Comments on: Playing the Beatles Backwards: Songs 154 to 150

By: BGK90@aol.com

BGK90@aol.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:43:25 +0000

Alright nvm, they did write “Little child”, my b. But I LOVE “Flying.” Waaaay too short of a song.

By: jbev

jbev — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:16:40 +0000

To Barb,
You’re right about these two links. I’ll let the site know.
Jbev

By: Barb

Barb — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:11:52 +0000

and, i just noticed, “do you want to know a secret” plays “sun king”

By: Barb

Barb — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:09:38 +0000

your link for “there’s a place” plays “i want to tell you”

By: jbev

jbev — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:10:52 +0000

To Shredder,
Wow, you’ve really extrapolated quite a lot from one line in my write-up there. You’ve got me hating every genre of music short of polka. I probably should have said I’m not a rock instrumental kind of guy. It just feels like many of them are, you used the term, self-indulgent. Just because something is technically hard to play doesn’t mean it is pleasing to listen to.
And no offense taken, because I don’t consider myself a music critic. I’m a fan who has an opinion that someone deems worthy of being published online. I never got a degree from Lester Bangs Academy, but I still feel that my opinions are valid ones, whether you agree or not. I also don’t play an instrument, but I sppreciate the talent of those who play their instruments well in service of a song. If you check out some of my other write-ups, you’ll see several instances of songs that I rated higher because of their music even though I thought the lyrics weren’t up to snuff.
The review says that I actually kind of like “Flying”, so it’s not like I’ve taken an anti-instrumental pact. And just for your info, my friends and I prefer “Puff The Magic Dragon” at our campfires.
Thanks for the comment,
Jbev

By: Shredder

Shredder — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:15:52 +0000

Come on dude. You don’t like instrumentals?

Which basically means you don’t like classical music, most jazz, electronica, dub etc. etc. It basically means you don’t like the “music” part of music. You like people to sing you a song with lyrics that meet your approval.

No offense, but how are you a music critic? Can you play any instruments? Much of what makes any music great are the instrumental “chops” of the virtuosos we pay to play for us. If you don’t like musicians to be proficient on their instruments, why don’t you just sit around a campfire with your friends and sing Kumbaya?

I suppose you don’t like guitar solos, or epic jamming, jazz improvisation or any of the other instrument oriented aspects of music. Probably not a big fan of John Coltrane or Jimi Hendrix… perhaps you find Mahavishnu Orchestra too self indulgent?

You are a dweeb. Who cares what you think about the Beatles.

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