Radiohead

[Spy Bee]

Well people call footballers geniuses and results important too.

 

Surely more pretentious? Given music's huge cultural significance?

 

There are bands and artists that are important in the history of music, and some are important in terms of their effect on wider culture, hard to get away from that being a fact really.

I don't know why you bring the word genius into it. I didn't mention that.

 

Important in football can be contextualised. Important in the team, or important result in a competition, important in the context of XYZ. Music is not a competitive sport, I really don't understand the analogy.

 

Oh and negged for FF on the GF. 

[Jairzinho]

I think describing music as important is pretentious and embarrassing.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyKJjj2oC0

 

Important.

[Total Longo]

I think describing music as important is pretentious and embarrassing.

 

Some music is incredibly important to me. A lot of wonderful memories and events in my life are linked by certain pieces of music

 

Can't see how that is in the least bit pretentious or embarrassing.

[Spy Bee]

Some music is incredibly important to me. A lot of wonderful memories and events in my life are linked by certain pieces of music

 

Can't see how that is in the least bit pretentious or embarrassing.

Important to you is fine.

[Total Longo]

Important to you is fine.

 

But isn't that the case with everyone? That it's important to them?

 

To be fair i can't recall the original point in context, and i'm too lazy to go back and look.

[aRdja]

I don't know why you bring the word genius into it. I didn't mention that.

 

Important in football can be contextualised. Important in the team, or important result in a competition, important in the context of XYZ. Music is not a competitive sport, I really don't understand the analogy.

 

Oh and negged for FF on the GF.

Surely important in music can be contextualised too?

 

A record could be important in terms of it being a 'crossover' from underground to mainstream e.g., Your Love by Frankie Knuckles or Good Life by Inner City?.

 

A record could also be viewed as important due to its influence e.g., The Beatles' Revolver?

[Spy Bee]

Yeah, that's what I'm not having. 

[aRdja]

Yeah, that's what I'm not having.

Elaborate please, surely you don't think every single record ever released has the same level of significance or importance?

[Total Longo]

Elvis Presley's music does nothing for me but the importance of Heartbreak Hotel cannot be understated. 

[Spy Bee]

Elaborate please, surely you don't think every single record ever released has the same level of significance or importance?

I'd suggest that to a very large extent it is subjective. It's an art.

[Stu Monty]

I don't know why you bring the word genius into it. I didn't mention that.

 

Important in football can be contextualised. Important in the team, or important result in a competition, important in the context of XYZ. Music is not a competitive sport, I really don't understand the analogy.

 

Oh and negged for FF on the GF. 

 

Well, if rules is rules.

 

There's not a lot to understand really. I'm pointing out how words are used in other contexts and why it isn't really pretentious to call music important. Sometimes it is in the context of musical relevance or influence and sometimes it is in the context of human history or wider culture.

 

You seem to be making a point about someone talking about a band that you wouldn't about an innings. When actually, despite both being fine uses of the word, the second is the most ridiculous really. Unless you think people are trying to claim the first Arctic monkeys album is important when compared to the polio vaccine; which is obviously daft.

[Stu Monty]

I'd suggest that to a very large extent it is subjective. It's an art.

 

Mate, we're chimps on a fucking rock. Every use of the word important is subjective, given that life has only the meaning we give it. You're being obtuse.

[Spy Bee]

[King Emlyn]

Great music is very important, in the truest sense of the word, it completely animates my whole life, I have no idea what I would do without it because I love it above pretty much all else. If that makes me pretentious I really couldn't care less.

[aRdja]

I'd suggest that to a very large extent it is subjective. It's an art.

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but are you saying that art has no importance?

[ZonkoVille77]

The Numbers gives me a right wonky.

 

The bird beside me on the train can smell it, I think.

[setreal]

 

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[setreal]

The AMSP Special Edition will ship some time next week. I reckon I'm the only here who went for it?

[setreal]

So what about Ill Wind then?

 

http://www.ellenwood-ep.com/2016/09/29/radiohead-unreleased-b-side-ill-wind/

[ZonkoVille77]

Ah they should have put that on the album. It would have been perfect after Burn the Witch. Although there's no strings/orchestral work on it so maybe that's why it's a bonus track.

[Total Longo]

It's really good that track. Better than Tinker, Tailor and Desert Island Disk certainly. 

[setreal]

Tinker Tailor is amazing.

[ZonkoVille77]

Loads more gigs announced including UK and Ireland

[aRdja]

Loads more gigs announced including UK and Ireland

Gonna see them at Glastonbury next year :)

[ZonkoVille77]

Gonna see them at Glastonbury next year :)

I'd love it. Those days are gone for me.