Comments on: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I used to feel fine http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/ the internet literature magazine blog of the future Wed, 23 May 2012 13:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-32564 jeff Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:39:47 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-32564 fame isnt 'so bad', its just the end of a road. once you get there, what's left? the roots of creativity are far in the past, and so much of life has been explored already that i think you reach into areas that a weird, just in hopes of finding something new. fame isnt ‘so bad’, its just the end of a road. once you get there, what’s left? the roots of creativity are far in the past, and so much of life has been explored already that i think you reach into areas that a weird, just in hopes of finding something new.

]]> By: jeff http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-107060 jeff Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:39:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-107060 fame isnt 'so bad', its just the end of a road. once you get there, what's left? the roots of creativity are far in the past, and so much of life has been explored already that i think you reach into areas that a weird, just in hopes of finding something new. fame isnt ‘so bad’, its just the end of a road. once you get there, what’s left? the roots of creativity are far in the past, and so much of life has been explored already that i think you reach into areas that a weird, just in hopes of finding something new.

]]> By: HTMLGIANT / Possible texts from David Byrne http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-18722 HTMLGIANT / Possible texts from David Byrne Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:28:29 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-18722 [...] guess now is the time to give a “shout out” to David Bryne, who unlike other heros, remain enthralled with the — um — enthralling world around them. What’s [...] [...] guess now is the time to give a “shout out” to David Bryne, who unlike other heros, remain enthralled with the — um — enthralling world around them. What’s [...]

]]> By: Patti http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-14896 Patti Thu, 07 May 2009 17:45:28 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-14896 and marlon brando got fat don't forget that. take that geniuses. the internet is all up in your face and what are you going to do about it. and marlon brando got fat don’t forget that. take that geniuses. the internet is all up in your face and what are you going to do about it.

]]> By: Patti http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-107059 Patti Thu, 07 May 2009 17:45:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-107059 and marlon brando got fat don't forget that. take that geniuses. the internet is all up in your face and what are you going to do about it. and marlon brando got fat don’t forget that. take that geniuses. the internet is all up in your face and what are you going to do about it.

]]> By: pr http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-14895 pr Thu, 07 May 2009 17:15:40 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-14895 I like Paul Westerberg better now- better and in a different way- than when he was with The Replacements. I like Paul Westerberg better now- better and in a different way- than when he was with The Replacements.

]]> By: Mark Doten http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-14878 Mark Doten Thu, 07 May 2009 15:06:48 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-14878 Dylan, the Mekons and Mission of Burma are some other oldsters still doing great work-- indeed, with the Mekons, I love their last album as much as any of their earlier stuff (and they certainly reached some towering heights earlier in their career). RE: REM, I don't agree. Yes, from Chronic Town to Fables is a stretch of weird genius that I truly love, and they'll never replicate it (the SOUND of those albums is just from another planet). However, I really also think the trio Automatic/Monster/New Adventures is great, and the subsequent albums have had, at the very minimum, some excellentsongs. Yes, Around The Sun is the weakest album in their catalog. And Michael Stipe's lyrics are sometimes -- a la "Leaving New York" -- very "on the nose," or "Hallmarky" or what have you (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, IMHO). But he's capable of some great lines. Check out the wordplay below from "Horse to Water" from the last album, which when you hear the song has this crazy propulsive to it -- and the last line is a killer. You're only as big as your battles. Rattle my cage with your shadow. I'm a bantamweight with a mouth full of feathers, Don't you know that what comes around goes around? Don't darken my doorstep again, You're mixing up living with tchin-tchin, You're mixing up lose with win-win, You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown. Dylan, the Mekons and Mission of Burma are some other oldsters still doing great work– indeed, with the Mekons, I love their last album as much as any of their earlier stuff (and they certainly reached some towering heights earlier in their career).

RE: REM, I don’t agree. Yes, from Chronic Town to Fables is a stretch of weird genius that I truly love, and they’ll never replicate it (the SOUND of those albums is just from another planet). However, I really also think the trio Automatic/Monster/New Adventures is great, and the subsequent albums have had, at the very minimum, some excellentsongs.

