"On a night when I needed to feel young, he made me feel like I was hearing music for the very first time. When his two hour set ended I could only think, can anyone really be this good, can anyone say this much to me, can rock and roll speak with this kind of power and glory? And then I felt the sores on my thighs where I had been pounding my hands in time for the entire concert and knew that the answer was Yes."
So wrote young music critic John Landau in 1974 after seeing a struggling artist by the name of Bruce Springsteen in Harvard Square.
That's the way I felt about Holden's vids when I first stumbled upon them one day last Autumn when I was unemployed and came across Re: You, Me, & Problems with the World. I was so stunned as to John's genius that I could hardly believe something like it existed. It was almost too brilliant to be believed! The more I dug back into his archives, the stronger my conviction became.
Anyhow, Landau eventually teamed up with Springsteen and began to help guide Bruce towards what would become Born To Run. The rest is history. Holden has the potential.
"YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I TOLD HER! I TOLD HER SHE COULD TAKE HER PIECE OF ASS, AND SHOVE IT UP HER ASS!!!"
You act like your will to live has diminished because you're no longer inspired by his videos. Get a life. A real one. Where you don't base your happiness on a stranger's uploaded videos.
If you don't like it, don't watch it. Repeatedly watching something you don't like and then complaining about it is ridiculous. Watch something you do like.
I will cyber-donkey-punch anyone who tries to mold or shape the vids with comments about what they do or don't like. If you knew better, we'd be watching your videos instead.
jeb31415 said:
lindseyeliza--
If you don't take ractalfece videos seriously as having elements that transcend the category of mere entertainment and that really have poetic/artistic substance, then I can understand your statement: if the video didn't entertain you then shut up and move on. However, Holden's work is worthy of discussion/criticism. Artists are usually exposed to criticism of their work. It seems healthy even if it is mostly ignored.
My interpretation of John's reaction was more that it was to the general ``what happened to you..." tone of fjell's comments which have come and gone over the last several videos. It wasn't a criticism of criticism. Indeed, a personnel evaluation of each video is a bit much. But as it seems, if anyone is a sincere (and idealistic) ractalfece fan then it is fjell.
Anyways, I hope this is not a zone where people don't always have to say positive things to avoid getting ``cyber-donkey-punched".
I think people need to realize that John needs to experiment, there are many of his videos and each explores a different concept he made. Yes, I'm a big fan of his Vlog prank days too, but he needs to travel a bit.
I dunno what they are talking about; I get lots out of your videos... like now I'll actually take the stick and the carrot out of my ass so I can easily take a good long poop.
Hey man, I don't like your videos either... I need you to talk more about BM's and stuff.
That was a joke. When it comes to comments sometimes you just have to say "whatever!". I wrote an update on my life type of post a few months back and for some reason I got lots of shit for it. Some people are so strange.
"On a night when I needed to feel young, he made me feel like I was hearing music for the very first time. When his two hour set ended I could only think, can anyone really be this good, can anyone say this much to me, can rock and roll speak with this kind of power and glory? And then I felt the sores on my thighs where I had been pounding my hands in time for the entire concert and knew that the answer was Yes."
So wrote young music critic John Landau in 1974 after seeing a struggling artist by the name of Bruce Springsteen in Harvard Square.
That's the way I felt about Holden's vids when I first stumbled upon them one day last Autumn when I was unemployed and came across Re: You, Me, & Problems with the World. I was so stunned as to John's genius that I could hardly believe something like it existed. It was almost too brilliant to be believed! The more I dug back into his archives, the stronger my conviction became.
Anyhow, Landau eventually teamed up with Springsteen and began to help guide Bruce towards what would become Born To Run. The rest is history. Holden has the potential.
"YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I TOLD HER! I TOLD HER SHE COULD TAKE HER PIECE OF ASS, AND SHOVE IT UP HER ASS!!!"
Tatertwat Hotdish, Holden. Tatertwat Hotdish.
fjell
My video response to Holden on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ij7oU1bto
fjell
You act like your will to live has diminished because you're no longer inspired by his videos. Get a life. A real one. Where you don't base your happiness on a stranger's uploaded videos.
If you don't like it, don't watch it. Repeatedly watching something you don't like and then complaining about it is ridiculous. Watch something you do like.
I will cyber-donkey-punch anyone who tries to mold or shape the vids with comments about what they do or don't like. If you knew better, we'd be watching your videos instead.
lindseyeliza--
If you don't take ractalfece videos seriously as having elements that transcend the category of mere entertainment and that really have poetic/artistic substance, then I can understand your statement: if the video didn't entertain you then shut up and move on. However, Holden's work is worthy of discussion/criticism. Artists are usually exposed to criticism of their work. It seems healthy even if it is mostly ignored.
My interpretation of John's reaction was more that it was to the general ``what happened to you..." tone of fjell's comments which have come and gone over the last several videos. It wasn't a criticism of criticism. Indeed, a personnel evaluation of each video is a bit much. But as it seems, if anyone is a sincere (and idealistic) ractalfece fan then it is fjell.
Anyways, I hope this is not a zone where people don't always have to say positive things to avoid getting ``cyber-donkey-punched".
jeb31415
Comments make the world go 'round :)
I think people need to realize that John needs to experiment, there are many of his videos and each explores a different concept he made. Yes, I'm a big fan of his Vlog prank days too, but he needs to travel a bit.
Ghandi once said:
"Shit on my chest! It will make you feel better."
Wait, I think that was my ex-girlfriend.
I dunno what they are talking about; I get lots out of your videos... like now I'll actually take the stick and the carrot out of my ass so I can easily take a good long poop.
I'll let you know how it goes.
I often compare myself to an old constipated man too.
I'm sitting in my chair trying to think of something to say.
I enjoy your videos. Your videos are my favourite videos on the internet.
Hoping you might understand how important you are is almost worth knowing how trivial and ridiculous everything else is.
Whats your zodiac sign.
I like your humor.
-Alyssa
Hey man, I don't like your videos either... I need you to talk more about BM's and stuff.
That was a joke. When it comes to comments sometimes you just have to say "whatever!". I wrote an update on my life type of post a few months back and for some reason I got lots of shit for it. Some people are so strange.