rulebritannia
(England - Where the world is round and the planets revolve around the sun...) | | Posted: Jan 17, 2005 - 01:00 | |
LLMikeJ wrote:Fans of the Beta Band know that this song is widely considered a disaster. I'm a fan of the Beta Band and a major fan of Harry Nilsson - who wrote and covered the song. To borrow a phrase...this cover is a disaster. |
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LLMikeJ
(midwest) | | Posted: Nov 17, 2004 - 10:47 | |
Fans of the Beta Band know that this song is widely considered a disaster. I have to agree. to msully7 &el_stoo's point - i might agree that we don't hear enough "other" music here - it's mostly white-bread pop & indie (which I happen to like). BUT just because someone dismisses this song doesn't mean that they are closed-minded or that they hate a whole genre of music, it just means that they don't like this song.
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el_stoo
(Princeton, NJ) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2003 - 15:56 | |
Originally Posted by mlsully7:
i'm surprised to see how little diversity or tolerance people on here have. first off, hip hop IS music, it takes talent to do it. anyone who says otherwise, here's the mic, let's hear you flow. second, for some REAL hip hop (not that bling blinging MTV rap crap) check out The Roots (a band that writes all their songs and plays all their instruments), Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Mos Def, Dilated Peoples, Digable Planets, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, Del The Funky Homosapien (the guy who raps for the Gorillaz), early Kool Keith, Wu-Tang Clan (these guys are bloody talented), and of course, 3 of the most obvious and essential hip hop groups, the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and Public Enemy.
 i totally agree. This whole station seems to be hypocritical. How is it eclectic when it excludes so much music? I hear oh so very little punk, rap, country, metal, electronica. I know those may be dirty words to so many of you, but they take talent and involve intelligence just as much as the surprisingly narrow amount of genres available on this 'eclectic' station. An true music fan appreciates all types of music, regardless of genre. This includes everything from classical to experimental. |
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mlsully7
(Burlington, WI) | | Posted: Apr 22, 2002 - 21:59 | |
i'm surprised to see how little diversity or tolerance people on here have. first off, hip hop IS music, it takes talent to do it. anyone who says otherwise, here's the mic, let's hear you flow. second, for some REAL hip hop (not that bling blinging MTV rap crap) check out The Roots (a band that writes all their songs and plays all their instruments), Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Mos Def, Dilated Peoples, Digable Planets, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, Del The Funky Homosapien (the guy who raps for the Gorillaz), early Kool Keith, Wu-Tang Clan (these guys are bloody talented), and of course, 3 of the most obvious and essential hip hop groups, the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and Public Enemy.
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Ragnarr
(Hartlepool, England (RPT+8)) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2002 - 03:41 | |
Complete and utter Tripe!
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Cagey
([RPT+8] Hartlepool, England (cold)) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2002 - 03:41 | |
White dog poo!  |
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Pooner
(Eden Prairie, MN) | | Posted: Jan 04, 2002 - 22:31 | |
Rap=intelligent rock? I don't think so...
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dedalus
(Andover, MA) | | Posted: Dec 25, 2001 - 11:45 | |
woah-is this the same Beta band that did "Dry the rain" and "Inner meet me" ? It can't possbly.... :???:
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Loni
(Waldheim, LA) | | Posted: Dec 20, 2001 - 07:48 | |
While I don't like the song, I want to encourage Bill to continue adding occaisional hip-hop, trip-hop and rap to the mix - keeps it interesting!
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bcwake
(Winston Salem, NC) | | Posted: Dec 20, 2001 - 07:45 | |
..woke me up....made me laugh.... very unexpected |
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Dog_Breath
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2001 - 23:22 | |
Ick! What a mess of a song.
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hobbes
(Beverly Hills, CA) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2001 - 18:58 | |
Originally Posted by Leslie:
Hey, anybody who can fuse Three Dog Night with hip hop and reggae has my vote!
Word ! :D |
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beachedge_bill
(So, CA) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2001 - 13:31 | |
Fuse?  sounds more like a hack, run-of-the-mill hip-hop trying to trade in on nostalgia. Not really satisfying as either. |
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zaakster
(Calgary) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2001 - 13:31 | |
I don't get rap enough to appreciate the subtleties of this tune. I suspect it might be some kind of statement, but I'm not sure -- I'm not against hip hop per se, but until such a time as I become more enlightened I have to give it a 1. :???:
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Casper_Bonk
(Orlando, FL) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2001 - 13:30 | |
Wow! I almost yacked just then. 
Gave it a 2. |
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Leslie
(Antioch, CA) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2001 - 02:27 | |
Hey, anybody who can fuse Three Dog Night with hip hop and reggae has my vote!
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alfa3
(Secret Hideaway) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2001 - 02:26 | |
Garbage, Garbage, Garbage
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