3 Comments on “Episode 198: I Want 20 Dollars and a Ride to Hot Topic”

1. Rambler Feb 17th 2016 9:36 am #

   I should have known better… but listening to TFT while I get ready for work has become The Thing I look forward to Wednesdays for. But there are episodes that I seriously should not listen to until after work, and this is so obviously one that I only have myself to blame.

   Now my concentration is constantly interrupted by the following subjects.

   – The Smiths + The Clash + The Pixies = Nirvana
   {and it is glorious}

   – Good thing is that if a double-decker bus crashes into you both, we can make it through the indie era of late 90’s-mid 00’s with a few basic formulas.

   – Discount/Second Hand fashion. Cobain’s thrift store wear and Grunge’s flannel, and their relationship to Johnny Cash’s explanation of “The Man in Black” –
   ‘I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
   Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town’

   – are good bands formulas with 3 variables, and mediocre bands formulas with 2 variables?
   The Smiths + Black Sabbath + Johnny Cash = Alice in Chains

   Springsteen + Johnny Cougar = John Mellencamp

   …and bad bands are 2 variable subtractive formulas
   The Smiths – Personality = generic Emo

   The Smiths – Talent = ?

   The Smiths – The Smiths = Michael Buble?

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   • Rambler Feb 17th 2016 11:47 am #

     Oh and “world class” bands go through iterations where they ARE one of their own 3 variables:

     Them + Joy Division = U2 (boy era)

     U2 + The Clash + The Who = U2 (War era)

     U2 + Dylan + Elvis = U2 (Joshua Tree era)

     U2 + Bowie + Lou Reed = U2 (Achtung Baby era)

     Are certain legendary bands elemental?

     Is the formula for U2 (boy era) always already U2 + Them + Joy Division ?

     Meet The Beatles = The Beatles + ____ + ____

     The Smiths (The Smiths era) = The Smiths + ____ + ____

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     • Ryan Sheely OTI Staff Feb 17th 2016 11:04 pm #

       Oh wow, I love this additive/subtractive game as a generalized thing, and I’m glad you liked it too. I will start churning on this, probably tomorrow when I’m supposed to be getting ready for work.

       The Smiths + Black Sabbath + Johnny Cash = Alice in Chains is especially mind-blowing to me.

       Very #blessed for TFT to be your Wednesday morning distraction. We have some cool things lined up for the next few weeks… stay tuned!

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