefulness anyhow. i sort of post to get things off my chest more than to make "contribution."

amateur!st (amateurist), Sunday, 30 November 2003 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

My Pet Shop Boys thread is probably the most positive thing I've done on ILM (in the wider sense, well, I started it, that's a double-edged sword maybe).

Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Sunday, 30 November 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Is negative contribution an oxymoron?

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 30 November 2003 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

no

amateur!st (amateurist), Sunday, 30 November 2003 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

just checking.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 30 November 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Amateurist, don't sell yourself short. We were just talking at the FAP last night about how much we like your posts on ILX.

jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 30 November 2003 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)


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