gdp's Comments

BeatCrave : Aerosmith Signs Deal With iTunes For Classic Catalog

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:30:05 +0000

good point, greg. i tend to agree with you about the dividing line. draw the line was spotty, but did have some very good tracks. rock in a hard place and night in the ruts had a moment here and there, but you are right when you say the first four albums really do represent the 'best' of the aerosmith legacy.

BeatCrave : Paul McCartney ‎Blames John Lennon For Beatles Split

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:34:22 +0000

again. my use of 'slamming' was probably ill-advised. but to say i specifically used the word to gain some kind of extra attention for my saturday post on a beatles/paul mccartney story is just plain wrong.

BeatCrave : Paul McCartney ‎Blames John Lennon For Beatles Split

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:22:49 +0000

you're right, drew. i think 'slamming' was not the best word i could have chosen.

The Sly Oyster | culture & entertainment on the sly : Miles Davis Biopic Poster

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:38:34 +0000

http://milesdavisonline.com/style/the-miles-davis...

BeatCrave : Bon Jovi Says Steve Jobs Is Killing The Music Business

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:29:19 +0000

i get your point c.k. and i get jon bon jovi's point as well. but for bon jovi to single out steve jobs for wrecking the beauty of music discovery/experience is ignorant. he might as well be a record exec still lamenting it's not 1978 and the music labels are an impenetrable fortress of power. those days are over! i have plenty of vinyl, and i have fond memories of staring at my copy of coltrane's 'blue train' or sly stone's 'there's a riot going on' for hours while the music played. but my music collection today is expanded and diversified because of folks like steve jobs. i can discover and enjoy a lot more music today than ever before. some of it is awful, some amazing. maybe the consumption process isn't as much fun, but it's right there for me. is bon jovi scared of technology? annoyed that fans are able to buy one song from the new bon jovi album because the rest of it sucks? i respect bon jovi's grief over a lost era of experiencing music, but until he yanks his band's catalog off itunes he should just think before he says something as silly as his comment about steve jobs.

Big Hollywood : The 10 Worst Winners In Oscar History

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:37:46 +0000

feel free to put gwyneth paltrow on the list anytime now. and speaking of liberal guilt. rermember the denzel/halle berry oscars? yikes! he is a great actor, but he should be holding the trophy for malcolm x, not training day (a terrific movie, but not oscar worthy). russell crowe was screwed that year. i love how 'a beautiful mind' wins all the big awards except best actor. i guess the idea of a hanks-ian repeat win just was too much for the academy to handle.

BeatCrave : Julianne Hough 'Is That So Wrong' Video Might Just Be, Well, So Wrong

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:32:36 +0000

she's nice to look at, which makes up for having to listen to the same ol' pop-meets-(kinda)-country music from a pretty blond girl. the video is about as naughty as a victoria's secret commercial. in fact, it's less naughty! i hope all the short-lived hoopla helps her album sales.

Big Hollywood : Gwyneth Paltrow So Desperate For Oscar She Goes 'Country Strong'

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:41:11 +0000

She's terribly overrated. Always has been.

Big Journalism : Would Rachel Maddow Rather Walk to Work?

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 04:12:00 +0000

she is worthless. goodnight.

Big Hollywood : 'Modern Family' Season One DVD Review: Promising Start to Popular Sitcom

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:54:27 +0000

The quasi-documentary aspect of the show is awful. It's unnecessary, and worse, does not work. With The Office, the documentary style feels right and works nicely within the confines of the ongoing story/stories, but when utilized by Modern Family it just gets in the way. I'm not saying the show isn't well-acted, or isn't funny, but the documentary technique is a bad idea.

BeatCrave : Rod Stewart Performing Live on HSN; Sinks to New Low

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 19:15:30 +0000

Hard to believe this guy was once the lead singer for The Faces. The Faces!

BeatCrave : Glee Cast Inexplicably Breaks The Beatles' Billboard Hot 100 Record

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:04:14 +0000

an asteroid should hit the earth right now and just get it over with.

BeatCrave : Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Announces 2011 Nominees

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:47:57 +0000

Rush not being on the list, or in the Hall already, is not even worth getting upset about anymore. It's a damn shame. As for the 2011 nominees: I think Tom Waits and J. Geils Band should be part of the next HOF class. But I'll just go ahead and assume they will get bumped for Donna Summer and Bon Jovi. Not saying Bon Jovi shouldn't be there. But not yet. Not yet.

BeatCrave : Glee Will Include Gwenyth Paltrow In New Season

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:19:11 +0000

i think it's super lame. i cannot stand gwyneth paltrow.i was going to give 'glee' a chance this season. but nope. not now. paltrow killed it.

BeatCrave : Lady Gaga On Her New Album: 'I've Baked A Cake With A Bitter Jelly'

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:04:33 +0000

i'm bitter. i'm bitter that gaga is still around and not already tossed into the trash heap of one-note pop artists who rode a brief wave of mediocrity using the playbook passed down by those artists who already did it - much better and more entertaining.

BeatCrave : The Faces Reuniting With Mick Hucknall On Vocals

Thu, 27 May 2010 15:46:48 +0000

hey louie- hucknall did a cover of 'debris' on the most recent simply red album, which sounded really good. the arrangement was not as rough and tumble as the original, but the vocals were solid.