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Music Radiohead Rorschach, An innocent fifth grader's picture is worth a thousand-word critical analysis.,By Rob Harvilla
by crankymessiah at 9:52 am EDT, Sep 19, 2003 |
] It is no longer possible to have an original opinion on
] Radiohead.
]
] You've absorbed the deified albums, quarreled over the
] rock critic pontifications, frowned at the guarded,
] combative interviews. Thom Yorke's ugly-stick-beaten mug
] has peered at you from the pages of every magazine known
] to man; his every word and every note has ignited its own
] individual Internet flame war. Mass media has bombarded
] us with Radiohead critique, rendering us unable to
] generate an unfiltered opinion of our own.
]
] When you listen to Radiohead, you're no longer actually
] listening to Radiohead -- you're listening to everyone's
] opinion about Radiohead. It's impossible to separate what
] you hear from what you've read. You are betrayed by what
] you know, and you know way too much.
]
] Thus, in order to solicit an honest, undiluted opinion
] about Radiohead, you'd have to find the proverbial People
] Living Under Rocks. As People Living Under Rocks are
] unavailable, let's use fifth graders.
]
] Specifically, Mitsi Kato's fifth-grade class at Roosevelt
] Elementary in San Leandro. |
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RE: Music Radiohead Rorschach, An innocent fifth grader's picture is worth a thousand-word critical analysis.,By Rob Harvilla The Alternative East Bay, Oakland connection for events, event listings, music reviews, CD reviews, and all of the latest alternative news from the East Bay, Oakland area.
by flynn23 at 11:08 am EDT, Sep 19, 2003 |
crankymessiah wrote:
] ] It is no longer possible to have an original opinion on
] ] Radiohead.
] ]
] ] You've absorbed the deified albums, quarreled over the
] ] rock critic pontifications, frowned at the guarded,
] ] combative interviews. Thom Yorke's ugly-stick-beaten mug
] ] has peered at you from the pages of every magazine known
] ] to man; his every word and every note has ignited its own
] ] individual Internet flame war. Mass media has bombarded
] ] us with Radiohead critique, rendering us unable to
] ] generate an unfiltered opinion of our own.
] ]
] ] When you listen to Radiohead, you're no longer actually
] ] listening to Radiohead -- you're listening to everyone's
] ] opinion about Radiohead. It's impossible to separate what
] ] you hear from what you've read. You are betrayed by what
] ] you know, and you know way too much.
] ]
] ] Thus, in order to solicit an honest, undiluted opinion
] ] about Radiohead, you'd have to find the proverbial People
] ] Living Under Rocks. As People Living Under Rocks are
] ] unavailable, let's use fifth graders.
] ]
] ] Specifically, Mitsi Kato's fifth-grade class at Roosevelt
] ] Elementary in San Leandro. awesome. |
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RE: Music Radiohead Rorschach, An innocent fifth grader's picture is worth a thousand-word critical analysis.,By Rob Harvilla
by logickal at 1:09 pm EDT, Sep 19, 2003 |
crankymessiah wrote: ] ] Thus, in order to solicit an honest, undiluted opinion
] ] about Radiohead, you'd have to find the proverbial People
] ] Living Under Rocks. As People Living Under Rocks are
] ] unavailable, let's use fifth graders.
] ]
] ] Specifically, Mitsi Kato's fifth-grade class at Roosevelt
] ] Elementary in San Leandro. Well, no one can say that Radiohead don't get their message across. |
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