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Post by JGriffin » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:28 am

monkeyxx wrote:I never cared for Revolver, either...

Oh wow.
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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:46 am

dwlb wrote:
monkeyxx wrote:I never cared for Revolver, either...

Oh wow.
indeed.
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Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:26 pm

Revolver is cleverly named, though, innit? I mean, it's an LP so it revolves on the turntable ...
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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:39 pm

Tatertot wrote:Revolver is cleverly named, though, innit? I mean, it's an LP so it revolves on the turntable ...
but what about the cassette version?

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Post by tubetapexfmr » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:18 pm

sgt peppers is just an album I've been bored with more than excited by, overall, despite some of the songs being excellent
See, isn't it better to use constructive criticism rather than just issuing a blanket statement denigrating it as having no worth?
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Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:30 pm

jessemesasavage wrote:
sgt peppers is just an album I've been bored with more than excited by, overall, despite some of the songs being excellent
See, isn't it better to use constructive criticism rather than just issuing a blanket statement denigrating it as having no worth?
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Post by monkeyxx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:28 pm

yeah. my mistake. I like to be bold sometimes, for effect, but usually it's better not to. thanks for the thrashing! haha. seems like every time I troll I pay the price, I am just not an asshole at heart, not the lot in life for me.
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Post by monkeyxx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:34 pm

you guys would just love talking to my friends at work who "hate" the Beatles, "period"

(in their defense, the store music player is running them into the ground) (but I don't know if I can trust the opinion of someone whose favorite band is Motorhead)(oops did I do it again)

I wonder if The Beatles' time/relevance is slowly passing... like so many forgotten innovative legends of yore...



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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:14 pm

monkeyxx wrote:I wonder if The Beatles' time/relevance is slowly passing... like so many forgotten innovative legends of yore...
dunno, has nearly everyone in pop music stopped ripping them off yet?

i would hardly call The Beatles "forgotten".

as for the question put by the OP, i am increasingly of the opinion that the answer is YES.
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Post by monkeyxx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:36 pm

RefD wrote: dunno, has nearly everyone in pop music stopped ripping them off yet?
that's kind of part of it... people break ground, then the masses take those pieces and run... to the point of eventually (decades later) possibly surpassing the originator in enjoyability, and most certainly in timely relevance.

kind of like how hardly anyone you'll meet listens to original era blues recordings... or elvis records... doo wop... even though these things are relatively modern

it's more... stevie ray, john mayer... MIA... movie soundtracks...

maybe this is a weak point, but I wonder if the beatles are getting there...to the past masters "homework listening" / esoteric interest bracket. not all the way, mind you... but getting there...
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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:40 pm

monkeyxx wrote:john mayer...weak point..."homework listening"...stupid
*coughs up blood*
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Post by monkeyxx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:44 pm

RefD wrote:*coughs up blood*
nice constructive post! and helpful scrambling of quote!

you might want to get that checked out
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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:50 pm

monkeyxx wrote:
RefD wrote:*coughs up blood*
nice constructive post! and helpful scrambling of quote!

you might want to get that checked out
my last post wasn't serious, btw.
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Post by monkeyxx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:50 pm

my friend Bill likes to question the claim of "greatest band of all time, ever" to this band I am tired of talking about...

sorry for ruining your thread, OP

on 4chan they call this a "shitstorm"
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Post by RefD » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:51 pm

monkeyxx wrote:my friend Bill likes to question the claim of "greatest band of all time, ever" to this band I am tired of talking about...

sorry for ruining your thread, OP

on 4chan they call this a "shitstorm"
personally, i would never refer to the aforementioned group as "greatest band of all time, ever".

here a "shitstorm" would be $posterwithclue locking horns with that guy who "would record Shirley Manson for free 24/7".
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