just because they technically have a wide knowledge of playing styles doesnt mean the guys in phish know more music than thurston. id be surprised if they have as wide a knowledge of...say...60s japanese psych folk. in fact, jim is the master of obscure music genres. in terms of what contemporary music they like, well for thurston and steve you can just look at the type of stuff they publish on their record labels (smells like records/ecstatic peace)

who cares?

Exactly. SY is better than Phish. Who gives a fuck who is more musically knowlegable?

They are cetainly a very knowledgeable band, of course. but not the most knowledgeable band ever. They are masters of their own little world though. They perfected their microcosm.

I care. It's interesting that in interviews, SY seem so lucid and well-informed about music history. I think it reflects well on their outlook as people and musicians.

What a bunch of moronic snobs you lot are.How knowledgable are SY (ruleeezzz maann!!) about music?Give us a break!

Surely you mean Paul Gambaccini, why else would he be on every programme ever about music?

 

I have a stinking cold and I feel like shit. I'm far more interested in who is the most medically knowledgeable band ever.




[EDIT - It's very quiet on the board today, isn't it?]

clinic

Strange....Did somebody die?

Not Dr and the Medics?

Not really trustworthy judging by the look of them,are they?

I mean,where did he think those eyebrows were really going to take him in terms of medical studies?

During the day, it's usually me, sonicl, porky & Tokolosh who do most of the mindless gibbering on here.

I'm busy, sonicl's ill, porky's in a bad mood, and Tokolosh probably doesn't like talking to himself.

yeah!!

Erm....let's put it this way sonny:
-Yes i'm at work and terribly bored and surely i spend too much time on here.
-I don't think crypto is all that annoying and he sure knows how to take himself a little less seriously than you do,perhaps?
-Internet,don't forget.You can express your opinion freely for the most part.tons and tons of threads i ignore but out of boredom i bumped into this and i happened to express my opinion just like you express yours.Moron.

............not to say that you also posted in the same thread that you think people shouldnt post in wich kinda makes you slightly senile.

Not sure i get what you're trying to say there.If anything,posting on the internet is more likely to lower one's morals and it's all around for us to see.Nothing wrong with that at all.The bashing you talk about might perhaps be overturned into thinking strongly about something and therefore voicing your thoughts with whatever means that are on offer(artistic expression,writing,internet balh blah blah).It's there for one to take it or leave it,let's face it.Personally i think that concerning yourself too much with measuring your favourite band's music knowledge(and CHRIST! IT'S SONIC FUCKING YOUTH of all bands) is unhealthy for how you think music should be listened to and appreciated.That might explain the scatty remark i left earlier on the thread.In all honesty i think that crypto is more to admire than anything simply because he wasnt intimidated by the amount of more 'knowledgable' remarks that where going to be throwned at him for saying that he would have preferred a certain song to be played by the band on the three occasions he saw them live recently.That,in my book,makes him less snobby and more spontaneous a poster than taking the route of thought that if someone doesn't agree with what you say they must be idiots at all costs.

ennui \on-WEE\, noun:
A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest; boredom.