Music opinion/question of the week...

[Kory]

So he meant it as an insult? That's … strange.

I think he was trying to say that there may be something behind my cynicism that I wasn't consciously aware of. Not so much an insult as something like "haha you're not as dark as you like to think you are."

Chop off one of his fingers with a meat cleaver and let him mull over your character.

I'll start with the pinkie.

You'll be a rock n roll god.

Will be?!

[Dr. Medulla]

I think he was trying to say that there may be something behind my cynicism that I wasn't consciously aware of. Not so much an insult as something like "haha you're not as dark as you like to think you are."

Chop off one of his fingers with a meat cleaver and let him mull over your character.

I'll start with the pinkie.

You'll be a rock n roll god.

Will be?!

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

[Kory]

Chop off one of his fingers with a meat cleaver and let him mull over your character.

I'll start with the pinkie.

You'll be a rock n roll god.

Will be?!

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

[Dr. Medulla]

I'll start with the pinkie.

You'll be a rock n roll god.

Will be?!

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

Well, you were once in love with Bruce Willis.

[Kory]

You'll be a rock n roll god.

Will be?!

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

Well, you were once in love with Bruce Willis.

Sure, but Ashton was just too young and taut.

What is happening to this conversation?

[Dr. Medulla]

Will be?!

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

Well, you were once in love with Bruce Willis.

Sure, but Ashton was just too young and taut.

What is happening to this conversation?

Just getting to rock music's essence:

[Kory]

You're a demi-god right now, hon.

Well, you were once in love with Bruce Willis.

Sure, but Ashton was just too young and taut.

What is happening to this conversation?

Just getting to rock music's essence:

True, Bruno is way more important than Elvis or the Pistols.

[Dr. Medulla]

What is happening to this conversation?

Just getting to rock music's essence:

True, Bruno is way more important than Elvis or the Pistols.

Bruno is the alpha and omega of rock music. He is the light surrounded by decades of bullshit at either end.

[Heston]

Are we talking subversive tracks here?

[muppet hi fi]

Are we talking subversive tracks here?

If we are, it's '71 again: "Brown Sugar". Think about it ya'll...

[Marky Dread]

Are we talking subversive tracks here?

If we are, it's '71 again: "Brown Sugar". Think about it ya'll...

"White Sugar" sounded too racist.

[101Walterton]

Are we talking subversive tracks here?

If we are, it's '71 again: "Brown Sugar". Think about it ya'll...

"White Sugar" sounded too racist.

Icing sugar

[Dr. Medulla]

Are we talking subversive tracks here?

If subversive is also perfect.

[WestwayKid]

Gimme Shelter. I missed the 60's - but seen through my Gen X eyes I've always been dismissive of the Summer of Love slant given to the decade and this song - which came out at the very end of the decade - seems to speak far more about the 60's than many other "classics" 60's songs. The song makes you feel like the world is closing in on you and to that point - it still speaks to us today. I think one has to be care to not "vilify" the 60's too much. Yes, it was a decade of strife and war and murder, but it isn't much different right now. I think (and again - I didn't live through the decade) that what feels jarring about the 60's is the fact that it was an awakening to the horrors of the world - or maybe a remembering of the horrors of the world. A pulling back from the gauzy post war years where everyone (if you were white) had a nice house in the suburbs, a large car in your driveway, and a membership to the local country club. Gimme Shelter speaks to the realities of the world - the bad stuff is all just a shot away - and the Stones do a great job of crafting the song into a great vehicle for that message. Keith truly shines on this track: great opening (guitar and vocal), pounding rhythm guitar and stinging lead. Jagger's vocal is excellent (as is his harmonica playing) and Merry Clayton's vocal is once-in-a-lifetime perfect.

[oliver]

I forget the question but was it something about most perfect moments? Anyway, I'd have to go with The Who and My Generation. I don't think there's ever been a better 'youth rebellion' song, it has one of the most iconic lines in music history and a bass solo. And Townshend wrote it when he was about 20 years old. Amazing.