In my opinion, Jim ranks right up there with the greats. Not just me, a lot of poetry fans.And neither did the Doors.
Whatever his poetic talents, he represented hippie self-indulgence in ways that never appealed to me.In my opinion, Jim ranks right up there with the greats. Not just me, a lot of poetry fans.
It gave the Doors a mystique, and Jim was a genius. The Lizard King
"The Negroes in the forest, brightly feathered
They are saying, forget the night
Live with us in forests of azure
Out here on the perimeter, there are no stars
Out here we is stoned, immaculate"
Brilliant stuff. He could write as well as Byron.
I'm really surprised you dont like Jim Foggy
I'm sure he could be an asshole, even to his own bandmates. But his talent is undeniable imo. I love poetry, especially Larkin, and Jim was up there with the best.Whatever his poetic talents, he represented hippie self-indulgence in ways that never appealed to me.
LOL I respectfully say you might be a tad harsh on this one Fog , just a tad mind you , I totally get where you are coming from but lifestyle and self indulgence aside Ray Manzarek a musicians , musician and married to the same woman for 46 years often says that Jim was a poet first and foremost a reluctant frontman for a band.And neither did the Doors.
Has to be a wind up.The Ramones - Never heard any of their stuff! be interested when the time comes, fashionable punk band and I would like to see what the fuss is about
Queen. Live Aid saved their arse.im sure they would be top 5 in most music polls
Good-looking lead singers of bands make a lot more money than poets, and get more, errr, “attention” too. He was a drunk Navy brat obviously smart and talented enough to become iconic and dead before he could slip into self-parody.LOL I respectfully say you might be a tad harsh on this one Fog , just a tad mind you , I totally get where you are coming from but lifestyle and self indulgence aside Ray Manzarek a musicians , musician and married to the same woman for 46 years often says that Jim was a poet first and foremost a reluctant frontman for a band.
Like Bill I love poetry done well and Jim had obvious talent in that area.
I find radiohead depressingI'm sure there are the Smiths fans who think that Radiohead are upbeat
Fair point on SA (though it was long ago). I liked News Of The World (especially the cover, and “It’s Late”, and “Sheer Heart Attack” which was PUNK FFS!) and several singles but a lot of their stuff was a smidge too kitschy for me.Queen. Live Aid saved their arse.
A band on their knees..... and yesterday's men. Then shown live around the world and their career was salvaged.
And the twats were forgiven for breaking the cultural boycott of South Africa (as were Status fucking Quo).
In fact... if Status Quo are in this list I shall resign as a Mod and delete my account from this forum.
Agreed and you don’t need 4 months — you can do pretty much their entire catalog in 4 hours.Has to be a wind up.
If not..... a 4 month ban is in order.... Then use that time to listen to The Ramones....