Comments on: Plan for a Music Post: Dad’s Rock Out to Atlas Sound http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Mon, 21 May 2012 17:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66488 Donagh Fri, 30 May 2008 09:33:25 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66488 Well done, Conor you have just won the Dublin Opinion Best Comment of the Week Award. The judging was tough, although I can't divulge what criteria was used in the meticulous judging process, but the competition was wild and fierce. To indicate that its not biased though I can reveal that my comment above yours came a close second. I also can't reveal who judged this competition for fear undermining the legitimacy of the competition, which was all fair and square, above board and complying with international standards (as set down at the Bingo Callers Convention, Blackpool 1989). Now pardon me, I have to dash out to Hector Gray's to get you your trinket, er trophy. Well done, Conor you have just won the Dublin Opinion Best Comment of the Week Award. The judging was tough, although I can’t divulge what criteria was used in the meticulous judging process, but the competition was wild and fierce. To indicate that its not biased though I can reveal that my comment above yours came a close second. I also can’t reveal who judged this competition for fear undermining the legitimacy of the competition, which was all fair and square, above board and complying with international standards (as set down at the Bingo Callers Convention, Blackpool 1989).

Now pardon me, I have to dash out to Hector Gray’s to get you your trinket, er trophy.

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66473 Conor McCabe Thu, 29 May 2008 16:37:04 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66473 I hear that "best blog award" award will be a new award at the annual Irish Blog Awards. It'll have three categories: the award for the best new blog award; the award for the best recurring blog award; the award for the best blog award that's awarded by bloggers other than awards that are new awards or awarded for recurring awards. All awards will be awarded on the basis of previous awardability, current awardability, or future possible awardability. I hear that “best blog award” award will be a new award at the annual Irish Blog Awards. It’ll have three categories: the award for the best new blog award; the award for the best recurring blog award; the award for the best blog award that’s awarded by bloggers other than awards that are new awards or awarded for recurring awards. All awards will be awarded on the basis of previous awardability, current awardability, or future possible awardability.

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66469 Donagh Thu, 29 May 2008 10:13:05 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66469 Thanks Sinéad. However, I don't have the time at the moment to wax on about my gratitude. In fact I haven't had the time to comment on this thread at all. If I had though, I planned to make the following points: Longman Oz: Thanks for the comment. Kids are drooling about MBV reforming? So they should. If so, all is not lost. Keep her lit. Seán: How I miss your chiding voice. The post was a conceit of sorts - but you got that. AC can be a disaster on record too. And thanks for pointing out the typo, nerd boy. Jim: What, so you'd be forced to read it? I didn't realize you were contractually obliged, and you have the gall to call me a whinger? I saw JZ last night - half filling the tiny crawdaddys. Not near MBV at all. More like Pixies-lite. Good tunes though, which encouraged me rock my aging shell from side to side on more than one occasion. Sinéad (again): Funny, moi? Have a word with Conor and Seán. My jokes usually leave the two of them straight-faced. In fairness now, I think you listen to a lot more new music then I do these days. But then if you didn't I would probably be listening to less. Is once a year not enough for this blog awards thing? Now they have to do it once a month? A bit excessive, methinks ;-) Chuffed by the nomination, though. I'd like to nominate your Sex and the City post. The four wizened wasp witches, what? Thanks Sinéad. However, I don’t have the time at the moment to wax on about my gratitude. In fact I haven’t had the time to comment on this thread at all. If I had though, I planned to make the following points:

Longman Oz: Thanks for the comment. Kids are drooling about MBV reforming? So they should. If so, all is not lost. Keep her lit.

Seán: How I miss your chiding voice. The post was a conceit of sorts - but you got that. AC can be a disaster on record too. And thanks for pointing out the typo, nerd boy.

Jim: What, so you’d be forced to read it? I didn’t realize you were contractually obliged, and you have the gall to call me a whinger? I saw JZ last night - half filling the tiny crawdaddys. Not near MBV at all. More like Pixies-lite. Good tunes though, which encouraged me rock my aging shell from side to side on more than one occasion.

Sinéad (again): Funny, moi? Have a word with Conor and Seán. My jokes usually leave the two of them straight-faced. In fairness now, I think you listen to a lot more new music then I do these days. But then if you didn’t I would probably be listening to less.

