tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post5826183693009142045..comments2024-03-28T07:27:42.810-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: And He WasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-13406911673382269532009-01-23T09:01:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:01:00.000-08:00Fair enough.Thanks for readingFair enough.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for readingSal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-28310934198523492312009-01-23T08:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:59:00.000-08:00I think you're right: I think David Byrne fans (I'...I think you're right: I think David Byrne fans (I'm not counting myself as a hardcore fan b.t.w.) would rather hear the "older", Talking Heads songs, but that's not the point: if he doesn't want ot play them anymore, then that's his prerogative. Nobody is forcing nobody to go to his concerts, it;s all free will. I understand fans will be disappointed, and that's too bad, but it is what it is. <BR/><BR/>And as for the link you provided: I actually would have liked to see that ;-). David Byrne has just kept growing from a "simple" musician into a full grown artist. Some people have kept up, some people have chosen to focus on his music, some people have given up on him. No good or bad here or there, just the way things go with almost every artist.<BR/><BR/>Nothing new under the sun, nothing to be upset about.<BR/><BR/>I think we agree on some things, and we continue to disagree on some others: you seem to think an artist has a responsibility towards his fans, I think he only has a responsibility towards himself (and his fricking muse).smartYodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603295756279898886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-35366238791326359902009-01-23T08:22:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:22:00.000-08:00Look, "self-absorbed boob" had a nice ring to it. ...Look, "self-absorbed boob" had a nice ring to it. If I hurt David's or your feelings, I apologize. <BR/><BR/>As for this--"If they don't want to play their back catalog, then they shouldn't"--I agree to some extent. <BR/>I'm with you on never having to hear "Pump It Up" again. But it's less about that, and more about having some responsibility and respect for your fans. Do you believe the majority of Byrne fans prefer hearing "The Forest," or "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" or even the most accessible of his solo work, "David Byrne" or "Feelings" over the material that got him here in the first place? I'm not saying, "play the hits and nothing else." I don't even think a Heads reunion is really the answer. I just know when I see things like this-<BR/><BR/>http://gothamist.com/2008/05/06/david_byrne_pla.php<BR/><BR/>I think, "self-absorbed boob."Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-91988541394544325402009-01-23T08:10:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:10:00.000-08:00If they don't want to play their back catalog, the...If they don't want to play their back catalog, then they shouldn't. It's their own muse they should follow. If Costello wants to play his old songs, that's also fine with me (although I would actually pay money to never have to hear Pump It Up live again). But to call someone "a self-absorbed boob" just because he or she chooses a path different then you would like him or her to take, is absurd. People have no inherit right to hear artists play their old songs live.<BR/>If those artists don't like their old songs anymore, why should they keep playing them?smartYodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603295756279898886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-2879706828156983992009-01-23T08:03:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:03:00.000-08:00Costello ventured into other musical waters in ADD...Costello ventured into other musical waters in ADDITION to staying true to his fans. David Byrne, like Joe Jackson and recently Todd Rundgren actually get angry and belligerent when asked about their early work or "hits."<BR/><BR/>Costello may do a record of jazz-inspired originals or a classical piece based on love letters, but he never abandons his deep catalogue live, as opposed to aforementioned trio who go out of their way to NOT play what the fans paid to hear.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-29800731626949304482009-01-23T07:01:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:01:00.000-08:00That is nonsense. An artist should do whatever he ...That is <B>nonsense</B>. An artist should do whatever he feels he has to do, with no thought to what the fan thinks. Fans always want the same stuff the artist became famous for. You can't just forever keep making the same music. Case in point: Elvis Costello. A lot of fans would still want him to make ten more CD's of "This Year's Model"-songs, but he has done whatever he wanted to do, and he's made some great music because of it.smartYodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603295756279898886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-66634284044528147982009-01-20T10:10:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:10:00.000-08:00Whenever a musician abandons the work that got him...Whenever a musician abandons the work that got him famous in the first place, he also abandons and alienates his fans. Yes, there have been some very worthy solo Byrne projects, but when the majority of your less famous, less accessible work exceeds the work your fans became fans of in the first place, you're no longer interesting, you're just a self-absorbed boob.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22996070982662224452009-01-20T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-20T08:38:00.000-08:00Talking Heads reached their creative conclusion, s...Talking Heads reached their creative conclusion, so what's wrong with Byrne doing his solo stuff? He founded a cool label and puttered around. Better than seeing Talking Heads churn 'em out a la Rolling Stones. Mind you, I'm up for a reunion tour. I like his idea (I know lots of teachers and none of them are overpaid) AND the Broadway as pedestrian walkway. At the very least, Times Square for four blocks around it should be a pedestrian zone. No cars ever should drive through there unless the driver is an idiot so why allow any?Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.com