Re: [bomp] re: Charlie Farren group

["Tim Downie" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 It is frightening
> that musicians can put so much time into their craft
> and get slapped in the face because someone who came
> onto the scene after-the-fact wants to selectively
> discriminate - picking and choosing and then ignoring.
>
> By not writing about collectible bands like The Fifth
> Estate or a lengthy piece on The Barbarians Mr. Milano
> loses sales.  Think of how many Farren/Butcher/Fools
> fans would purchase the book if there was some
> inclusion?  It is ludicrous to ostracize a community
> that built the scene he claims he is documenting and
> by limiting it to The Pixies (a great band that I
> really enjoy) and Burma (a band I helped out in the
> beginning but who just don't entertain me) and The
> Lyres (who were EXCELLENT at the Cantab last night,
> the few songs I caught.  Mono Man has control of the
> stage, has a really solid sound that DMZ didn't have
> onstage (but did have on their great When I Get Off
> single), he has really matured where Burma keep
> pounding out the same old same old hype.  I guess
> Burma NEEDS Brett Milano to write propaganda while
> Charlie and Jon have enough of a base that their work
> will be remembered long after Brett hits the bargain
> bins, probably in November.  Heck, the dollar book
> fans got to have SOMETHING to buy at Christmastime,
> y'know
>>
> Joe V


I swear to god this guy is insane and has his "own" vision of Boston Rock ..

" where Burma keep
> pounding out the same old same old hype.  I guess
> Burma NEEDS Brett Milano to write propaganda while
> Charlie and Jon have enough of a base that their work
> will be remembered long after Brett hits the bargain
> bins, probably in November. "

No band in Boston has influence more people and musicians than Mission of 
Burma and they are leap more important in developing thier own sound that 
ANYTHING that Faren or Jon have ever ever done

and then he digs at Brett again at the bottom ..

Geez 

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