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Originally Posted by Decayed Rhapsody
I think he's a bit of an old twat, but there is some validity there. The whole SY-becomes-middling-indie-rock in the 90s thing, hanging around with Pavement, palling with Chloe Sevigny probably would have struck me as a little odd, too. But I think he's being too binaristic. I understand as a professional he doesn't make it his job to assess if a band he records is good to him or not since he's only interested in getting their desired sound, but for fuck sakes, you've produced Bush and Scott Weiland! You moan about this rather outdated underground/mainstream binary that is dying post-internet and you produce crap like that? Blech.
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While he makes some valid points, he just comes across as deeply hypocritical for some of the reasons you've mentioned. Perhaps he should realize that those good points would have stronger resonance if someone with a fresher approach and none of the dodgy cv entries made them. Or maybe he could just shut up, concentrate on making awesome music, and produce less rubbish like Manic Street Preachers.