tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post3704844709698240353..comments2023-10-24T03:56:31.295-05:00Comments on DC Rock Club: Fore for FridayJumbo Slicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-20310200890356049652008-08-27T17:42:00.000-05:002008-08-27T17:42:00.000-05:00I'll wrap it up as well, since I've so far...I'll wrap it up as well, since I've so far avoided doing all of my work. <BR/><BR/>For Potsy's citation request, I lifted a few quotes from the band's facebook page. <BR/><BR/>“Bryan Scary put on one of the most impressive live shows I’ve seen in quite awhile. Do yourself a favor and give this a listen.”<BR/>- FILTER Magazine<BR/><BR/>"[Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears] revives everything you love about psychedelic pop..."<BR/>-NY Post<BR/><BR/>"Fans of early Genesis, ELO, Yes, Beatles and Frank Zappa will play this over and over. A truly excellent album that is an easy nominee for best of 2008 so far." <BR/>-Powerpopaholic<BR/><BR/>So Potsy & Co, I was never trying to change your opinion on the band. I know you don't like them, and that's not what bothers me. What gets under my skin is that you guys think you are music critics, but missed the mark on this review by a mile! By not being able to atleast identify the genre of music that they were performing or suggest any similar artists, seriously calls into question your right to bash them the way you did. And please don't tell me that you are just a couple of guys having fun on a silly ole website. BS&TST are a pretty easy band to hate, but atleast justify it appropriately for christ sakes.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the argument, E. I respect a lot of your points. Good luck with the band, and I hope you found it as fun to argue as I did. Go check out Killer or Billion Dollar Babies man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-5591803501152454532008-08-27T16:38:00.000-05:002008-08-27T16:38:00.000-05:00I'll leave after this (you can reach me at inf...I'll leave after this (you can reach me at info@thejetage.net), but I think you're missing my point, anonymous: Just because you and some critics enjoy the aforementioned bands (and I've never heard of a critic who actually enjoyed Alice Cooper, but that doesn't mean there isn't one)doesn't mean that others need to recognize those bands as meritorious. There is no group think, no agreement to a baseline. SOME people like those bands, others do not. "Worth, quality, and importance" are not empirical absolutes. For example, I don't "value" most of the bands you cite because they are "worth" nothing to me and thus are not "importan[t]" to me. <BR/><BR/>Saying DCRC isn't offering much in the way of a critical service is one thing (very little context offered, only heard two songs, have readership that freaks out when the Jet Age is compared to the Thermals), although why you would come to their blog to say you don't like their blog, I dunno. (I would argue that you're getting what you paid for.)However, your original complaint was that the men of DCRC are poor critics because they didn't at least give BS et al. credit for sounding like other bands that you and some critics compare them to, and that's ridiculous. I don't know one person who would be excited to hear that a band was compared to Alice Cooper or Queen. Not one. I'm not saying there aren't people who WOULD be excited, but the point is that not everybody is impressed by such a comparison, and you would do well to make peace with that. Here's the bottom line:<BR/><BR/>You say DCRC's opinion is baseless; not true: it's BASED on their taste in music. Having heard music before, the DCRC heared BS and decided they did not like what they heard. They formed an opinion. You clearly don't share their taste, but it's okay, because, trust me, BS&TST are NOT worried about this. -EJetAgeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101059285805871378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-85351033498517096752008-08-27T16:35:00.000-05:002008-08-27T16:35:00.000-05:00I only need one teaspoon of vinegar to know I don'...I only need one teaspoon of vinegar to know I don't want to drink the whole bottle. Same goes for some music (not all). Two songs may be enough to do the trick.<BR/><BR/>I like Queen. I like the Beatles. I like ELO, T Rex, and Genesis a little. I don't care for Alice Cooper or Frank Zappa. And I didn't think Bryan Scary was very interesting. <BR/><BR/>I can recognize the worth, quality, and importance of those bands listed above just fine, but because someone else mentions them in the same sentence as Bryan Scary (citation needed, BTW) it doesn't mean Bryan Scary has anything close to the worth, quality, and importance of those other artists. That seems pretty obvious. <BR/><BR/>This isn't Music Appreciation 101, professor, it's a blog where we give our opinions, baseless or otherwise. We didn't much care for Bryan Scary, and nothing you say is going to change that very simple fact.Potsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628405727114697845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-8245446584401806402008-08-27T14:52:00.000-05:002008-08-27T14:52:00.000-05:00Glad to be of service. But honestly, prove me wron...Glad to be of service. But honestly, prove me wrong Jumbo.<BR/><BR/>-Not Mr. Scary...but wish I was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-19439617244283559292008-08-27T14:39:00.000-05:002008-08-27T14:39:00.000-05:00"They shouldn't be wasting people's time with thei..."They shouldn't be wasting people's time with their baseless opinions" - I think we have our new tagline! Thanks Mr. Scary!Jumbo Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-4199194057079241932008-08-27T14:19:00.000-05:002008-08-27T14:19:00.000-05:00I think you are missing my point. I never said eve...I think you are missing my point. I never said everyone has to like those bands (or even Bryan Scary). I did imply that people who are trying to professionally critique music should recognize the worth, quality, and importance of those bands, regardless of personal preference.