Mastodon Music Hall of Fame
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Sue Briccay :verifiedace:replied to Em-squared last edited by
It certainly wasn't a criticism of you at all, but a criticism of the toxic boys' club that is the music business.
I've never heard James Brown (who used to fine his musicians if they played a bum note or made a mistake) or Don Van Vliet (Captn. Beefheart who used to abuse, bully and assault his band) described as being 'difficult to work with'.
The list is endless.
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Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞replied to Em-squared last edited by
@emsquared Is this where I bring up that the Beatle who wrote the best songs was George Harrison?
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Sue Briccay :verifiedace:replied to Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞 last edited by
Not to mention that he had the best solo career of all the Beatles.
"All Things Must Pass" outsold all the other ex Beatles' albums.
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Hannah Howereplied to Sue Briccay :verifiedace: last edited by
@essjayjay @emsquared This invites a broader question: is a “suspect temperament” an essential for creativity?
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Sue Briccay :verifiedace:replied to Em-squared last edited by
Even worse; 'Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time' ...
AFAIC the only decent song he wrote as a solo artist was "Let 'em In".
Even then, Billy Paul's version was better than the original.
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Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞replied to Sue Briccay :verifiedace: last edited by
@essjayjay @emsquared I like Live and Let Die.
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Em-squaredreplied to Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞 last edited by
@Black_Flag @essjayjay Top drawer Macca that.
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Em-squaredreplied to Sue Briccay :verifiedace: last edited by
@essjayjay @Black_Flag I agree re Billy Paul version of Let 'Em in. Much more powerful when repurposed in that way. He' s very stop start in the 70s. 80s much more a dead loss bar McCartney II.
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Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞replied to Em-squared last edited by
Ebony and ivory go together in perfect harmony....
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@HannahHowe @essjayjay I guess a lot of creativity emerges out of pain. Not essential but it does often seem, at least in the music world than originality rarely emerges out of increased comfort and wellbeing. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule.
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Em-squaredreplied to Sue Briccay :verifiedace: last edited by
@essjayjay @Black_Flag Yep. Great album. Wish they'd de-Phil Spector it.
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Em-squaredreplied to Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞 last edited by
@Black_Flag @essjayjay *twitches nervously*
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@emsquared @essjayjay I think many creative people have a high degree of sensitivity, which helps them to channel their creativity. I’m not sure that it’s essential to produce works of art in any field, but for some that sensitivity is evident.
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Em-squaredreplied to Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 🔞 last edited by
@Black_Flag Certainly justice is kind of served as Here comes the sun is often the most streamed or oft cited fave Beatles track. He really had to fight hard to be taken seriously within The Beatles for solo work as submission (hence all things must pass having such a glut of unused material).
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Em-squaredreplied to Sue Briccay :verifiedace: last edited by
@essjayjay @HannahHowe Ah thanks. Sadly very true. Beefheart held his band prisoner and treated them appalingly and yes their behaviour isn't called out in any way the same. Dusty suffered a truncated career just for standing up for what she wanted I feel.
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@HannahHowe @essjayjay A good observation. In Bowie's case his best work declined the moment he got his teeth fixed (joking but it does line up). To be serious his best work, by his own admission happened during his darkest personal period though he did produce great work after a lot of those demons were resolved and he was in a much happier place (mid 80s aside).
