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2008-10-19 Fifth Column

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Posted by Steve White 2008-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Mister ~~Idiot~~ Adams, get over yourself.

We. Don't. Give. A. Shit. About. You.

Or any other pretentious asshole.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-19 00:36|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-10-19 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Either John Adams is lying about his victimitude via the US Goverenment, or the US Government really sucks at the oppression thing.

Posted by badanov 2008-10-19 01:25|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2008-10-19 01:25|| Front Page Top

#3 That's some seriously fine tag team inline there, boys!

I take some small comfort in the knowledge that people will still be enjoying the music of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelsohn, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, and a host of other greats, long after anything this bozo wrote has crumbled to dust.

Posted by PBMcL 2008-10-19 01:50|| 2008-10-19 01:50|| Front Page Top

#4 '9/11 was a very glamorous event,' he said

"Even more fun to stage than the cannon in the 1812 Overture or one of the operatic spectacles with real horses and horse poop. I just love watching the coloraturas trying to avoid stepping in it while they emote their arias," Mr.Adams added, peeking over his shoulder to make sure the CIA weren't listening. "But," he added, "watching them try to sing while bodies float down like confetti around them is even better... in an ironic sense, of course."

Mr. Adams really is a stereotype, poor man.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-19 09:03|| 2008-10-19 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I had to listen to "Doctor Atomic" when it premiered on the Met Radio broadcast, and I was still working the Saturday shift at KPAC-San Antonio. Ye gods, what a pretentious, egotistical pile of s**t.
Like creator, like creation, I guess. "Doctor Atomic" sucked all the way up to eleven. (obscure Spinal Tap reference)

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2008-10-19 09:32|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2008-10-19 09:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Check it out, PetRock Treelawnee's got his leftist head tilt factor up to nearly 45 degrees!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/presenters/petroc_trelawny.shtml

Posted by Parabellum 2008-10-19 10:17|| 2008-10-19 10:17|| Front Page Top

#7 To 20 Tag-team inline.
I call Classic

Posted by .5MT 2008-10-19 10:18|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-10-19 10:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Damn I just re-read TDubyas comment.

It can only be described as

Posted by .5MT 2008-10-19 10:21|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-10-19 10:21|| Front Page Top

#9 As a classically trained musician, I say #3 PBMcL hits the nail on the head. John Adams is nothing but a poseur.

Posted by WolfDog 2008-10-19 10:42|| 2008-10-19 10:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Sounds like a candidate for a tinfoil hat.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-10-19 11:01|| 2008-10-19 11:01|| Front Page Top

#11 After reading this, I suddenly feel the urge to give someone I've never met a good kick in the ass. And a couple extra on behalf of a certain old guy in a wheel chair.

Most excellent in-line snark, btw.

Posted by SteveS 2008-10-19 12:14|| 2008-10-19 12:14|| Front Page Top

#12 I am a fan of classical music. Adams, in comparison to other composers of the last 50 years is more listenable. Adams' "Harmonilehre" is an example of modern classical symphonic music. That being said, we all must remember that like 90% of all people in the arts and entertainment comminity he is a lefty loon. An apolitical symphonic work like "Harmonilehre" will be what he will be rememberd for. These kinds of things regarding his personal life (paranoia) will be left to the analysis of wonkish musicologists.

There are those who write "serious" music who are not loony like me (I write music). I am troubled by the onesided left that seems to permeate the arts.

Upon the Approach to the Event Horizon is one of my works.

Posted by BigEd 2008-10-19 12:43|| 2008-10-19 12:43|| Front Page Top

#13 On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets:
An Empirical Study

If you listen to enough minimalist "music," (Philip Glass, John Adams) you too will become paranoid.

Posted by SR-71">SR-71 2008-10-19 16:24|| 2008-10-19 16:24|| Front Page Top

#14 On another classical composer note, the new AC/DC CD comes out next week. A lot more listenable and less pretentious in all ways ;-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-19 16:59|| 2008-10-19 16:59|| Front Page Top

#15 Neat music, BigEd. Thanks for the link.

Posted by lotp 2008-10-19 17:24|| 2008-10-19 17:24|| Front Page Top

#16 Adams, in comparison to other composers of the last 50 years is more listenable.

faint praise.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-19 17:28|| 2008-10-19 17:28|| Front Page Top

#17 Faint praise, true. I actually like his "The Chairman Dances." I can't think of anything else of his I've heard that I can endure, though.

Posted by James">James 2008-10-19 18:23|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-10-19 18:23|| Front Page Top

#18 Another mentally ill Marxist musical masturbator existing on grant money left by rich dead white capitalists from foundations taken over by Red Diaper babies to fund the destruction of the system with the capital these men left behind. One of the best things that could be done for American is to legislate that all foundation funds must be spent in 10 years and then dissolved.

The real composers live in Nashville and sell their music by the millions.

Posted by ed 2008-10-19 19:21|| 2008-10-19 19:21|| Front Page Top

#19 ...his 2005 opera Doctor Atomic has its New York premiere at the Metropolitan Opera tomorrow, in a production directed by British film-maker Penny Woolcock.

Some persecution - the a**hole is still composing and having opera premiers. He ought to have experienced what Shostakovich experienced under Stalin to know what real persecution is.

Pu**y.

Posted by Greack Trotsky8406 2008-10-19 19:40|| 2008-10-19 19:40|| Front Page Top

#20 These fellas are AC/DC's putative replacement.

They're pretty good.

Posted by badanov 2008-10-19 20:40|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2008-10-19 20:40|| Front Page Top

#21 pretty good licks, Bad, but they don't yet have the charisma/road chops that Bon Scott/Brian Johnson and the Young Bros. have. Thetrademark camp and attitude of AC/DC has always been part of their fun, and at age 49, if they tour, I'll be there ;-)

for some reason, I always missed their tours. Not this time

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-19 20:48|| 2008-10-19 20:48|| Front Page Top

#22 AC/DC was my first concert in 1986...

BTW - as for Mr. Adams, I hear no one composes like him...no one even tries (another obscure TAP reference...)

Posted by Flitch the Imposter aka Broadhead6 2008-10-19 22:52|| 2008-10-19 22:52|| Front Page Top

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