<BR/><BR/>It is clear to me that the writers of this website can't recognize the merit of these classic groups because if they did, then they would write, "I get what Bryan Scary is going for, but it isn't for me." Instead, they clearly prove that they lack musical intelligence and taste by referencing Mooney Suzuki and confessing that they couldn't even describe the band's style of music. They also admit to only witnessing two songs. It makes them sound like a complete joke and they shouldn't be wasting people's time with their baseless opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-28453932477680930452008-08-27T12:33:00.000-05:002008-08-27T12:33:00.000-05:00If I don't enjoy it, if it doesn't move me then, i...If I don't enjoy it, if it doesn't move me then, in my book, it's not good. And yet you're saying citation of the disputed acts is "proof" of goodness. Just because some critics say Bryan Scary (who I enjoyed) sounds like a bunch of big-time bands doesn't mean other people have to like 'em.<BR/><BR/>We get compared (favorably) to the Who all the time. The Who are indubitably more important and influential than every band mentioned above save the Beatles; does that mean everyone has to like us? -E<BR/><BR/>PS I'd argue Queen, Frank Zappa, and certainly Alice Cooper are not that influential. Zappa was too esoteric and difficult to be widely copied (or appreciated); Queen were an obvious outgrowth of Bowie, Tomorrow, and the Move and thus originated little (despite writing some good tunes); and Alice Cooper had, like, two hits of tuneless silliness. Having said that, I still love the Bighlander soundtrack.JetAgeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101059285805871378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-28082442147867377792008-08-27T11:01:00.000-05:002008-08-27T11:01:00.000-05:00Different anonymous...I guess I need to clarify he...Different anonymous...<BR/><BR/>I guess I need to clarify here. Never said comparisons "make you good," as you wrote. That is a pretty ridiculous causal relationship. I said the band is initially good, and then they receive those comparisons to legendary artists from professional critics as proof that they are good. Can't have B before A. <BR/><BR/>Also, since you are a musician, I can't help but be shocked that you are anti-Cooper, Queen, and Zappa. It is one thing to have a personal preference and not enjoy their music, but it is another to not recognize Rock and Roll Hall of Fame caliber artists. It makes you come across as foolish. Love it or hate it, Queen Zappa, and Cooper are unequivocally three of the most influential and talented rock musicians ever. That is Rock 'n Roll 101.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-84251705787109764932008-08-26T23:18:00.000-05:002008-08-26T23:18:00.000-05:00Am I E money? If so, I saw three Kitty Hawk songs...Am I E money? If so, I saw three Kitty Hawk songs, loved 'em, would've seen more but THE CLUB, which was paying me, asked me to get my shit out of there so they could use the elevator to schlep gear. Sorry. <BR/><BR/>If you're the same "anonymous" who claims comparisons to Alice Cooper, Queen, and Frank Zappa somehow make you good, apology retracted. -EJetAgeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101059285805871378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-81697872116407358802008-08-26T18:02:00.000-05:002008-08-26T18:02:00.000-05:00yeah, why wasn't I included in that?yeah, why wasn't I included in that?Jimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-8328414668086465912008-08-26T17:53:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:53:00.000-05:00Jimbromski will be happy to hear his credibility i...Jimbromski will be happy to hear his credibility is intact. Good work, Jimbro.Jumbo Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-52077595986265810492008-08-26T17:49:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:49:00.000-05:00I absolutely call Sack, Potsy and Jumbo Slice's mu...I absolutely call Sack, Potsy and Jumbo Slice's musical credibility, knowledge and taste into question when they clearly can't appreciate classic bands like Queen, Beatles, ELO, T Rex, Alice Cooper, Genesis and Frank Zappa. All these groups are consistently used by critics (who actually get paid for their opinions) when referring to Bryan Scary. Seems to me like y'all just like to hate for the fun of it, and it really discredits this site in a big way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-61897268041984631442008-08-26T17:19:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:19:00.000-05:00Yeah, C$. I tried, but Mr. Rosetta Stone was chatt...Yeah, C$. I tried, but Mr. Rosetta Stone was chatty. What I did hear of Kitty Hawk, I liked. I also ventured up to the front to get a good look/listen.Potsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628405727114697845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-11367982710636935412008-08-26T16:14:00.000-05:002008-08-26T16:14:00.000-05:00You are finally at the same show as Kitty Hawk and...You are finally at the same show as Kitty Hawk and you don't even listen to them? Lame E-Money (i'm letting you borrow the $ from my nickname), lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-17288792709616155202008-08-26T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:36:00.000-05:00Bryan Scary may be the new Telograph. Can we get a...Bryan Scary may be the new <A HREF="http://www.dcrockclub.com/2008/01/local-letdown-telographthe.html" REL="nofollow">Telograph</A>. Can we get a Bristol Stool Rating?