smdeeg wrote:
And unlike a true troll—there are so many definitions of "true" in this instance—PG never indulged in ab hominem attacks. It was always about the song, the genre, the culture. And while I can't be sure, it's always impressed me that no one caught on to the source of his tag line, "90% of everything is crap." The line is from science fiction writer Ted Sturgeon and is now referred to as Sturgeon's Law. It was his complaint that his genre was—at that time, the '50s—roundly criticized for low quality, and he observed a similar lack of quality in almost every other genre. Hence, 90%.

I would have liked to have known PG. He was smart, erudite, and witty. For all his barbs, he, like Sturgeon, seemed to care.

RadioDoc wrote:
Saw her open for Bruce Cockburn when he toured "Nothing but a Burning Light", which I think her hubby T-Bone Burnett produced and played a little guitar on, back in the mid 90's. Sam (Leslie?) has a really nice style and is a witty, very cool person for sure. I think I own a cassette of "The Turning', her last contemporary Christian effort which was very clever and interesting, kind of her "swan song" for that genre as you could almost see the little wheels turning saying "something isn't adding up for me here". I was meandering in the same direction spiritually so it was kind of encouraging to see at least one artist I admired going through the same personal journey.

PurplePrincess wrote:
See Ya! Rebecca rocks, too!

Have to admit, I've said that to myself before...

ick wrote: if for no other reason then just checking
I turn up the volume, things starts to move .

Interesting use of a marching bass drum I think.

I really dig this chick, she is pretty attractive too! Hubba hubba!

I know nothing about her belief system, so totally non judgemental,I just don't care fror her music or her genreral "sound"..

seiferth wrote:
Idiotic comment of the day.

Just substitute any other group for 'Christian' in your comment and listen to what a bigot you sound like.

Christian or not....this is not very good....I pray that some of her other tunes are much better

Seriously, what is it to you?
I have no dog in this fight but your comment is as shallow as someone slamming an artist for not being Christian. But whatever. Closed-minded folks come from all walks....


seiferth wrote:

horstman wrote:
Excelsior was a troll who wished he could be PG, and I hope he stays gone, but PG was a much more complex character then most people give him credit for. An interesting thing about his posts is that they were almost always about the band/song while the replies were quite personal and in general much more rude/insulting then the original post. And while I do think he enjoyed poking people in the eye, unlike a true troll, he did post positive comments for things he liked. Quite the odd bird that one.

Carl wrote:
I'm not sure she started as a truly "Christian artist" so much as recorded on a Christian artist label. Really don't know, though.

Carl wrote:
Damn. That piece of knowledge just ruined my enjoyment of her.

For "the Christian Cyndi Lauper," she's pretty cool! :-)

bugleboy624 wrote:
Yes, she is in a subtle but provocative state of demi-desabillé (spelling?) ;-). More importantly, though, it's a very fine song. An easy 7 from the Nottingham jury.

when this song first came on I thought it was K.T. Tunstall......

bugleboy624 wrote:
Yeah .. and you'll see the back of my head.

Sorry about the bald spot, though.

Crazy low frequency in this tune. It's shaking the house, even at background music levels. Cool.

Excelsior wrote: