The_Central_Scrutinizer Report This Comment Date: May 28, 2005 07:21AM
Well, you'd know it'd get five stars from me.
(My handle on this site is respectfully lifted from the narrative character in
his 1980 MASTERPIECE, JOE'S GARAGE. It presaged a lot of the cultural stupidity
under which we Americans currently find ourselves under struggling- including
the present day war of cultures between the West and Mideast.)
He was the biggest PATRIOT of my lifetime. Mercilessly skewering stupid, greedy
hypocrisy wherever he found it in whatever arena it rose it's transparently
ignorant, personal freedom hating head. (Left and Right, but more often Right,
I think because they've made more unthinking errors of "self-righteous
indignation" than the other guys have, but I'm sure the other guys don't
think so and the left is sure not blameless, their sins are more along the lines
of failing to stand up to it, though.)
I also liked the fact that in his bands, mindless guitar worship (of which some
was deserved, a lot of talent passed through those bands) didn't obliterate the
importance of every other instrument on stage. Right down to the Bass Sax or
Bassoon. (Or Penny Whistle for that matter.)Every voice mattered. His
classical compositions were REAL compositions and not some anonymously
transcribed BS like "The Pixley Philharmonic plays the music of
"Yes", etc. (Whom I also like, don't get me wrong.)
We shall not see the likes of him again. And we unquestionably are poorer for
it.
Thanks to whomever uploaded it. Five times Five Stars.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: May 29, 2005 03:25AM
Oh yah Joe.?
beautifulworld Report This Comment Date: June 03, 2005 08:04PM
DON'T YOU EAT THE YELLOW SNOW...