tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post6462332470976632191..comments2024-03-24T08:17:55.097-04:00Comments on BLOG TO COMM: Christopher Stiglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107248034597839482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-43996601518509981592007-07-31T23:32:00.000-04:002007-07-31T23:32:00.000-04:00That fanzine style of journalism you speak of was ...That fanzine style of journalism you speak of was still alive & well when John Kordosh and the like showed up. It ended when he and others left Creem, and subsequently, Creem ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-1753737073548120592006-12-29T16:01:00.000-05:002006-12-29T16:01:00.000-05:00You should enjoy this site: www.rankopedia.com. Th...You should enjoy this site: <a href=http://www.rankopedia.com>www.rankopedia.com</a>. They just launched a category for "Best rock song ever". I voted for Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279936746241571847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-66943243941724531012006-10-30T18:05:00.000-05:002006-10-30T18:05:00.000-05:00Actually I'm positive the Velvets would've existed...Actually I'm positive the Velvets would've existed even if Dylan never happened, albeit in a <em>slightly</em> altered form. It's funny, but after a short while it seems as if Lou had pretty much detested the whole Dylan trip, perhaps due to the influence of Cale and Morrison who seemed to shrug off the very same protest scene Reed at least dabbled in (such as on "Prominent Men" as "Get It On Time"). Still, w/o Dylan in the mix I'm sure Reed would have found some other folk roots somewhere down the line to utilize into what would be known as the Velvets sound.Christopher Stiglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107248034597839482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-9473716484473149012006-10-30T17:36:00.000-05:002006-10-30T17:36:00.000-05:00I don't think there would have BEEN a Velvet Under...I don't think there would have BEEN a Velvet Underground had it not been for what Dylan was doing in '65 - or if the VU had existed they would never have recorded and Lou would have never been able to have broken out of the bargain basement Pickwick sub-Brill Building ghetto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-38579260534484850152006-10-30T00:58:00.000-05:002006-10-30T00:58:00.000-05:00Stop talking about your Velvets-big-bang-rock-expl...Stop talking about your Velvets-big-bang-rock-explosion-book! DO it!!<br /><br />Maybe you should do like Tim Lucas did with that Mario Bava book. get people to buy it up front then take 10 years to actually deliver it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-83541879498305061412006-10-30T00:25:00.000-05:002006-10-30T00:25:00.000-05:00maybe you should have more than a few more listens...maybe you should have more than a few more listens to that Hard Rain record between now and the next blue moon. that one really turned me into a total dylan obsessive for years. have you seen the footage of the Rolling Thunder tour? the rolling thunder group looked great to me. mainly (so many years now after the fact), the amazingly cool slack sloppy sleazy drumming of howie wyeth. i thought his drum cymbal sound was great and that it was so cool how he had turned it upside down. i got really intrigued by the Alpha Band (the spin-off band of the Rolling Thunder group). i dont think wyeth was in this group and unfortunately i have only heard a track or two of theirs, but their records (all in cut-out bins now) might be worth investigating. some people swear by them anyway. <br />.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744502121396807644noreply@blogger.com