Rocking Hard is Hard
David Stubbs attended the UK publication party/panel discussion for Simon Reynolds' new book Rip it Up and Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984 (my birthday present from mama_k!)
Stubbs ruminates on video footage of seminal bands:
"It occurs to me that much of the air of meticulousness, of intensity exuded by many of the post-punk players isn’t so much that they’re seized by the angst of the times but that as not-natural musicians, they’re having to concentrate and strain every sinew simply to keep time, rhythm and pace, even when playing relatively rudimentary riffs. This is by no means a put-down; it’s something I find profoundly endearing and thrilling..."
If I was in a band I would be VERY intense.
Stubbs ruminates on video footage of seminal bands:
"It occurs to me that much of the air of meticulousness, of intensity exuded by many of the post-punk players isn’t so much that they’re seized by the angst of the times but that as not-natural musicians, they’re having to concentrate and strain every sinew simply to keep time, rhythm and pace, even when playing relatively rudimentary riffs. This is by no means a put-down; it’s something I find profoundly endearing and thrilling..."
If I was in a band I would be VERY intense.