Billy Childish is one hell of a writer (2 Viewers)

[Jerry Twig]

Scroll down to his review of Sgt Peppers.

http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2102991,00.html

Brilliant

 

[travispickle]

have ye seen that film about him? spotted it in laser, might be worth a look

 

[Squiggle]

This is middle-of-the-road rock music for plumbers

Genius

 

[Jerry Twig]

have ye seen that film about him? spotted it in laser, might be worth a look

No but I once saw him walking down the street in London in leiderhosen and hobnail boots.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

That gallery where Daniel johnston did a signing in London had tons of Billy Childish stuff.

Novels, art and posters esp that one of him fighting Jack White that there was some kerfuffle about last year.

 

[travispickle]

good article actually. liked that quote also about the strokes inventing ' a new kind of hair metal'!! hehe

 

[Mormon Nailer]

And yer man from the Hold Steady demolishing the Doors was fun too.

I fucking hate the doors

 

[magnetize]

"Trout Mask was highly regarded by post-punk bands because of its idiosyncratic approach to rhythm and song construction - but those bands were full of shit, weren't they?"

lol

 

[Mormon Nailer]

"Trout Mask was highly regarded by post-punk bands because of its idiosyncratic approach to rhythm and song construction - but those bands were full of shit, weren't they?"

lol

I love Safe As milk but could never get into Trout Mask

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

That Scritti Politti dude does a great job gunning down Arcade Fire, very much agreed

 

[egg_]

"The death of rock'n'roll" my arse
That shit irritates me. I like Sgt Pepper's. I don't like The Arcade Fire. Do you care? No. Why should you?

 

[egg_]

I love Safe As milk but could never get into Trout Mask

Same here, though I tried. It works if you listen to all the instruments separately, but all together it puts me off my food

 

[magnetize]

yea, safe as milk all the way

 

[Jerry Twig]

"The death of rock'n'roll" my arse
That shit irritates me. I like Sgt Pepper's. I don't like The Arcade Fire. Do you care? No. Why should you?

I don;t necessarily care whether or not you like the Arcade Fire, but if you had the talent to deconstruct it in writing like that dude from Scritti Politti then I might care a little more.

Lighten up cranky pants

 

[Jerry Twig]

It puts me off my food

Who cares?

 

[Lili Marlene]

"The death of rock'n'roll" my arse
That shit irritates me. I like Sgt Pepper's. I don't like The Arcade Fire. Do you care? No. Why should you?

I care.



Pity no one took on Daydream Nation.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

I care.

Pity no one took on Daydream Nation.

god yes

 

[egg_]

Lighten up cranky pants

Sorry, lost the run of myself. Talk of "the death of rock'n'roll", as if rock'n'roll was some significant political movement, reminds me of the sort of bollockology BP Fallon comes out with. I have a soft spot for Beep, but his world-view is pretty stupid

I bought Daydream Nation lately. Sounds like every humourless long-winded underground band in Dublin. ONLY MESSING I love youz guyz

 

[Mitchum]

Wayne Coyne's piece on 'Nevermind' is interesting. Shame he fails to recognise that Fl'ips got a major label deal on the back of the scramble for 'the next Nirvana'.
Alex Kapranos dissing 'Marquee Moon' too? Deary me. All haircut, no trousers that lad.

 

[Jerry Twig]

Sorry, lost the run of myself. Talk of "the death of rock'n'roll", as if rock'n'roll was some significant political movement, reminds me of the sort of bollockology BP Fallon comes out with

Well Billy Childish's whole musical world view is based around the fact that good music stopped being made around 1965, and that the Kinks only ever wrote one good song.

He's a fruitcake, but a fuckin brilliant one in my book. How many albums has he lashed out, about 80? And all the one's I have (5 or 6) are rockin'.

And his review of Sgt Peppers is gold