Nrbqlover wrote:
i'm a little overwhelmed at how everyone is taking steve wells' review of the band. so he slagged them off-so what? for those of you who want B&S to forever remain "indie", his review could help dissuade the "masses" from buying into our gang. for those(like me) who want this band to succeed beyond all expectations, it's further proof that the band's decision to ignore the press is the right way to go.
i mean wells should eat shit and die but it's not gonna stop me from preaching to the uninitiated(latest convert:friday night dinner companion, ex-guitarist with early eighties la punk band the flyboys, who called me yesterday after buying IYFS and ALL THREE EP'S desperate for a "Tigermilk" tape.) We can do this ourselves-we don't need some p.r.-humping illiterate rock scribe to help!!
clem lane nrbqlover@aol.com
No-one is going to let the article change their views about B & S. I actually like it when a good writer criticises (in the true sense of the word) a band I think the world of. A good writer doesn't have to resort to the verbal equivalent of violence to make their point. Steven Wells, through his overweight firework prose, *is* quite capable of making a point. It's just that his points never seem worth making. His main shortcoming though is his inability to describe music with any notable degree of accuracy or beauty. I never feel like getting involved with the music he enthuses about - reading a positive Steven Wells review is like being badgered by a pasty-faced car salesman trying to get rid of his cousin's Capri. His juxtapositions of artists seem ill thought-out and are almost empirically inaccurate (the B&S vs. Don McLean/Kirsty MacColl one being a perfect illustration of this). Ultimately, the fact that he's written for a very shit music paper for a very long time means you had all the warning you needed. yerluvinuncleTurt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------