Music as response to music criticism...c/d?

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I was reading on old Jim O'Rourke interview circa-"Eureka" where he talks about recording music in order to confuse an audience who already expect to be confused. He mentions how the opening of the album was intended to fool people into thinking it was "Bad Timing 2". In retrospect, this is the first time that I have listed to "Insignificance" as a response to criticism of "Eureka" and "Halfway To A Threeway" (apparently US reviews didn't "get" either).
I can't really say this brings anything new to the experience, but are intentions like these justified? Does anyone really care about this stuff?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)

D'ya think that maybe Jim was joking?

― hstencil, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

No, he's not.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't recall Jim O'Rourke EVER joking.

Intentions shmintentions. What it sounds like coming out of the speakers, that's all there is.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't recall Jim O'Rourke EVER joking.

You have clearly never seen him live, then.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I saw him on the Eureka tour with Nobukazu Takemura and he played acoustic the entire time (ivor cutler, thunderclap newman, etc.), only turning on his laptop to live-sample/edit the guitar parts to make "eureka" and then played it for about 15 minutes until it got so loud and bombastic it sent people hurrying to the exits.

― gygax!, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:28 (twenty-three years ago)

But did he tell jokes in-between songs? Was he joking, ever?

― hstencil, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:29 (twenty-three years ago)

"Fuck you, clown!"

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:31 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.terrascope.org/terra_BQ.html

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Meeez-duh rye-hee-daahhhh...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

The terrascope link above includes the line "Jim O'Rourke told the funniest version of the clown joke I have ever heard".

Can somebody tell me the joke?

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

never mind, I found it (you had to be there)

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=The%20%22Fuck%20You%2C%20Clown!%22%20Story

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 20:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes! Forget O'Rourke! The clown joke is from MARS!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 21:21 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm currently designing a building in response to the ballet that some guy composed about my last building. should be a hoot!

― duane (lucylurex), Wednesday, 18 December 2002 00:15 (twenty-three years ago)

no jokes, just really nervous, very anal about being in tune, had a maraca taped to his foot which he used for percussion.

― gygax!, Wednesday, 18 December 2002 00:34 (twenty-three years ago)

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