(no subject)

OK, so the "More Human than Human" thing I was talking about yesterday was that some people find that song quite sexy. A few months ago I was talking with a friend who said that "More Human than Human" reminded her of sex--to the extent that it actually sounded like sex. I thought it was pretty strange because I'd never associated White Zombie with anything remotely sexy. But yesterday I was re-reading Fargo Rock City for some reason, and Chuck Klosterman had this to say: "So what makes for a good sex song? That depends on whom you ask. I recall having a heated argument with a woman over what made for better sex music: White Zombie or Yanni. In my mind, 'More Human Than Human' is very sexy; I actually think it sounds like sex."

Strange. Maybe that explains all the woo girls in attendance at the White Zombie show I saw in '94.

One of the reasons I picked up Fargo Rock City again was to see if it would bug me as much as the first time I read it. And the answer is yes. The worst part about the book is that the author is laboring under the misconception that Warrant, Def Leppard, Faster Pussycat, and Poison are metal bands. To me, they're just not. (I guess Def Leppard mighta been for a few minutes.) Also, he doesn't seem to get real metal. For instance, he talks about how Iron Maiden is impossible to sing along with. Dude obviously never hung out with anyone like me and my friends in high school. You haven't lived till you've sped down a gravel road in a station wagon full of headbangers all singing, "In a tiiiiiiime, when dinosaurs walked the e-ar-arth, in an age when prized possession was f-i-ire!" I mean, come on! "Wasted Years"! ""Run to the Hills"! "Powerslave"! You could just about pick any song--they're all great sing-alongs! And it doesn't end there. In talking about Danzig, he mentions Glenn's earlier bands the Misfits and Samhain as musically inept acts who sang mainly about raping babies and killing children. I suspect his only contact with either of those two bands came from Metallica's version of "Last Caress/Green Hell." Stupid-ass. Sure, they sang about killing babies and raping children, but they also addressed such important subjects as astro zombies, devil's whorehouses, and Nike. And yeah, they weren't exactly virtuoso musicians, but FUCK those were some good songs.

And then there's this statement about a Slayer show he covered in 1998: "Frontman Tom Araya was delivering some fairly moronic between-song banter, and I honestly wasn't listening. Suddenly, Araya screams, 'It's raining . . . blood!," which (obviously) meant they were going to perform 'Raining Blood,' the last track off 1986's Reign in Blood, widely considered the greatest death metal album ever recorded. I don't know what makes Reign in Blood a higher artistic achievement than any other death metal LP (or even what makes it better than any other Slayer LP), but I don't have any argument against it either. I'll take Ira Robbins' word for it."

Now, granted, Slayer's not for everyone. But to write a book ostensibly about heavy metal and have no earthly idea what makes Reign in Blood (or Slayer in general) special just blows my mind. That album's perfect. Oh, and it ain't even death metal.

I think I had more to say about this, but I should get to bed. I only got 16 hours of sleep last night, ya know.

(no subject)

Kick ASS. I just scored a ticket for Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Radio City Thursday night. I'm paying 65 bucks for it, including shipping, which is a lot of cash but actually something of a bargain considering it's an orchestra seat with $129 face value. And it should be well worth it. Neil's one of my holy-grail artists, one I've been dying to see for years. Now I gotta put on Greendale and get familiar with it, cuz the first set will be that album in its entirety. I've had it since before Christmas, but I just haven't been much in a mood for listening to music except in the car, and in the car I usually listen to stuff I already know. Anyway, should be fantastic! I'll probably be weeping like a little boy.

Feeling pretty much OK. Stomach's still a little weird, but no fever or anything.

Discussion topic: have you ever been in an relationship with anyone who was significantly smarter or dumber than you? How'd that work? (This has absolutely nothing to do with anyone I know. Just something I've wondered about for a long time, and for some reason a couple I just saw on the street sparked the thought.)

(no subject)

Snow, lovely snow. *spits*

(no subject)

That'd be terrible to have to think, "Damn, I am a NERD" every time you checked the time.

(no subject)

I have to have the most profane internal monologue (dialogue? not usually) on the face of the planet. If you guys think I say "motherfucker" a lot on here, just be glad you aren't inside my head, cuz it's "fuckin' cocksucker" this and "son of a bastard" that. It's ugly, and if my thoughts ever start going out over radio waves (hey, it could happen), I'm gonna get fined a lot of money by the FCC.

I'd give anything to hear someone say "son-of-a-bitchin'" in a true Southern drawl right about now. "Hey, Larry, throw me that son-of-a-bitchin' pencil, by god." I don't think I've heard a good accent since I was home for Christmas. I might have mentioned this. :\

And some boiled peanuts. I could sure use some goddamn boiled peanuts.