Yes, Around The Sun is the weakest album in their catalog. And Michael Stipe’s lyrics are sometimes — a la “Leaving New York” — very “on the nose,” or “Hallmarky” or what have you (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t, IMHO).

But he’s capable of some great lines. Check out the wordplay below from “Horse to Water” from the last album, which when you hear the song has this crazy propulsive to it — and the last line is a killer.

You’re only as big as your battles.
Rattle my cage with your shadow.
I’m a bantamweight with a mouth full of feathers,
Don’t you know that what comes around goes around?

Don’t darken my doorstep again,
You’re mixing up living with tchin-tchin,
You’re mixing up lose with win-win,
You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown.

]]> By: Mark Doten http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-107058 Mark Doten Thu, 07 May 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-107058 Dylan, the Mekons and Mission of Burma are some other oldsters still doing great work-- indeed, with the Mekons, I love their last album as much as any of their earlier stuff (and they certainly reached some towering heights earlier in their career). RE: REM, I don't agree. Yes, from Chronic Town to Fables is a stretch of weird genius that I truly love, and they'll never replicate it (the SOUND of those albums is just from another planet). However, I really also think the trio Automatic/Monster/New Adventures is great, and the subsequent albums have had, at the very minimum, some excellentsongs. Yes, Around The Sun is the weakest album in their catalog. And Michael Stipe's lyrics are sometimes -- a la "Leaving New York" -- very "on the nose," or "Hallmarky" or what have you (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, IMHO). But he's capable of some great lines. Check out the wordplay below from "Horse to Water" from the last album, which when you hear the song has this crazy propulsive to it -- and the last line is a killer. You're only as big as your battles. Rattle my cage with your shadow. I'm a bantamweight with a mouth full of feathers, Don't you know that what comes around goes around? Don't darken my doorstep again, You're mixing up living with tchin-tchin, You're mixing up lose with win-win, You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown. Dylan, the Mekons and Mission of Burma are some other oldsters still doing great work– indeed, with the Mekons, I love their last album as much as any of their earlier stuff (and they certainly reached some towering heights earlier in their career).

RE: REM, I don’t agree. Yes, from Chronic Town to Fables is a stretch of weird genius that I truly love, and they’ll never replicate it (the SOUND of those albums is just from another planet). However, I really also think the trio Automatic/Monster/New Adventures is great, and the subsequent albums have had, at the very minimum, some excellentsongs.

Yes, Around The Sun is the weakest album in their catalog. And Michael Stipe’s lyrics are sometimes — a la “Leaving New York” — very “on the nose,” or “Hallmarky” or what have you (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t, IMHO).

But he’s capable of some great lines. Check out the wordplay below from “Horse to Water” from the last album, which when you hear the song has this crazy propulsive to it — and the last line is a killer.

You’re only as big as your battles.
Rattle my cage with your shadow.
I’m a bantamweight with a mouth full of feathers,
Don’t you know that what comes around goes around?

Don’t darken my doorstep again,
You’re mixing up living with tchin-tchin,
You’re mixing up lose with win-win,
You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown.

]]> By: james yeh http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-14862 james yeh Thu, 07 May 2009 04:04:34 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-14862 you're welcome! i love that piece. there's a lecture you can find by googling of him comparing the eagles and fleetwood mac in the same way. fascinating. you’re welcome! i love that piece. there’s a lecture you can find by googling of him comparing the eagles and fleetwood mac in the same way. fascinating.

]]> By: james yeh http://htmlgiant.com/author-spotlight/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-used-to-feel-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-107057 james yeh Thu, 07 May 2009 04:04:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=8752#comment-107057 you're welcome! i love that piece. there's a lecture you can find by googling of him comparing the eagles and fleetwood mac in the same way. fascinating. you’re welcome! i love that piece. there’s a lecture you can find by googling of him comparing the eagles and fleetwood mac in the same way. fascinating.

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