I've never been a Radiohead fan; It's down to my own protest of certain people I knew who were "too smart" for "dumb rock" and would use them like a weapon of sorts.
But you've painted picture that I feel I need to visit. An exhilarating performance is an exhilarating performance!
Also, England always had us on the music shows (Europe in general really with Beat Club / Musikladen, Rock Palast, AVRO's Top Pop, and whetever the hell was going on at Madrid's La Eded de Oro performances in the 80s on channel TVE!). I use to do these video screenings of televised performances, and it just blows me away how much more variety was presented there than in the US—and particularly how COOL music played such a part of British life and identity.
Unfortunately, fans, and academics, can be the worst gatekeepers. I have similar issues with the academization of visual art (probably because I am also an art educator).
For me, if art is honest, speaks to its audience, and creates something very new, the direction it takes is irrelevant. Whether it's the "what you see is what you get" of Frank Stella, the raw four-minute simplicity of The Stooges in 'Loose,' or something as textural, layered, complex, and multifaceted as Radiohead or Picasso's 'Guernica'.
It all holds value.
One doesn't have to overthink art, but it should always be about the idea, and how you approach and execute that idea will be the artist's decision. However, I firmly believe that art should never be driven by financial gain, as that does compromise its honesty, the idea, and the artist's authentic voice.
Nicely recalled and recreated, Michael. Amazing to think it was so long ago. I'm also constantly surprised just how long that TV show has been running, and I have some vivid memories from it too.
Thanks, Richard. I miss those music shows that I used to watch all the time when I lived in England. Jools was always the king of music, but even the chaotic post-pub craziness of The Tube, The Word, and Chris Evans' TFI Friday were fun. I also remember a music show called The White Room that ran around that time. And, of course, the great Classic Albums series. The US has nothing that comes remotely close to these shows.
I've never been a Radiohead fan; It's down to my own protest of certain people I knew who were "too smart" for "dumb rock" and would use them like a weapon of sorts.
But you've painted picture that I feel I need to visit. An exhilarating performance is an exhilarating performance!
Also, England always had us on the music shows (Europe in general really with Beat Club / Musikladen, Rock Palast, AVRO's Top Pop, and whetever the hell was going on at Madrid's La Eded de Oro performances in the 80s on channel TVE!). I use to do these video screenings of televised performances, and it just blows me away how much more variety was presented there than in the US—and particularly how COOL music played such a part of British life and identity.
I think that is a fair comment, Jamie.
Unfortunately, fans, and academics, can be the worst gatekeepers. I have similar issues with the academization of visual art (probably because I am also an art educator).
For me, if art is honest, speaks to its audience, and creates something very new, the direction it takes is irrelevant. Whether it's the "what you see is what you get" of Frank Stella, the raw four-minute simplicity of The Stooges in 'Loose,' or something as textural, layered, complex, and multifaceted as Radiohead or Picasso's 'Guernica'.
It all holds value.
One doesn't have to overthink art, but it should always be about the idea, and how you approach and execute that idea will be the artist's decision. However, I firmly believe that art should never be driven by financial gain, as that does compromise its honesty, the idea, and the artist's authentic voice.
Nicely recalled and recreated, Michael. Amazing to think it was so long ago. I'm also constantly surprised just how long that TV show has been running, and I have some vivid memories from it too.
Thanks, Richard. I miss those music shows that I used to watch all the time when I lived in England. Jools was always the king of music, but even the chaotic post-pub craziness of The Tube, The Word, and Chris Evans' TFI Friday were fun. I also remember a music show called The White Room that ran around that time. And, of course, the great Classic Albums series. The US has nothing that comes remotely close to these shows.