“Don’t waste the time. Time is the final currency. Not money, not power - it’s time.”
David Crosby
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The preservation of music in records reminds one of canned food. —Theodor W. Adorno
Since A) Blissblog isn't set up for comments and B) I don't think my thoughts warrant an entire email, I'm gonna drop off my very late two cents to your (excellent) Crosby obit here:
ReplyDelete'Why' as unintentional proto-feminism based in 'intuitive songwriting impulse' - yes, and Dylan's 'Tears of Rage' works on a similar principle, casting the irrational, controlling, but genuinely hurt patriarch against the daughter pushing against him
'Triad' - the 'sister lovers' bit comes from Heinlein rather than Brigham Young, but that hardly makes it better; the Airplane version complicates it interestingly with Slick's female vocals, but I'm still not crazy about it - subject matter aside, it's a little too pat
Crosby's non-rock fandom - this was always the root of both old-school rock critics' and punk-and-after's animus against him, but once you get past the assumption that electric guitars should inherently rock, it's one of his most interesting facets - taking the texture of amplification/electronics and blending it into acoustic forms, rather than the initial 'Trad. with a backbeat' school of folk-rock (not that there's anything wrong with that)
Possible ISB connection - it's entirely possible; there was a fairly substantial crossover between US and UK folk-rock then, which tended to get obscured later (when Garcia was asked if the Dead's incorporation of acoustic sets into their late 69/70 shows was inspired by the Band, he replied that it was more so by playing bills alongside Pentangle)
I wish I could work out to activate the comments section on Blissblog! But I can put this comment at the end of the blogpost if you like.
DeleteI'm fine either way, but thanks for the consideration!
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