Comments on: In the Blogs: Paul gets graded, if Evan Dando looked like Westerberg, and more

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:34:50 +0000

I’m glad you found that Idiot’s Guide. I’m the one who made the Westerberg comparison; I really do think Dando’s lyrics in his prime rival those of Westerberg in his prime, but a lot of critics seemed threatened or put off by Dando’s good looks. Of course, all those interviews in the early ’90s in which Dando came across as a complete airhead didn’t help.

By: scooterboy

scooterboy — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:28:02 +0000

i’d like to give a shout out to the lemonheads’ “favorite spanish dishes”. their/his version of different drum is awesome, and frankly the acoustic take on the misfits’ skulls is outstandingly disarming.

By: RJ

RJ — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:26:08 +0000

Re the Lemonheads: it seems like “Into Your Arms” was on every mixtape I made or received for a couple years there. And while I’m not the hugest of fans, I do have to admit that “Rick James Stlye” rocks my world.

By: scooterboy

scooterboy — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:48:14 +0000

while evan dando never “took” with me to the degree paul did, i have long made the comparison. “hate your friends” is very much like “sorry ma…”, so on & so forth.

By: AReg

AReg — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:23:32 +0000

“Yet it’s not the technical prowess that matters on these albums; it’s the material.”

Loved reading that and hope the drumming haters did too; and his grades of “A” for Suicaine and Folker make this guy all right in my book.