Gene Clark S/D, C/D

Scratch that, three threads.

I'm a better musician. Serious musicians and composers are not commercial I trained at the top music school in the US.. I'm a CREATIVE person. I am a vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist. I taught myself how to write music but I had extensive training. I sing advanced music and write advanced music. I can write simple music too. I need donations since the commercial world does not fund serious composers or serious musicians. I need assistance. All serious musicians do.

The Rolling Stones. To me they are no more than just overrated jerks who write melodically dead emotionally dry music. The most overrated band I know of, actually. The Rolling Stones receive way too much praise and credit for everything from influence to the quality of their hooks. I'd give them a one at best. That said, there are a bunch of Stones songs that I do like (even a couple that I love) and I can easily say Beggar's Banquet is a really good album, but for the most part they really leave me cold. Sorry, this is just how I feel.

You know what Rolling Stones song I love? Feel a Whole Lot Better. Oh wait. That was by the Byrds.

Nobody did rock and roll better than the Stones. Name them... you can't do it guys because they are rock and roll. Yeah yeah, they're for shit now but back in the day, they wrote the fucking rules. More classic tracks than I could list here but if you don't believe me, dig out Beggars Banquet and put Streetfighting Man on repeat and don't turn it off until you think to yourself "Hello."

never even knew this group existed:
http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1531
This is an amazing one-off performance of Flyte - a short-lived group featuring Chris Hillman and Gene Clark of the Byrds. These guys opened for Emmylou Harris in December 1982 and performed two sets of acoustic music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_w8ybyr0Xs

Where did I dig up that Stones quote from? Oh yeah, here: Rolling Stones: Classic or Dud

That Allison Anders Greta Garbo records blog refers to "The Keith Richards of Sweden."

I just got the second Dillard and Clark album and jesus fucking christ who is this singing on Corner Street Bar, that vocal is unbearable

seems pretty obvious it's gene.

trying to think of another song where he does something silly sounding like this...

Isn't it Dillard's girlfriend? Or is she only on "Rocky Top"?

corner street bar is gene doing a faux-british accent.

regrettable

all the byrds need to have at least one song where they sing terribly -- "mind gardens" anyone?

there is nothing good about Mind Gardens. I hate that song.

"Mind Gardens" is notoriously bad. But surely some contrarian ilxors must love it for that very reason.

omg that song

once, theyrerere was a garrr-den.

i love that on the "younger than yesterday" cd there's an additional version of everyone's favorite crosby song.

I especially love Triad. I love imagining Crosby with two women.

hahahah

heh that alternate mind gardens almost makes it into a tolerable song. almost. i'm not sure of the chronology but was crosby trying to do an incredible string band impersonation with this song? or did he invent the incredible string band right there, except that the ISB actually made that kind of thing great? or was he just totally high?????
triad is so good, i was as just listening to the version from 1970 w/ garcia. "you want to knoooooooooooow"

by 1970 that song sounds less like an invite to a groovy three way than a personal invitation to join the manson family

i actually think mind gardens is ok, nothing special but i don't hate it. triad is lovely but creepy.

I especially love Triad. I love imagining Crosby with two women.

http://www.details.com/images/culture-trends/critical-eye/201203/donor_history_resized/etheridge_crosby_harticle_embed2.jpg

because of the wang

have never understood why anyone would want David Crosby's genes

well he's somehow still alive, so that says something?

anyhoo back to gene, man, that song "for no one" on the white light demos is sooooo amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0oOna4l_ug

The versatility of his voice is amazing

Yes. The White Light Demos is essential Gene Clark. The version of White Light is superior to album.

he has an amazing voice.

Had

yeah

:(

Still does. He has an awesome country-rock duo with Gram up in heaven.

Let's die

but we don't have to, this is why god gives us skilled caricaturists.

The chorus of "Triad" should go: "Why can't I have two girlfriends?"

I got tickets to the No Other concert in New York

The chorus of "Triad" should go: "Why can't I have two girlfriends?"

"it would be groooooooooovy / for meeeee"

Another Crosby Byrds classic: Renaissance Fair. The concept of people dressed up as knights is such a mind blower, he thinks maybe he's dreaming.

Oh man, 'For No One'..

The death of Gene Clark: Saddest event in music history? Not necessarily the most important, and neither unexpected nor dramatic, just so fucking tragic how he spent 20 years quietly destroying himself. Townes Van Zandt's story, while partly unbearably dark, at least contains some light. I don't know of much to smile about in Clark's life post-Byrds. Except the music of course.

Saddest event in music history?

Not even close! At least he had success commercially and critically in his lifetime. And I'm sure he wasn't exactly poor for most of his adult life either.

I read the bio Mr. Tambourine Man. His adult life was not good. Especially bleak at the end with surgeries to remove most of his intestines and stomach. The real tragedy is what an asshole he became, how difficult he was. With the drinking and a lot of bitterness. One of those cases where you just with the right person got through to him, but it never happened.

There's no shortage of sad stories in the music business, let's be honest

You're right obviously. A tad hyperbolic on my part. But it fucking sad, nonetheless

Haven't read the book, is it good?

john einarson's bio is excellent.

with all the sad you want.

I have that book but have yet to read it. Maybe I'll start it now.