tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post5402350880522646897..comments2010-08-17T14:19:39.286-07:00Comments on Out of the cradle endlessly rocking: 2/16/10 - Contra, Vampire WeekendCrozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769376137931478201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post-52951671359913139492010-04-09T12:45:53.944-07:002010-04-09T12:45:53.944-07:00Good post, I think Bob Dylan said it best:
"...Good post, I think Bob Dylan said it best: <br /><br />"An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he's at somewhere. You always have to realize that you're constantly in a state of becoming" <br /><br />I think the issue that artists confront is being a "one trick pony." I guess your point is, why not ride that trick out as long as possible? I think, going back to Dylan, that a real musician or artist wants to expand their taste and seek out new ground. It's why bands can find new audiences to appreciate their music, while keeping old fans along as well. While your point about AC/DC is well-taken, I am not sure their fan base was any different in 1990 as it was in 1970. <br /><br />Also, as for Wilco and Radiohead - harsh criticism for bands that I think had solid follow-ups (Ghost is Born, YHF, and Kid A and later In Rainbows). <br /><br />Ultimately, Vampire Weekend has capitalized on the thirst for indie-rock bands for people who want something uncomplicated. I'm not sure that sound has staying power, and certainly not if they can't get evolve any more than they have shown. That said, I'm fine appreciating them for what they are - a pop band masking as an indie group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093376432443324588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post-88290771085719700852010-03-02T09:53:47.031-08:002010-03-02T09:53:47.031-08:00ah! great post!
Keep em coming please--ah! great post!<br /><br />Keep em coming please--mike brotzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921339310108224919noreply@blogger.com