Is once a year not enough for this blog awards thing? Now they have to do it once a month? A bit excessive, methinks ;-) Chuffed by the nomination, though. I’d like to nominate your Sex and the City post. The four wizened wasp witches, what?

]]> By: Sinéad http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66452 Sinéad Wed, 28 May 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66452 Donagh, much like your plan to write an actual post, last week I had a plan to write an actual comment about what a great post this was, but time got the better of me. So I'm taking a leaf out of your book. Point 1: A funny post , this made me laugh out loud in places. Point 2: I was nodding my head along to so much of what you said. Point 3: Thank you for reminding me of the sheer luxury of what it was like to have all the time of my youth to listen to music. I only wish I had as much now. Point 4: I've nominated this for Mulley's Blog Post of the Month. PS Point: Atlas Sound aren't a patch on MBV. Donagh, much like your plan to write an actual post, last week I had a plan to write an actual comment about what a great post this was, but time got the better of me. So I’m taking a leaf out of your book.

Point 1: A funny post , this made me laugh out loud in places.
Point 2: I was nodding my head along to so much of what you said.
Point 3: Thank you for reminding me of the sheer luxury of what it was like to have all the time of my youth to listen to music. I only wish I had as much now.
Point 4: I’ve nominated this for Mulley’s Blog Post of the Month.

PS Point: Atlas Sound aren’t a patch on MBV.

]]> By: jimkennedy http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66386 jimkennedy Mon, 26 May 2008 17:06:17 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66386 Thank Christ you didn't expand that checklist into a full article - I have to go home from work at *some* point. In all fairness, you could take any one of those points and make a full-blown post out of it. There's a month's worth of whinging in there, untapped. I was never convinced about the Joy Zipper people, sounds like MBV-lite to me. Now, I'm busy so find me some more music. Jim. Thank Christ you didn’t expand that checklist into a full article - I have to go home from work at *some* point. In all fairness, you could take any one of those points and make a full-blown post out of it. There’s a month’s worth of whinging in there, untapped.

I was never convinced about the Joy Zipper people, sounds like MBV-lite to me. Now, I’m busy so find me some more music.

Jim.

]]> By: Seán Báite http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66276 Seán Báite Thu, 22 May 2008 13:42:02 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66276 ...and are 'Altas Sound' a side project of 'Atlas Sound' or is one or the other a typo ?? …and are ‘Altas Sound’ a side project of ‘Atlas Sound’ or is one or the other a typo ??

]]> By: Seán Báite http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66275 Seán Báite Thu, 22 May 2008 13:40:12 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66275 If that was the abstract for what you were going to put up - ye mean the actual post was gonna be longer ??? Forget 'Dad Rock' Donagh - we're onto 'Grandad Rock' by now... look at the date on yer birthcert again and get over the denial... you're even a lookalike of one of the heads from Grandaddy... Are AC next going to try to organise a bag of crisps, or a piss-up in a brewery ??? If that was the abstract for what you were going to put up - ye mean the actual post was gonna be longer ???
Forget ‘Dad Rock’ Donagh - we’re onto ‘Grandad Rock’ by now…
look at the date on yer birthcert again and get over the denial…
you’re even a lookalike of one of the heads from Grandaddy…

Are AC next going to try to organise a bag of crisps, or a piss-up in a brewery ???

]]> By: Longman Oz http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66273 Longman Oz Thu, 22 May 2008 12:55:08 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/05/22/plan-for-a-music-post/#comment-66273 I really like that post and the Atlas Sound album is great alright! That's the funny thing about the power of words though. There are many kids out there drooling about MBV reforming, who were mere tots when this music was fresh and new! Yet, slap a name like "Dad Rock" on it and suddenly it seems so fuddy-duddy sounding! The only bone of contention that I have is that the older I get, the more music I seem to listen to! A day will come when I go from being fairly out of touch to being utterly out of touch. But I shall try and rage, rage, rage against the dying of that light! :-) I really like that post and the Atlas Sound album is great alright!

That’s the funny thing about the power of words though. There are many kids out there drooling about MBV reforming, who were mere tots when this music was fresh and new! Yet, slap a name like “Dad Rock” on it and suddenly it seems so fuddy-duddy sounding!

The only bone of contention that I have is that the older I get, the more music I seem to listen to! A day will come when I go from being fairly out of touch to being utterly out of touch. But I shall try and rage, rage, rage against the dying of that light! :-)

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