Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 02, 2005 08:46PM
washed up
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 02, 2005 09:12PM
Once again, the starving millions of Africa come to the aid of fading pop stars
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 02, 2005 11:28PM
its all a con they only wana take over africa for the oil fucking americans
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 12:31AM
I see an Irishman and a Brit...nope, no Americans in that pic.
Anonymous2929 Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 02:10AM
Fags
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 02:38AM
DO YOU REALLY GIVE A SHIT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 05:59AM
no one today can even come close to Pauls genius
The_Central_Scrutinizer Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 09:01AM
Well, yes and no.
He and Lennon did some very nice stuff. I just wouldn't overstate it. The
Beatles music (not the media phenomenon)was an amalgram of talents and efforts
and would've never been the same were it not for the outside influences of what
essentially was an older generation of musical literacy.
Say, for example, George Martin.
On the other hand, George Martin takes credit for the Piccolo trumpet solo that
the actual player (his name is on the net, I can't remember it now) who showed
up for the Penny Lane date wrote when George pointed at him and said, Play here.
And Here. And here. And here. They get organizational and inspirational
credit, but too many folks think they wrote every note you hear. None of them
were that talented.
But there WAS ONE GUITAR PLAYER (amazingly) WHO WAS:
Frank Zappa.
If you actually care about the distinction (and I'm not for a minute thinking
most do) you can check out the stuff he did HIMSELF (not hiring somebody to
transcribe it from a rock record so he could could cash in) for the London
Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble Modern.
If you like 20th Century Classical, it's the real deal. Not that embarrassing
crap Elton John, McCartney and Billy Joel write. The only people in the Pop
arena with those kinds of writing chops narrow down to folks like Randy Newman (
know, Faust was a misstep) and Danny Elfman. MMMMMMMAYbe Sting.
Of course the really tricky part of your position is the word "today".
If, by today, you mean "new":
You're absolutely correct and I'm sorry I brought it up. Dave Matthews gets an
honorable mention, though.
BTW, What's the deal with Bono, anyway? U2 had about three pretty OK tunes.
What's everybody so jazzed about?
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 11:14AM
I'm so goddamn sick of everyone kissing the Beatles' asses. They wrote pop
songs for the sake of the bloody Christ!!! Look at the garbage they have put
out since they have disbanded...don't encourage them, they should die with
dignity.
white_power Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2005 01:32PM
live 8 will make no difference what so ever to peoples lives in africa you
gullible twats. Because the leaders of all the african counries puts all this
money your givin them in their back pockets.
duane Report This Comment Date: July 06, 2005 03:40AM
There is probably 40 songs that the beatles wrote that half the population
could recognise please name a few groups that have done that.Even young kids
know some of thier music and they have not wrote anything as a band(all four)
for over 35 years.Please dont mention Frank Zappa in the same breath with them
he was just fucking weird,and a little cry baby bitch to boot,just like the
fucking singers today who seemingly have to be involved in every thing
political.Every thing about them is a role over and suck dick attitude no
confrantation unless its your brother,the people doing wrong are allways the
ones having thier rights violated(druggies,Sadam,people on welfare(yes thier
wrong,been there done that,get a job fucker),communist regimes)you name it they
love the lowlifes.Oh yeah unless we invade africa to free its people(and get
acused of stealing something)they are pretty much fucked.You have a backward ass
group of people who were rolling around with the dead and getting ebola,cutting
off thier womens clitoris to keep them faithfull,routinely killing missionarys
sent to help change thier fucked up ways,and eating some of the most ungodly
shit like cows blood mixed with spit.The fucking rant could go on but Im gonna
go to sleep and dream about nukeing the rest of the world so sleep well world
your greatest wellwisher is on guard lol.Fucking Idiots!
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 08, 2005 05:44AM
amazing. someone posts a picture of two musicians and everybody goes apeshit.
chill out, people
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: July 11, 2005 04:56AM
U2 sucks. So do the beatles. Nuff said.
Your_Mother Report This Comment Date: July 13, 2005 07:57PM
blah blah blah. they are both losers. period.