In Reply to: Not a troll, just trying to learn. nt posted by Maniac on May 13, 2012 at 08:02:30:
Alright, I'll take your word for it, your not a troll. I have my chores done, so I'll give you a response. First, your comment, while evidently sincere is the equivalent of a post on a comedy forum of: "Groucho Marx, funny? How/why?"
My comment, however, was not directed necessarily at your original post. If you hadn't noticed the dialog only went down hill from your start. We get an argument that Brian Wilson is not a Beethoven or Sibelius or Mozart. Then we move on to an attack on Bob Dylan, who evidently is not a musician, singer,or entertainer despite significant eveidence to the contrary. (50+ years as a professional musician, over 50 albums mostly his own compositions, years of touring,....) Then we get a response the yes in fact Bob Dylan is a genius. I mean, what you are seeing is that every one has an opinion, like everyone has an ...
Did you really learn anything from that? Did you really expect to?
If you would like to learn a little about Brian Wilson there are many articles about him and his music, particularly now when remaining members of the Beach Boys, including Brian are performing. Buy a copy of Pet Sounds, an album Rollimg Stone rated as the #2 of the top 500 albums, behind only Sgt. Pepper. Listen to God Only Knows three times (if you hear more on the third listen than you did on the first, then its a keeper) Or, pick up Smile and listen to Heroes and Villains or Good Vibrations. Then you will have your own opinion, which will, and should be, of most value to you.
As for Bob Dylan, I would reccomend Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, and Love and Theft as three albums worth the listening test, and then you can have your own opinion on him too.
Sorry if I offended you. Hopefully I have given you some useful suggestions on how to proceed regarding Mr. Wilson.
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- RE: Not a troll, just trying to learn. nt - Gretschtenn 19:05:47 05/13/12 (0)