Comments on: You’ll Never Make a Monkey Out of Me (to be said in the voice of Dr. Zaius from the Planet of the Apes Musical) http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/ I'm a Bartender, I Do Great Things. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: a lee http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-405 a lee Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:49:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-405 the fact that you referred to kanye west as a "genesis groupie" and then compared him to Hansel from Zoolander is probably the most hilarious thing ever written about kanye...thanks for the LOL <br/>(note: i was kidding about using the phrase "LOL.") the fact that you referred to kanye west as a “genesis groupie” and then compared him to Hansel from Zoolander is probably the most hilarious thing ever written about kanye…thanks for the LOL
(note: i was kidding about using the phrase “LOL.”)

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-391 Passion of the Weiss Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:27:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-391 I'm starting to think that Kanye West just doesn't know a whole lot about music and is nothing more than a good Rza impersonator. Seriously, if you knew how to work a sampler and a drum machine and pro tools, then took an old soul sample and laid a breakbeat over it you too can be Kanye West. But he is gritty. Not gritty in the traditional sense...but gritty in the way that black people mean it. Which is more meaningful I think. I’m starting to think that Kanye West just doesn’t know a whole lot about music and is nothing more than a good Rza impersonator. Seriously, if you knew how to work a sampler and a drum machine and pro tools, then took an old soul sample and laid a breakbeat over it you too can be Kanye West. But he is gritty. Not gritty in the traditional sense…but gritty in the way that black people mean it. Which is more meaningful I think.

]]> By: Ian http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-390 Ian Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:44:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-390 I can think of a lot of bands the Arctic Monkeys sound like, but Phil Collins is not one of them. I'm confused by the quote as a whole; Phil Collins' trademark drum sounds are enormous, almost synth-like. Gritty? Fuck, was anything about "No Jacket Required" gritty? "Easy Lover"? Should I stop writing the word "gritty"? I can think of a lot of bands the Arctic Monkeys sound like, but Phil Collins is not one of them. I’m confused by the quote as a whole; Phil Collins’ trademark drum sounds are enormous, almost synth-like. Gritty? Fuck, was anything about “No Jacket Required” gritty? “Easy Lover”? Should I stop writing the word “gritty”?

]]> By: Anonymous http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-389 Anonymous Sun, 19 Mar 2006 02:56:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-389 big fan of your blog. big fan of your blog.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-386 Passion of the Weiss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:29:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-386 Nice comments Amphimacer...great points. The only reason why I compared the Monkeys to the Beatles etc. is because the hype out of England and in some quarters in the US is deafening.It's a shame too because while they're a solid band, you're right no one can live up to those comparisons. <br/><br/>Thanks Matt, I don't really see the White comparison in the way he sings but there is prolly a little similiariy in how they almost sneer their lyrics at times. <br/><br/>Nate, the CD is prolly worth getting . It does have 5 or 6 really solid tracks, but honestly, I'll take the Bloc Party SIlent Alarm album or Franz Ferdinand's First two or the Futurehead's last album ahead of it, if you're talking poppy brit rock Nice comments Amphimacer…great points. The only reason why I compared the Monkeys to the Beatles etc. is because the hype out of England and in some quarters in the US is deafening.It’s a shame too because while they’re a solid band, you’re right no one can live up to those comparisons.

Thanks Matt, I don’t really see the White comparison in the way he sings but there is prolly a little similiariy in how they almost sneer their lyrics at times.

Nate, the CD is prolly worth getting . It does have 5 or 6 really solid tracks, but honestly, I’ll take the Bloc Party SIlent Alarm album or Franz Ferdinand’s First two or the Futurehead’s last album ahead of it, if you’re talking poppy brit rock

]]> By: Nate http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-383 Nate Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:01:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-383 Yeah I recall getting a Passion of the Weiss mix with an Arctic Monkey's track on it. They are alright, but I don't see what all of the hype is about. However, I won't deny that I blast "look good on the dance floor" every once in a while. Yeah I recall getting a Passion of the Weiss mix with an Arctic Monkey’s track on it. They are alright, but I don’t see what all of the hype is about. However, I won’t deny that I blast “look good on the dance floor” every once in a while.

