Comments on: shaping history

By: MplsMike

MplsMike — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 19:15:00 +0000

So I go to “Z” at the bottom of the list to see if the Zombies made it. “She’s Not There” was a great rock song which mixed rock with jazz and killer electric organ…. but instead: ZZ Top, “Legs”

Pray tell, how did “Legs” influence rock ‘n roll? Was it their beards?

By: mkh

mkh — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 18:24:21 +0000

I guess my thought was that rock has become such a broad classification as to have lost most of its meaning, kind of like jazz or classical. In the halcyon days of my youth, it wasn’t rock-n-roll unless it pissed off your parents and made them scream for you to turn off that crap. Of course, my grandparents said the same thing about the bebop my dad listened to, so maybe that isn’t the best definition.

By: ketut

ketut — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:38:54 +0000

That’s the one. And the song Asshole is also a classic.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:36:15 +0000

Yes, I’ve also heard the famous/infamous MP3 dissertation on the word fuck, including the memorable “Fuck the fucking fuckers” and the dear to me “Why don’t you go outside and play hide and go fuck yourself?”.

I even like it used in acronyms such as FUBAR and FUGLY.

By: ketut

ketut — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:31:48 +0000

Thomas, you are correct.

I often tell people the beauty of swearing is when you only use it to fully convey your feeling. Most people use swearing too often (laziness maybe? ) thus sapping it of its’ strength.

Have you heard Dennis Leary go on about the word fuck and it’s many uses?