[Glice]

Ok. gmku made my tape, according to the posts earlier in this thread. And I'll start with an apology: I'm sorry, but this tape is not to my taste. Really, really not to my taste.

Side1: Starts with the Pixies, who're ok. Enjoyable. The Redd Kross, who I can't stand. Then Royal Trux, who I don't care for. The Cows, who I haven't heard much of and won't bother investigating. Then ft (shadow government), who I quite enjoyed and hadn't heard of before. Then Talking Heads, who are ok, probably not my favourite track of theirs. Then the Stooges, who I'm ambivalent on. The the Modern Lovers, who bore me to tears. The J&MC, who are good, but a very, very obvious choice. Then the fucking Clash, who are shit. The the Undertones' teenage kicks, which I used to love but have heard so very, very many times now they make me sick. Then the Germs, who are shit. Then the Replacements, who are both an obvious choice and shit. Then the fucking Misfits, who are appaling.

Side 2. Devo. Don't like them. Neu. Good. The Dream Syndicate. Never heard of them, shit. The Pretenders. I was astonished that I actually quite enjoyed this song. David Fucking Bowie. I really, really, REALLY FUCKING HATE BOWIE. I've had him on two tapes now. DON'T PUT BOWIE ON YOUR TAPES PEOPLE. Awful. Really, cannot stand Bowie. Roxy Music. Fuck off, annoying voice. Cream. Fucking Cream. Why oh why would anyone put fucking cream on a tape for anyone? Utterly, utterly abysmal. James White and the Blacks. A welcome interlude of moderate dissonance in a sea of retarded, cliched fifths. Cheap Trick. Enjoyable. Nirvana. Captain obvious choice.

I'm sorry gmku, really I am, but this tape is very far away from my taste. I'm sure a lot of people would've loved this tape, but it's really not my thing. It's the obvious choices as well. I realise this isn't necessarily a game of 'out-obscuring' everyone else, but I like the idea of introducing people to music they were previously unaware of, and I reckon there's very few bands on this tape that everyone here hasn't heard of. It just strikes me as a bit...lazy?

Again, I'm really sorry. But you shouldn't have put Bowie on there. Really, I'd have done a fob-off response without Bowie. But Bowie makes me so very, very angry. Like I say, it's not to my taste. But my Dad is going to have it for his car, so someone's going to enjoy it, you needn't be too disheartened.