tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post5231563811430588232..comments2023-11-02T02:36:58.544-07:00Comments on A New Career In A New Town: Predictions and Random ThoughtsANCIANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-89408880088695150912012-06-01T19:23:47.484-07:002012-06-01T19:23:47.484-07:00I await your Jack White review.I await your Jack White review.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-86035354503998911822012-05-31T11:42:47.421-07:002012-05-31T11:42:47.421-07:00Yes, Veedon Fleece is the only other album of his ...Yes, Veedon Fleece is the only other album of his I own. Bought it years ago when someone told me it was someone like Astral Weeks. I don't yet know it well, but I hope to listen to more in the next few days.ANCIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-54282135667823872322012-05-31T00:57:45.510-07:002012-05-31T00:57:45.510-07:00I see that I will have to be the voice of reason o...I see that I will have to be the voice of reason on Van Morrison and also clear up some fuzzy memories.<br /><br />'Astral Weeks' is a masterwork. But it is so unique, both in rock generally and even in Van's discography, that it almost stands outside it all.<br /><br />JMW, you indeed knocked 'Astral Weeks' a bit, declaring that he had "many" records that were superior. That is patently ridiculous. Although not as ridiculous as Johannes, who found it "boring."<br /><br />ANCIANT, in response, to make your point of the greatness of 'Astral Weeks,' dismissed the rest of his work. You also argued that the entire works of The Bangles represented the pinnacle of Western music and that Gary Glitter's second and third albums were ripe for reassessment, as they were unappreciated works of true genius. I seem to remember all of this being said.<br /><br />If you are really are exploring more Van, you should really give his live 'It's Too Late To Stop Now' another listen. 'Moondance,' while Van at his most commercial, is also so great. You may appreciate 'Veedon Fleece,' a kind of forgotten gem at the tail-end of his classic period, it is strange, pastoral and the most like 'Astral Weeks' without trying to be. JMW is a big fan of 'Into the Music,' about half of it is brilliant. I am a huge fan of 'St. Dominic's Preview' as well.Dezmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885811588660265158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-368073256930946402012-05-28T09:34:14.692-07:002012-05-28T09:34:14.692-07:00It was a romp. That's true. I guess the dark...It was a romp. That's true. I guess the darkness of its romping got to me, some. Veep is very similar in tone and attitude. <br /><br />I don't recall saying anything untoward about non-Astral Weeks Van Morrison. I don't know his other albums well enough to do so--I'm only just now starting to listen to the rest of his oeuvre. So, no. I dismiss that. Also, my memories are of myself as polite, reasonable, and conciliatory, and of you as rebarbative and vituperative. As per your wont.<br /><br />Girls...eh. I keep watching it, but I don't really want to. That about sums it up. I have very mixed feelings about it, but at least it's not like all the other stuff on TV. It's very very uneven, but the highs generally make the insufferable twenty-something navelgazing aspect of it bearable.ANCIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-34443994246164294072012-05-27T19:18:42.865-07:002012-05-27T19:18:42.865-07:00I forgot my other comment for this post: I think y...I forgot my other comment for this post: I think you're right that the Tebow move is a bad one. That said, I think the Jets could easily be set up for 8-8 or worse and big troubles even before they made that move.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-60639329103458434772012-05-27T08:15:18.057-07:002012-05-27T08:15:18.057-07:00Your hockey prediction is by the boards, but I hop...Your hockey prediction is by the boards, but I hope you're right about the NBA. Any of the teams except Miami would be fine with me.<br /><br />I liked In the Loop. (Haven't seen more than 10 minutes of Veep.) I agree with you that painting people as too uniformly one way is usually bad, but I considered In the Loop a farce, in which case I don't mind the two-dimensionality, and I appreciated it just as a romp.<br /><br />I love Van Morrison deeply. It is you who had the sneering disdain, sir -- for anyone who didn't think Astral Weeks was his one crowning achievement. I love Astral Weeks, too, but I love a lot of what he's done. You're the intellectual, sir, who cherry picks Astral Weeks to rave about but doesn't love the rest of Van the Man!! Am I wrong??<br /><br />I only saw the first episode of Girls and was bored more than anything else, but do want to see more. I've heard it gets better.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.com