]]> By: matt http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-382 matt Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:22:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-382 That was perhaps the most text I've read on a single rock band outside of a mag- but it was all very blog worthy indeed. Is it me or does Alex Turner sound a little Jack White-ish? esp. on I bet..Dancefloor..? That was perhaps the most text I’ve read on a single rock band outside of a mag- but it was all very blog worthy indeed. Is it me or does Alex Turner sound a little Jack White-ish? esp. on I bet..Dancefloor..?

]]> By: amphimacer http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-381 amphimacer Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:16:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/03/16/youll-never-make-a-monkey-out-of-me-to-be-said-in-the-voice-of-dr-zaius-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-musical/#comment-381 Howard Dean never really peaked, though, like a number of politicians who do well in smaller places (Vermont, Nova Scotia, the U.S. Senate), he had qualities that just did not translate well to the larger arena: thoughtful, nuanced commentary does not fly on the national scene, and, as JFK proved in 1960, substance does not matter as much as surface (I am not suggesting that it would have been a good thing had Nixon won in 1960; it wasn't good in 1968, was it?). But George Harrison was 19 when the Beatles started their recording career, and Mozart started pretty young, too. Yes, some development is needed before you do your best work, and "Love Me Do" was not George's best, any more than Mozart's first piano concerto was his (mind you, at 16 Mendelssohn wrote some damn fine music). On the other hand, we're talking about the best here, aren't we? Neil Young, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Mozart -- you're too young to remember when every singer-songwriter from John Prine to Bruce Springsteen was the next Dylan (when I was writing reviews in my university paper, I kind of hinted that Ian Thomas might be the next Neil Young, and I apologize to everyone, but his first single sure sounded that note), but we're always looking for the next big thing, aren't we? And it's kind of no-lose for the writer, isn't it? If the group really turns out great, he was ahead of everyone in recognizing their greatness, and if they fizzle out, no one remembers. The critic who told Keats to go back to medical school, or the guy who wrote that Manet's painting was shit, they're footnotes in history, but that's better than not being in history at all. I say, write what you feel is right. (Of course, they also say that everyone ought to believe in something, and I believe I'll have another beer.) Howard Dean never really peaked, though, like a number of politicians who do well in smaller places (Vermont, Nova Scotia, the U.S. Senate), he had qualities that just did not translate well to the larger arena: thoughtful, nuanced commentary does not fly on the national scene, and, as JFK proved in 1960, substance does not matter as much as surface (I am not suggesting that it would have been a good thing had Nixon won in 1960; it wasn’t good in 1968, was it?). But George Harrison was 19 when the Beatles started their recording career, and Mozart started pretty young, too. Yes, some development is needed before you do your best work, and “Love Me Do” was not George’s best, any more than Mozart’s first piano concerto was his (mind you, at 16 Mendelssohn wrote some damn fine music). On the other hand, we’re talking about the best here, aren’t we? Neil Young, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Mozart — you’re too young to remember when every singer-songwriter from John Prine to Bruce Springsteen was the next Dylan (when I was writing reviews in my university paper, I kind of hinted that Ian Thomas might be the next Neil Young, and I apologize to everyone, but his first single sure sounded that note), but we’re always looking for the next big thing, aren’t we? And it’s kind of no-lose for the writer, isn’t it? If the group really turns out great, he was ahead of everyone in recognizing their greatness, and if they fizzle out, no one remembers. The critic who told Keats to go back to medical school, or the guy who wrote that Manet’s painting was shit, they’re footnotes in history, but that’s better than not being in history at all. I say, write what you feel is right. (Of course, they also say that everyone ought to believe in something, and I believe I’ll have another beer.)

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