<BR/><BR/>I checked out BS on MySpace. They're nothing special.Jumbo Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-22051595307044222832008-08-26T14:15:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:15:00.000-05:00Sack is actually no dummy when it comes to music. ...Sack is actually no dummy when it comes to music. I don't think knowledge = appreciation. <BR/><BR/>Three encores sounds like three piss breaks to me.Potsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628405727114697845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-88280484029956550462008-08-26T13:04:00.000-05:002008-08-26T13:04:00.000-05:00Clearly if Sack was at all knowledeable about musi...Clearly if Sack was at all knowledeable about music, he'd be a fan of Bryan Scary. The three encores they received at the end of the night obviously puts him in the minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-12026736988428104042008-08-26T07:32:00.000-05:002008-08-26T07:32:00.000-05:00I dunno know, I'm already thin and "neat," not tha...I dunno know, I'm already thin and "neat," not that there's anything wrong with that...<BR/><BR/>How did Brian Scary get your email address? Perhaps they need a link to state farm.Potsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628405727114697845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-56267860791792565972008-08-25T15:30:00.000-05:002008-08-25T15:30:00.000-05:00then he can pluck a pube from the sack and floss w...then he can pluck a pube from the sack and floss with itJimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-37078110512129746722008-08-25T14:55:00.000-05:002008-08-25T14:55:00.000-05:00I suggest he suck on a pair of hairy balls dipped ...I suggest he suck on a pair of hairy balls dipped in rubbing alcohol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-45314715371617221202008-08-25T12:30:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:30:00.000-05:00Start ordering drinks neat, and get belligerent ab...Start ordering drinks neat, and get belligerent about it. As in, "I'd like a scotch, neat. Yeah, you heard me right. I said neat." That's my advice for Potsy to man up on the drink front.<BR/><BR/>I've got a Brian Scary story of sorts. I saw them about a year ago at D9. About six months later, they send out an email pleading for money from us to help them get home, because their instruments got stolen in LA, and blah, blah, blah, they couldn't get back to New York. I thought that was pure balls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-41228922078737504142008-08-25T10:26:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:26:00.000-05:00bourbon ginger is pretty much the official drink o...bourbon ginger is pretty much the official drink of the rockist society, so, you know, it's totally manly.G. L. Nauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521365594716798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-69567011845864617392008-08-24T21:45:00.000-05:002008-08-24T21:45:00.000-05:00Potsy's new drink:1 jigger good times4 1/2 dashes ...Potsy's new drink:<BR/><BR/>1 jigger good times<BR/>4 1/2 dashes of fun<BR/>1 oz of friendship<BR/><BR/>shake well with group of good pals<BR/>mix with exciting, fun music scene<BR/>garnish with romantic adventures<BR/>drink<BR/>repeat as necessary<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>oh wait, I forgot one ingredient<BR/>puree with sheet of 45 tabs of acidJimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-72886699754312797122008-08-23T23:16:00.000-05:002008-08-23T23:16:00.000-05:00Yo! Sorry I missed you, Sack. We had to load out...Yo! Sorry I missed you, Sack. We had to load out during Kitty Hawk's set, but I caught the end (and liked it a lot), so I'm not sure why we didn't hook up. <BR/><BR/>Bass playin' Greg shared your Beanstalk-Jayhawks thoughts. The folks in that band are super pleasant and would be good for a party (Beanstalk; I don't know the Jayhawks).<BR/><BR/>Glad our set was entertaining. We kinda handicapped our set, as we tried some of our b material, thinking it might go over better with the BL audience. I now feel like a dirty sell out. The last few songs are my favorites, and they close out the new record; they're titled "False Idols" and "Maybe Love's a Transmission." They can be heard here: http://thejetage.net/ecard/. Dick around; you'll figure it out.<BR/><BR/>A fan of ours shared your thoughts on Bryan Scary. My own thoughts are more charitable, but I have no idea how guys who make such wacky, busy music can attract so many hotties in cocktail dresses. God bless 'em; they were really nice guys.<BR/><BR/>I like playing longer sets, but we're so frequently the "headliners" at our shows that I'm always thrilled when we can open for someone, the tradeoff being a shorter set. We're playing Dahlak on 9/27, and, while we're doing a 30-minute set at 10:30, we're playing our asses off in a second, midnight set. However, that place is tiny, and I'm not so sure how that's gonna work out since we're so loud. Anyhow, assuming no one pulls the plug on us, we'll be stretching our legs at that show, and it's free. We're also playing a GREAT bill at RNR Hotel on 10/17, but that'll be another short set. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming out; I'm sorry we didn't get to hang. -E<BR/><BR/>PS I'm totally down with bourbon and ginger (thanks, Dad!). Gin and tonics aren't particularly girly, are they? Me, I like beer.JetAgeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101059285805871378noreply@blogger.com