April 28, 2004
truth is stranger than fiction
Or, the musicologists that hang out on ryanadams.org (otherwise known as "the dot-org," to distinguish it from the steaming pile of useless officialness that is ryan-adams.com [hyphenated because of course some geek owns ryanadams.com and feels so tied to it they'd rather have a link at the top of their page sending everyone to ryan's official site than have to abdicate their domain name]) discuss the history of music:
ORIGINAL POST:
"RYAN STEALING FROM NIRVANA
The guitar part in I'M COMING OVER--"hey, wait, I gotta new complaint" from Nirvana in HEART-SHAPED BOX. try to deny it "
Response #1: "Oh please... *rolls eyes*"
OP: "listen to it"
#2: "...and of course Nirvana never nicked anything from The Pixies, Killing Joke, Black Sabbath, etc."
OP: "that's not the point. listen to it and quit hedging"
#3: "I'm not doubting you, I just don't see the point of bringing it up..."
OP: "I think it's COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RYAN stealing from the greatest rock band evah!"
#4: "Greatest rock band ever? I guess you are entitled to your opinion, but......
ummmm.... The Stones?"
#5: "and nirvana made a pretty good replacements album when they came out with nevermind..."
OP: "the stones can suck it. nirvana rocks"
#6: "aaawwww... struck a chord..."
OP: "i'm sorry, i really didn't mean that. :(
they dont suck but are no nirvana"