grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (07/13/84)
bip.
Personal opinion:
I think it's great that Michael is giving the money to "Charity"
(depending to some extent on what that means), however, I think that
announcing to the public that he is giving the money to charity is
(at best) tacky, and seems to be just a way to try to save his image
after the ticket fiasco.
I certainly don't see this as a big sacrifice on Michael's part --
his personal worth has been estimated at $250 million, so giving away
$5 million is no big thing.
-Glennrlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (07/14/84)
Well, I guess the votes are in. And Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger's
song "State of Shock" is the worst piece of filth ever to grace vinyl.
Wow! Some sense of perspective you all have. Sure it's worse than:
1. Le Sacre du Printemps
2. The Beatles White Album
3. Any Throbbing Gristle album
But it's certainly better than:
1. The entire output of Kenny Rogers
2. Anything by Rod Stewart
3. Post-beatbox-wimpout music by New Order (actually, it's about equal)
4. Larry Fisher ("My name is Larry")
5. Anything heard in a dentist's office
I think we've all been victimized by the same crew of people who proclaim:
"I don't like that because it's jazz/rock/punk/played on a synthesizer/
played on a guitar/written down in little squiggles on paper", before they've
even heard the music. It's not THAT bad... (It's only a flesh wound.)
--
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Rich Rosen
WHAT IS YOUR NET ADDRESS? pyuxn!rlr
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ASSYRIA? I don't know that ... ARGHHHHHHHH!merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) (07/16/84)
{ WHAT IS YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC? Heavy metal! (boom! aaahhhhh!) }
"Throbbing Gristle"? What an entirely fun name...
Well, the song has a rather good beat. That's about the only thing
I can say for it. The lyrics aren't amazing (they are kind of fun
to parody, when you sing along, though), the arrangement isn't impressive,
the talent is.
The thing is, I don't mind hearing Mick Jagger moaning. He's done it
before. Michael Jackson, though, doesn't moan. He squeals.
--
"It makes me whine..." Peter Merchantgds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (07/18/84)
I disagree, Rich, with your statement about "State of Shock" being
better than anything by Kenny Rogers or Rod Stewart. Just offhand, I
can think of songs that were *much* better.
Kenny Rogers: Lady
You Decorated My Life
She Believes in Me
Love Will Turn You Around (actually, that's just a
personal favorite)
Rod Stewart: Maggie May
Tonight's the Night
You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
anything RS has done since the last entry has been just about as
good/bad as "State of Shock".
However, I'll claim that "State of Shock" is the worst piece of music
Mick Jagger has had anything to do with. And he has usually had only
good music to his credit.
--
Those who know me have no need for my name.
Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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