From Tom Millar Sent Fri, Jul 23rd 1999, 20:38
From Tom Millar Sent Fri, Jul 23rd 1999, 20:38
"r. kidwell" wrote: > > > You know, I thought so too, but it *really* depends on *which* Cookie > > Monster record.. All of C.M.'s early stuff is ESSENTIAL! I guess cause > > thats when the scene was new, the governments funding of C.T.W. and > > P.B.S. was goin strong and he was fresh & really inspired! If you check > > out any of his solo stuff during the 70's it'll would give you goose > > bumps!. (like "C" is for cookie) Then about the mid-eighties he really > > went downhill, started doing weak progressive collabs with Big Bird and > > Oscar the grouch and now its just watered down versions of the same old > > crap. Avoid all the post 1984 stuff but keep your eyes open for any pre > > 1980 material! > > Man, Ernesto, I am surprised at you. Cookie > Monster is nothing but a Grover fanboy wannabe, > he apes Grover like nobody's business, except > he lacks the emotional palette Grover draws from > that gives his work such a human feeling. listen > to 'Wubba wubba wubba and a woo woo woo' or 'I > am Blue' to know what I'm talking about.. two > complete opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. > Cookie Monster never transcends his own Monsterness, > and indeed, doesn't even seem to recognize it. I thought this was the IDM list. Why are we discussing these two pop sellouts? Bert & Ernie made some of the best disco house ever before they got caught with a trunkful of dope and got sent to the slammer. Intense stuff, but NOO, all we want to talk about on this list are Ae, NIN, CM & Grover. Then you gotta slam on Oscar G, his shit was tuff and you know it! He made that CD of breaks that all the Chain Reaction artists use, and he's on the Trash compilation too. You don't dis my man Osc. Tom P.S. Does anybody have a complete discography (remixes, etc.) for Krmit Tha Frogg?