on the subject of Phil Collins
The onset of one's 30s does not necessitate a blanket disregard of new music; that would be self-defeating and a bit weird. Indeed, this is a fecund time for what was once touchingly known as "indie", with Trail Of Dead, Art Brut, Bloc Party and the Rapture all doing fine things with the gifts the good Lord has bestowed upon them. Yet the appeal of such music is so intrinsically linked to youth - it's about possibility, about arrogance, about contempt for authority and middle-aged men in denim gilets - that to be really into it beyond one's 20s demonstrates a fundamental lack of self-awareness. It is, in other words, time to move on.
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I disagree with just about everything in that article. Vapidly shallow trash, but very important reading for anyone who bases their opinions and activities on peer pressure.
Posted by: LionIndex | May 12, 2005 2:42 PM
Surely you agree that Billy Joel sings as though he has a tiny cauliflower wedged up each nostril.
Posted by: sudama | May 12, 2005 4:09 PM
No! I maintain that it is a gigantic cauliflower in one nostril, and a radish in the other. I will not budge from this position, so help me God.
Posted by: LionIndex | May 12, 2005 4:23 PM
If I grow so intellectually stale that "The Very Best of the Moody Blues" sounds better to me than, oh, any new music at all, please kill me.
And regarding Phil Collins, I can only quote Noel Gallagher before the election: "Vote Labour. If you don’t and the Tories get in, Phil Collins is threatening to come back from Switzerland and live here — and none of us want that."
Posted by: Valarie | May 12, 2005 6:39 PM
so we indie rock musicians should have killed ourselves when we hit our 30's? or, started playing adult contemporary soft hits?
she's certainly welcome to join the millions of others who aren't interested in the music we produce, but why is she talking about us?
Posted by: r@d@r | May 13, 2005 7:30 PM