"I didn't spend a year in the most expensive studio in England, with the most expensive producer in America, and the most expensive graphic designer in London to then give [the album] away. Fook that." (Manc phonetic adjustment mine)Aah, so that'd be a no then, Noel?
That's what I love about the Gallaghers. There's no pretense. They speak their minds, they speak their minds clearly, and they're utterly unconcerned with what others might think. They're just exactly who they are, and exactly who they want to be. They're possibly the most authentic and sincere people on the planet. :)
Here's hoping they'll dig out another cracker.
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I didn't spend years learning about computers, with the latest greatest technology, and the fastest internet connection I could find to buy the albums that I want to listen to. Fook that.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha. Uncle Noel says you're going straight to hell.
ReplyDeleteI think - although I would dread the prospect of explaining why to the dizzying intellect that is Noel - that their way of doing things will result in them getting fewer sales - and, more importantly, less exposure - than Radiohead's way.
ReplyDeleteStill, if the Gallaghers want to do things the way they were done back in the days when people actually looked forward to the next Oasis album, then that's their prerogative.
Although if they really want to achieve the same effect it might be quicker to do what The KLF did.
While they were at it, they could throw some Radiohead albums in.
And then maybe jump in themselves.
JJ
P.S. I like "She's Electric".
Or how about "I didn't spend a minute searching the net, finding a well-seeded torrent, and then opening it Transmission, to then go down a store and pay for it. Fook that."
ReplyDeleteWhich of course I'd never do as I have and always will pay for my Oasis CDs. Legalities aside, it's why I can't get into digital downloads, because then my CD collection would have gaping gaps! I didn't spend all these years building a CD collection to then render it incomplete with insubstantial digital albums! Fook that.
"Although if they really want to achieve the same effect it might be quicker to do what The KLF did."
ReplyDeleteWhat? Write a novelty song? Doctorin' the fookin' Tardis? I guess there are still Dr Who fans around who might be inclined to buy it, but I can't imagine it'd be a big winner for them.
PS: It is a good song, but I think they've got much better ones. And better albums than Morning Glory, too.
PPS: Oh, and last time I checked I... and... Noel and Liam were all looking forward to the new Oasis album, so that's three people, at least, which means your statement about such a thing being long gone is false.
PPPS: Was that money eventually revealed as fake? I remember the hoo ha now, but I can't remember what the outcome of it all was.
ReplyDeletePPPPS: Should Tardis be written in All Caps, or has the acronym become a word?
ReplyDeleteWhat? Write a novelty song? Doctorin' the fookin' Tardis? I guess there are still Dr Who fans around who might be inclined to buy it, ...
ReplyDeleteLet's have a look at the ever-reliable Wikipedia...
As of June 2008, Don't Believe the Truth has sold around 4 million copies worldwide.
10.57 million viewers in the UK alone watched this year's Doctor Who season finale.
... but I can't imagine it'd be a big winner for them.
I dunno kid, I can imagine it as quite a hit.
PS: It is a good song, but I think they've got much better ones. And better albums than Morning Glory, too.
Maybe, but that's the [only] one I like, so I thought I'd mention it in the interest of balance.
that's three people, at least, which means your statement about such a thing being long gone is false.
I bow to your superior pedantry and humbly request the substitution of 'the average pop music fan' for 'people'.
Having said that, my point was that Oasis' heyday coincided with the last time in music history that artists and record companies didn't have to worry about (legal or illegal) digital downloads.
So they've made their money under the old way, and unless their financial advisers display Jimmy Barnes levels of ineptitude, they're set for life.
Which is good, because - the way I see it - Radiohead's strategy is the one that will actually work for the next generation of record labels and bands.
As for the KLF, I was amazed to discover that the publicity stunt had its own Wikipedia entry. The consensus appears to be that it was genuine, but no-one knows for sure. Certainly if it was faked, they're keeping the joke going for an awfully long time...
Got your iPhone yet?
ReplyDeletePPPPS: Should Tardis be written in All Caps, or has the acronym become a word?
ReplyDeleteWithin the show - or more accurately within the books based on the show, since it is always pronounced the same way on screen - it is sometimes used as the name of the Doctor's craft, in which case it is italicised - Tardis - in the manner of a ship's name.
This usage occurs mainly books based on and set between 1960s episodes. Characters would refer to 'Tardis' or 'The Ship' in these episodes and books.
After the Time Lords were introduced in 1969 the usage changed and TARDIS was capitalised as an acronym. Characters would from then on refer to 'The TARDIS'; and time machines owned or used by other Time Lords would also be referred to as TARDISes.
This usage is also used in some books based on or set between 1960s episodes, but written after 1969.)
Very occasionally, 'T.A.R.D.I.S.' is capitalised with the full-stops interspersed.
Whichever of these is used for a particular book will generally be used consistently within that book.
However, to get around to actually answering your question: the word has escaped into the English language, and here it is generally treated as a proper noun - Tardis - or (less often) as a standard noun - tardis.
I also seem to recall that the blurb to first UK paperback edition of Greg Bear's novel Eon included the adjective 'Tardislike' to mean something bigger on the inside than the outside. Mercifully, I have never seen that usage since.
"I dunno kid, I can imagine it as quite a hit."
ReplyDeleteNice. I was of course being a smart bottom, but that's an astounding figure. And with a citation, too!
"I bow to your superior pedantry..."
Compliments will get you everywhere.
"...Jimmy Barnes levels of ineptitude..."
What's Jimmy been doing?
"The consensus appears to be that it was genuine, but no-one knows for sure."
Either way, I say they're wankers. Silly, smug tosspots banging on about needing to burn money as the only way to cease being conrolled by it. Here's an idea (and one that they identify, too): if you don't want to be controlled by money, give it away, and give it away to someone who can benefit from it in a way that no one will ever benefit from their self-indulgent crap.
"However, to get around to actually answering your question..."
ReplyDeleteAnd answer it you did. As expected. Tell me though, was that off the top of your head?