Most Unpopular Opinions About Lindsey

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ok, I guess I've pushed a little too far ...all the arrogance is a total put on...c'mon, how can you really believe that ANYONE could be as arrogant as I have been on this thread? I've just been being totally absurd. I don't have that bloated opinion of myself in the least...in fact, the opposite. I'm utter crap. Over the years of posting here, I've just noticed what "pushes your buttons" and gets you all riled up; so I took advantage of that. I only been picking on you because I like you. You're cool.

Don't apologise. You got me on the edge that's OK. I know you don't have that bloated opinion of yourself and yes, you passed a little edge. But walking on the edge makes it interesting and when you fall off it's pushed a little too far. But hey I whined as a fullblown Buckingham didn't I?

You're cool too .

[chiliD]

If nothing else we gave the lurking readers of this thread some drama, didn't we?

Congrats on the "authentic" whine!

{takes curtain call bow}

Now, let's meet our cast:

As "The Pompous Ass": chiliD
As "The whiny reactionary": shackin' up
As "The Peacekeeper": madformac

And, thanks to our "cast of thousands" who egged us on!

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by David

When you meet Steve in person, he's totally cool!! Gerald, you're probably, too, in person. You should come visit California/U.S. & Steve would show you around! Go hang out at Guitar Center (a big music/band store) or jam a little or go to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad to see the rare guitars, keyboards & organs on display or take in a concert at the Orange County Performing Arts (Martha Argerich will be there on March 19)!!!

Come on over & visit, Gerald!

Sounds fun David.
I'd love to drink a beer with the big bear that makes a model 1 look like a ukelele.
But I just bought a huge new house so the next couple of years I'm swingin' on the gallowspole called mortgage at least until my salary matches with the costs of it. I was in texas and oklahoma and london in 2003, where i've met great ledgies....but there are still some on my wishlist....Maybe after Lindsey's second solo-album from now.....

[David]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

lindsey

I was thinking of Maurice Ravel in relation to his compromised ability to play his own "Gaspard de la Nuit," which he wrote deliberately to outdo the pyrotechnics required to play Balakirev's "Islamey."

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by David

I was thinking of Maurice Ravel in relation to his compromised ability to play his own "Gaspard de la Nuit," which he wrote deliberately to outdo the pyrotechnics required to play Balakirev's "Islamey."

yeah he too

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by chiliD

If nothing else we gave the lurking readers of this thread some drama, didn't we?

Congrats on the "authentic" whine!

{takes curtain call bow}

Now, let's meet our cast:

As "The Pompous Ass": chiliD
As "The whiny reactionary": shackin' up
As "The Peacekeeper": madformac

And, thanks to our "cast of thousands" who egged us on!

Well, you've been observing very well. You really got my blood pumping every now and then.

[madformac]

Originally Posted by chiliD

As "The Peacekeeper": madformac

It's always the same story with me isn't it? Must be the old Libra thing of scales and balance... Or I could be talking total ****e of course...

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by madformac

It's always the same story with me isn't it? Must be the old Libra thing of scales and balance... Or I could be talking total ****e of course...

My birthday is sept. 23. So you're talking ****e.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by TomBanks147

I have quite a few friends that SWEAR by U2 making claims like "Edge is the best guitarist to come out of Ireland" (When it is clearly Rory Gallagher)

Zooropa is an album I can't stand and it's obvious U2 took that direction delibretly because they where struggling which in my eyes makes it totally fake

All in all, I HATE U2, I HATE Bono and I just don't get the whole "Edge is amazing" thing. People may like what he sounds like but nothing he does is too difficult. Thats the case with the Edge I think. Speaking of the Beatles and Dylan, U2 should stop robbing of them and "how to dismantle and atomic bomb" OUCHHHHH Bono should try singing in tune.

I didnt say the Edge was better than Rory, or the best guitarist out of Ireland for that matter. Maybe the most prominent because his sound is fairly unique. But The Edge's playing does move me. Especially in a live situation. The fact that Edge can take simple notes and progressions and make them interesting is rare.

