Comments | go_the_datto: Nostalgia

go_the_datto

Nostalgia

Sep 14, 2008 00:07

I've had a day of nostalgia. It all started this morning with a random desire coming to me to look for Dinosaur jr's song "Take a run at the sun" on youtube. Of course, the 'tube came thru for me, and there it was. and yes, its possible that I played it a few times... =D This brought on further Dinosaur jr listening, and I was surprised to find ( Read more... )

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Viva la.... wqnawacko September 13 2008, 14:37:26 UTC

"revalution"?

Nostalgia = Revolution? The Good Old Days = The Next Big Thing?

Speaking as a volunteer DJ at an "Anything Goes" commercial-free community access station, I am naturally deeply suspicious of nostalgia - It too often masquerades as "Classic Rock".

And yet, last Sunday, there I was, doing a show about "Debut Albums That Nobody Knew About But Nevertheless Changed Everything", albums that were....."Revolutionary".

Hmmm. This one is a puzzler, ain't it? Get back to me on this, whaddaya say?

Re: Viva la.... go_the_datto September 13 2008, 14:45:50 UTC

Well, maybe we can start by ignoring my terrible attempt at spanish, at the least, whaddya say?

I think for the rest, you've maybe missed the direction I was coming from, I definitely wasn't attempting to claim any of the stuff I was listening to as revolutionary, altho I think we can probably agree that a few might've been a wee bit influential.

Given the statement's positioning in my entry I more intended it as incitement for a revolution to return to the '80's... or at least a few select parts.

Hardly revolutionary.

wqnawacko September 13 2008, 15:20:52 UTC

Well, SHUCKS. I LOVE me a good revolution. But it's got to be the fun kind, with lots of bitchin' tunes, intense debate over pointless issues, weird furniture and lotsa junk culture heroes, the kind that you build up just so you can knock 'em down.

Yeah, there wasn't much groundbreaking about the 80's...except for the rise of Neo-Conservatism, cable tv, Sonic Youth, the Internet and cheap synthesizers.

But that's for later. I gotta tend to them hogs. 'Later, dude.

P.S. wqnawacko September 13 2008, 15:22:43 UTC

I do believe that I have Goldfinger doing a wiggy cover of "Just Like Heaven". Ya wanna hear it sometime? I do requests, as long as they're weird enough.

carnagefairy September 14 2008, 02:35:41 UTC

Greg wanting to relive the era of his youth? Gee, what a surprise.
I totally have pangs for being at highschool again. Or any other prior happy times. With added mature experience. Woo!
You have interesting taste in music.

go_the_datto September 14 2008, 03:54:52 UTC

Is interesting a polite way of saying weird? =P You really don't want to know where it ended up leading to, I finished the entry long before I finished playing with youtube... =D

Oh, and hey! I remember the times of you being at highschool... I wasn't sure you'd categorise them as happy times... =P