Amnesty for Bad Ideas

-- fritz (fritzwollner5...), November 20th, 2001.

!!!

before i'm categorized as some sort of hiphop purist shouting on about Skills on the Microphone, i'd like to point out that i don't even own a thing by eminem, precisely because the rapping and the production don't come together to create music that i want to hear more than tons of other music. for example, i think i like to actually LISTEN to tribe called quest more than de la soul, even though i recognize that de la are superior in the lyrics department and certainly with the music. why? because tribe have a style that i love, and q-tip saying 'uh, uh, check it out' it sounds better than posdnous saying ' i run amok sasquatch and I like to eat live crab' (to use a poor example). i've enjoyed missy before, i especially liked the make-a-bunch-of- weird-sounds thing she did on 'get ur freak on', which complimented the production well. but she's just not very interesting overall, and i no-one at all would care if not for timbaland.
herb made a good (and annoying) point back in my rakim thread when he compared r's flow to prog rock, as technical virtuoso to be admired but not loved. eminem (and rakim, geez) goes beyond that, though, because of sheer SOUL (yeah i know, whatever). em isn't just lyrically riffing epmd-style about his copious skills, he's saying shit that is IMPORTANT to him and important to modern music, and saying it creatively. but i still listen to epmd way more.

-- ethan (epadget...), June 4th, 2001.

In my defence - I was being silly.

sad thing is, i really LIKE orbital, and 'in sides' is indeed a great album, but certainly not the 'best techno album of all time'. i always wished orbital would go further into the evocative depths hinted at in their music, but it seemed as if they were afraid to go far outside the realm of 'rave music'. i wish it all weren't so sharp and active all the time. actually, their last release was an improvement on that aspect, (but not in melodic structure) so i look forward to their forthcoming releases. but come on, orbital? why don't we all just name out favorite future sound of london albums while we're at it? p.l.u.r., man. p.l.u.r.
-- ethan padgett (epadget...), February 20th, 2001.

IDENTITY THIEF. Man, I'm going to sue.

As for me, oh, probably all of them. And yet I continue on!

BET's rap city. despite the stupidity of host big tigger (especially when he enters the 'freestyle corner'), with frequently brilliant guest djs (kool dj red alert, dj len, tony touch, etc) and totally random guest artists (eightball and mjg one day, beatnuts the next, krs-one got next - of course, all these artists have videos in current rotation, another great thing about the show) it's very great. plus, sometimes they'll take the day off and just show four or five 'ol school jams' in a row, allowing you to see somewhat overlooked non-old school classics like '93 til infinity' and 'electric relaxation' again (or for the first time, seeing as how they weren't exactly overplayed the first time around). lots of other treats, like birthday announcements (happy belated, biz markie!) and sporadic discussions of hiphop culture, and you have the best music show on tv for a person who doesn't have m2. represent.
-- ethan (epadget...), April 13th, 2001.

No one who has heard Bee Thousand can ever genuinely appreciate a major studio romantic comedy. No one who owns a Pavement t-shirt can ever laugh at their TV again. No one who listens to indie rock is capable of engaging with popular culture.

-- d k (enud000...), July 19th, 2003.

something you wrote yourself, jackoff.
-- Fritz Wollner (fritzwollner5...), February 18th, 2004. (later)

ha! I like when you say "jeez I hope this doesn't die right away!" nice one!

I got a tip from China that they stole old Buddha's gong so I took an ocean liner down to old Hong Kong