Weston Drury, Jnr. wrote:'dying man requests services of old whore for one last piddle'
Don't need the aged madam. Just ask the barkeep.
Weston Drury, Jnr. wrote:'dying man requests services of old whore for one last piddle'
Six String wrote:Oh, the Hoffman forum will be squealing like school girls.
Diamond Dog wrote:As a self-confessed Neil nut, I hoped upon hope that this wasn't true.
Sadly it is. I don;t see how he gains one single piece of anything good from the whole shabby experience.
The great man has lost his way.
Charlie O. wrote:pcqgod wrote:Weird. Will they play "Something So Strong" in concert now?
"History Never Repeats" might be more apt.
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
sloopjohnc wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:As a self-confessed Neil nut, I hoped upon hope that this wasn't true.
Sadly it is. I don;t see how he gains one single piece of anything good from the whole shabby experience.
The great man has lost his way.
I disagree. I wouldn't call it a good move, but I'd call it an interesting move. I'd like to see what he does with Mike Campbell, who really enhanced Tom Petty's songs and Christine McVie, another good songwriter.
Lindsey Buckingham has been pretty out critically well-received albums for years, probably sleeps on a mattress full of $1,000 bills and doesn't need the work, money or acclaim.
I'm looking forward to what comes out of this and I don't really give a shit about these things for the most part. I'm a Neil Finn fan, not an obsessive by any means, so I don't listen to his stuff with rose-colored ears. I don't think his recent stuff has been a patch on his Crowded House years and could give his songs new life.
Diamond Dog wrote:As a self-confessed Neil nut, I hoped upon hope that this wasn't true.
Sadly it is. I don;t see how he gains one single piece of anything good from the whole shabby experience.
The great man has lost his way.
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
Charlie O. wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:As a self-confessed Neil nut, I hoped upon hope that this wasn't true.
Sadly it is. I don;t see how he gains one single piece of anything good from the whole shabby experience.
I'm guessing that he's a long-time fan. So there's that.
I'm guessing, too, that he stands to make a a good bit of money (theoretically), and maybe even get his name known to a lot of people who otherwise might never have heard of him. So there's that.
While we're at it, I'm also guessing that he knows that this is probably a very temporary thing, so it's not going to put him off his creative endeavors for long, nor is it likely to seriously damage his credibility with most "Neil nuts".
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
bobzilla77 wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:As a self-confessed Neil nut, I hoped upon hope that this wasn't true.
Sadly it is. I don;t see how he gains one single piece of anything good from the whole shabby experience.
The great man has lost his way.
"Buttloads of money" might be seen as a good thing to gain, by certain people.
bobzilla77 wrote:I'm not a massive fan of either Finn or FM but, I don't begrudge the guy a chance to play some songs he likes for a few months, and make enough payload to fund the next five projects he really wants to do. I don't know anything about his finances but I would be willing to believe he is not "set for life" from his past work, still needs to work for a living.
Diamond Dog wrote:bobzilla77 wrote:I'm not a massive fan of either Finn or FM but, I don't begrudge the guy a chance to play some songs he likes for a few months, and make enough payload to fund the next five projects he really wants to do. I don't know anything about his finances but I would be willing to believe he is not "set for life" from his past work, still needs to work for a living.
I'm sure he does. But becoming a karaoke singer for a group who have been cashing in on their 70s/80s success for the best part of three decades? No, that's tacky. I've seen Neil on numerous occasions - I cannot once remember him referring to FM on stage, incorporating any of their songs into a setlist - even mention them in interviews. I may be wrong - I don't claim to be the oracle.
He's fine going to earn some dough - as long as he realises that, for the vast majority of his fans (and, yes, I've been looking at associated websites etc), this is a retrograde cash in that blows his artistic merit asunder.
Diamond Dog wrote:for the vast majority of his fans (and, yes, I've been looking at associated websites etc), this is a retrograde cash in that blows his artistic merit asunder.
Diamond Dog wrote:...it quite clearly hit the target with you and your nonce...
...a multitude of innuendo and hearsay...
...I'm producing facts here...
sneelock wrote:I think Tim got all the talent.
I'll get my coat.