Comments on: Top Gun 2 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/ Half of it's you, Half is me Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dickvandyke http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 dickvandyke Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:25:43 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/#comment-1216 The Stylus Magazine man's piece on the Arctic Monkeys is possibly the most poorly researched, ill-conceived and cynical (yes cynical) review I have had the misfortune to read in the last 30 years. May his next shit be a porcupine. The Stylus Magazine man’s piece on the Arctic Monkeys is possibly the most poorly researched, ill-conceived and cynical (yes cynical) review I have had the misfortune to read in the last 30 years. May his next shit be a porcupine.

]]> By: Goose http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 Goose Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:45:07 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/#comment-1212 Shit. Damn NBA moves quicker than I do. Yeah, it'll be a good show. Note to self: Never mention anything about Islam in blog. Got some pretty crazy comments, as well as some pretty heated emails. I guess I'm only good for the T n' A. Shit. Damn NBA moves quicker than I do.

Yeah, it’ll be a good show.

Note to self: Never mention anything about Islam in blog. Got some pretty crazy comments, as well as some pretty heated emails. I guess I’m only good for the T n’ A.

]]> By: uwmryan http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 uwmryan Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:49:42 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/#comment-1211 Andrew, well put. I dig the album, thanks for your comment. Andrew, well put. I dig the album, thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Andrew Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:32:35 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/#comment-1210 I actually think Pitchfork's review was kind of positive, if a realistic take on the band hailed "next biggest thing." I've really enjoyed the Arctic Monkeys album (and am looking forward to seeing them in Chicago) but agree that it doesn't change the musical landscape of popular rock like Oasis' "Def Maybe" or the Strokes/Hives/Stripes did years ago. (Remember rap-rock? Ugh.) That doesn't change the fact that the Arctic Monkeys have created a very vivid and resonant portrait of being a suburban lad in England right now. I think that's what people have latched onto. It's not the music they're revolutionizing, but the content. They aren't arty (Franz) or junkies (Babyshambles) or rock Gods (Razorlight)... just regular guys who know how to express their boredom and desire to have a little fun to distract them from returning to the mundane come Monday morning. And other regular blokes have responded. Anyways, I think Pitchfork hits it right on the head in that respect. And overall it's not at all a negative indictment. Let the boys be boys, why should we expect/demand more? There's other bands for that. I will say, though, that I find their lyric s infinitely clever. I actually think Pitchfork’s review was kind of positive, if a realistic take on the band hailed “next biggest thing.” I’ve really enjoyed the Arctic Monkeys album (and am looking forward to seeing them in Chicago) but agree that it doesn’t change the musical landscape of popular rock like Oasis’ “Def Maybe” or the Strokes/Hives/Stripes did years ago. (Remember rap-rock? Ugh.)

That doesn’t change the fact that the Arctic Monkeys have created a very vivid and resonant portrait of being a suburban lad in England right now. I think that’s what people have latched onto. It’s not the music they’re revolutionizing, but the content. They aren’t arty (Franz) or junkies (Babyshambles) or rock Gods (Razorlight)… just regular guys who know how to express their boredom and desire to have a little fun to distract them from returning to the mundane come Monday morning. And other regular blokes have responded.

Anyways, I think Pitchfork hits it right on the head in that respect. And overall it’s not at all a negative indictment. Let the boys be boys, why should we expect/demand more? There’s other bands for that.

I will say, though, that I find their lyric s infinitely clever.

]]> By: Jake http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Jake Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2006/01/25/top-gun-2/#comment-1209 you have a brokeback link on the "crying guy" you have a brokeback link on the “crying guy”

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