Sincerity: Why Do We Ever Care?

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Mar 092010
 

Another long-suffering musician commits suicide, opening new opportunities to explore the signs of his downfall in his lyrics. An old music-scene friend whose deadpan humor was a set-up for truly good times passes through town and plays a last-minute show. Thomas Newman, brother of Randy [CLICK HERE to see that I’ve already been corrected about this blatant inaccuracy – it was noisy in the kitchen while I was trying to hear this interview the other day, sorry], is interviewed on NPR regarding his Oscar-nominated score for some movie, probably Up. Did you know Thomas Newman talks nothing like brother [CLICK HERE to see that I’ve already been corrected about this blatant inaccuracy – it was noisy in the kitchen while I was trying to hear this interview the other day, sorry] Randy?

We’ve long been aware of the pitfalls of the Sincerity Fallacy, but let’s face it: there are times now and then when even the most enlightened among us like a little sincerity.
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Constructing the Band With the Worst Collection of Gear Ever

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Mar 092010
 

In our recent RTH Confessional thread detailing Rock Crimes we’ve committed over the years, Townsman cherguevara confessed to owning and playing on stage a set of Simmons drums. Then he offered to organize a Simmons/Steinberger jam session.

We may be set with our aesthetically clueless band’s rhythm section, but can we construct a band with the (aesthetically) worst collection of gear ever? Please be specific, and feel free to provide links to the offending pieces of gear.

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Ace Frehley Ain’t No Coward (or Was That Dutch Courage?)

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Mar 092010
 

Word is that Ace Frehley takes umbrage with my characterization of him as the KISS member who most benefited from makeup. His people report that he especially objects to my insinuations that he was once the most cowardly member of the band.

To refute insinuations of Frehley’s timid place within KISS, we have been provided with video record of the band’s appearance on Tom Snyder‘s Tomorrow show, an appearance on which Ace showed the night owls of the world who had the biggest personality in rock’s most supersized band.

Note how Ace distracts from the serious legacy building that Gene Simmons was working to construct. You know Gene’s thinking it’s time to devise a new character/band member.
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RTH Confessional: Townspeople, Confess Your Rock Crimes

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Mar 082010
 

Let he who is without a Rock Crime record cast the first Rolling Stone!

Whether your personal Rock Crimes are big or small, we know you’ve committed at least one. If nothing else, you were born with original an Rock Crime. It’s time you ‘fess up and come clean with a Rock Crime you’ve committted. Those who confess and apologize will be granted immunity. Those who continue to run from The Truth will be suspects in the next sweep of the Nebraska Manhunt!

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Fire Up the Way-Back Machine to 1984: HSAS

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Mar 082010
 

How many bands has Sammy been in?

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Six degrees of separation got me to this YouTube performance of “A Whiter Shade of Pale”: Hagar Style.

Neil Schon has a pretty cool (if heavily ’80s processed) tone one this, even kinda does a “Little Wing” part at the beginning.

I just looked this up on Wikipedia and it looks like this live version was actually the single (they recorded two live shows, removed the crowd noise and used the tracks for their “studio” record).

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