tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20694737.post114270732640374912..comments2023-07-29T11:47:40.979+01:00Comments on Miscellany: Lies, My Latest Novel and Guns and RosesJames MacLarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15391729705650231960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20694737.post-1143076912712907022006-03-23T01:21:00.000+00:002006-03-23T01:21:00.000+00:00Appetite For Destruction was one of those albums t...Appetite For Destruction was one of those albums that suffered from the post-Nevermind purge of my record collection. I've since bought a copy on CD and still love it. You're right, of course, that 'It's So Easy' and (to a lesser extent) 'Mr Brownstone' are puerile, but they fit in perfectly. As an album it's a near-masterpiece. I must confess to getting a bit sick of hearing 'Sweet Child O' Mine' in student clubs, though - usually in the midst of a three or four song rock medley before a return to the cheese...<BR/><BR/>On another note, cheers for the link. Have you checked out The Art Of Noise yet? http://the-art-of-noise.blogspot.com It might well be up your street. If you'd be interested in getting involved with the A-Z Of Music feature we've got running there (we're up to P in a fortnight's time), then drop me an email (silentwordsspeakloudestAThotmail.com) and I'll add you to the mailing list.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008553685046831301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20694737.post-1142769313302583392006-03-19T11:55:00.000+00:002006-03-19T11:55:00.000+00:00I totally get what you are saying. I think that th...I totally get what you are saying. I think that there are several bands/artists who fall into that category. I think that GnR have had the same effect, but in reverse.<BR/><BR/>I was so surprised at how much I didn't like it. I think I imagined that the nostalgia would have tempered that response. I was very very wrong...James MacLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391729705650231960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20694737.post-1142731328157301412006-03-19T01:22:00.000+00:002006-03-19T01:22:00.000+00:00I think the fact that I was 16 when i discovered G...I think the fact that I was 16 when i discovered G n R has tempered my view on them for all time and I'll never be able to be properly detached enough to comment - they are stupid, and I hardly ever listen to them, but I always grin when I do...paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408956559187331846noreply@blogger.com