Zooropa is underrated. I'm not comparing it to Tusk, but it's like that...underappreciated. I think "Stay" is one of the best U2 songs ever. Dylan, and the Beatles, and every one of your favorite artists have all had their share of "filler."

I think people hate Bono because of his political awareness, and what comes across as arrogance. If you actually listen to Bono in any of his interviews...he's a pretty smart chap. And I think he genuinely cares for people, and those less fortunate. Bono doesn't HAVE to do any of the things that he does to help others. Some people view it as PR for his band. That could be true too, but I believe U2 would sell plenty of records and tickets without Bono being in the news.

U2 robbing from Dylan and the Beatles? Hasn't every successful band since the late 60s/early 70s borrowed from them in some way? U2's music has a good message, and they are seasoned musicians. The thing that really makes no sense here is why you dislike them so much.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I love that word

I especially love it when Christine says it!

[Peestie]

Wow, alotta drama in this thread!

Anyway, my unpopular opinion about Lindsey is that he was right. SYW should have been a double album. It wouldn't have sold as well, but all the songs on SYW are great IMO and I don't personally think it is too long or "packed" or anything like that.

[elie]

I just came across this thread and I found it very interesting and full of useful technical information, at least for an ignorant like me. Seriously, I know nothing about guitar playing and what's more, I am not that much into rock music apart from FM and I admit that the solo part on "I'm so afraid' is the only solo in rock music history I could listen to the whole day. On another note, just to add my 2 cents on "best guitar players", after I made clear I don't have a favorite, I 'd like to say that I like Blixa Bargeld (for those who don't know him, he's Nick Cave's ex guitarist), who claims that he is not even a guitar player. He's trully innovative and he is amazing with slide and I 'm positive that Nick Cave would be nothing without his contribution to the Bad Seeds (not that he 's the highest selling artist anyway, but anyway..).

On the initial subject, I think I may have a couple of unpopular Lindsey opinions
1) I don't *hate* Not That Funny. I don't listen to it all the time, but I think I get the point and I think it is sort of smart.

2) I think that even if he hadn't written anything apart from "Big Love" I would still consider him a genious. Any artist who can reinvent his own song that way (the acoustic version that is) can be nothing less than a genious.

3) I think he was never very much into drugs.

4) He was way hotter during the Rumours era, with the beard and afro.

5) I don't think he 's still in love with Stevie. I think he was still crazy about her during the Tusk era (or maybe a bit later even- and who wouldn't be??) but I don't buy the "they had a thing going during the Dance or Say You Will etc" thing. It's been 30 years since they broke up for crying out loud and they both had numerous other relationships -and long lasting for that matter- since then. And I sometimes think that they use -in a good way- this special bond of theirs to please the fans who dream about them as a couple (I don't go as far as saying that they do it for commercial reasons, don't flame me!)

6) I don't believe he 's as experimental or innovative as he thinks, or (since I'm in no position of knowing what he 's thinking) as other people think.Maybe in terms of mainstream pop/rock he is, but not in general. I have heard groups and artists that really "deserve" more to be referred to as such.

7) I love his guitar playing without giving a dime whether he will ever be named in the top 10 all time greatest and I never felt like defending that he is the best or comparing him to others (but then again, as I said, I 'm totally clueless when it come to that).

That's all, sorry for the long post!

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by elie

7) I love his guitar playing without giving a dime whether he will ever be named in the top 10 all time greatest and I never felt like defending that he is the best or comparing him to others...

Now THERE's what I was trying to get at earlier in the thread.

[Peestie]

Originally Posted by elie

1) I don't *hate* Not That Funny. I don't listen to it all the time, but I think I get the point and I think it is sort of smart.

I didn't realise that Not That Funny was so hated until I saw this post. I love it! One of my favourites off Tusk, or top 10 atleast since it's such a good album. I suppose I can see why people don't like it, but I think it's great.

[madformac]

Originally Posted by Peestie

I didn't realise that Not That Funny was so hated until I saw this post. I love it! One of my favourites off Tusk, or top 10 atleast since it's such a good album. I suppose I can see why people don't like it, but I think it's great.

I've always hated it although it is less painful live than the album version.

Funnily enough I love IKINW but hate NTF which is very strange.