Re: DGM & the FAQL

[tiverson@xxxxxxx (Thor Iverson)]

>Au contraire, Pierre. DGM has been known to make some
>"big company-like" decisions, such as shedding acts
>that aren't moving product from their catalogue. For
>all his self-righteousness, Fripp's a businessman,
>too.

There's a difference between decisions of profitability and meddling with
artisitc vision, though.  To my knowledge, Fripp has _never_ meddled in
anyone else's vision.  In fact, he'd be horrified by such an action.
Witness, for instance, his angst over the design of _Thrak_.

>Hell, I'm convinced that most of the people on this
>list hate Led Zeppelin and are only fans by default
>because they're so jiggy over Jimmy Page.

Probably true.  We _do_ know that an awful lot of people don't like "all
that Indian crap" (as they so endearingly put it), and seem to enjoy only
ponderous riffmongering.  "Everybody goes YEEEEEEAAAAAH, *BASH*...."

>Easy, Tiger (see Timmy-kins? I call all the guys
>"Tiger" not just special types like you.) Let's judge
>Mr. Jones on what he's done lately. Hip arranger and
>producer for the likes of REM and Butthole Surfers.
>(Vinod's right - the BS album rocks the house) His
>string arrangements on Automatic for the People are
>sublime. I'm not a big Diamanda fan, but the music on
>Sporting Life is first rate. I'd say his recent work,
>plus his comments about the new album, should inspire
>positive anticipation from those on this list with an
>open mind. All five or six of us.

Collaboration and production and arranging are not the same thing as a solo
career, though.  He's still got to execute an artistic vision all by
himself.  It's a tough thing.  I wish him well, and I'm hopeful that it'll
be good, but I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude.

>Plus when you look back over Zep's catalogue, there's
>nary a clunker in the bunch when you review the songs
>that credit JPJ as a co-writer. Misty Mountain Hop,
>Trampled, No Quarter, SIBLY, etc., etc.

The key word is "co-writer."

>(shrug)  Oh well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens... if he does
>use the rune, hopefully someone will ask him the reasons behind it, because at
>least one of us is baffled.

Personally, I think he should use Plant's rune, just for spite...

Thor Iverson - tiverson@xxxxxxx
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