Geir Hongro - Classic or Dud?

people, including myself, are meaner on the internets.

but imagine, if you can, this real-life scenario. you're having a few beers with some friends, maybe some friends-of-friends as well, even a work colleague or two. you're talking about, i dunno, movies. you're debating the merits of robert mitchum versus robert ryan. this guy, who is someone's work colleague who nobody knows very well, keeps piping up: "black and white movies are not movies. only color movies are real movies." the first time you attempt to suppress your incredulity and mount an argument against this nonsensical claim. after which this guy responds, "black and white movies are not movies. only color movies are real movies." you and your bros chuckle uncomfortably. you go back to talking about how awesome robert mitchum is in "thunder road." a few minutes later, this guy pipes up again: "black and white movies are not movies. only color movies are real movies." everyone rolls their eyes, slowly and almost imperceptibly begins to move away from the guy. you resume talking about old movies. ten minutes later, the guy sidles up to you, real close like, and whispers in your ear, "black and white movies are not movies. only color movies are real movies."

now repeat x1000. oh, and add crypto-racist weirdness.

THAT is why people are, sometimes, mean to geir hongro.

― amateurist, Thursday, 22 October 2009 06:53 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

wait, is geir hitting on you in this situation

― iatee, Thursday, 22 October 2009 06:56 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

it does sound like that, doesn't it. no, he just won't go away is all.

― amateurist, Thursday, 22 October 2009 07:01 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

i liked the tension of the story, but the ending was a bit dissapointing

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― Zeno, Thursday, 22 October 2009 08:25 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I don't get it. What is Geir supposed to be repeating x1000? I've never seen him being repetitious. Tendentious and sweeping, yes, but not repetitious.

― anagram, Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:09 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

More like, what doesn't he repeat?

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:10 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

He's not had a new idea in 15 years

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:11 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

That never stopped Oasis, oh wait

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:14 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Not mad about this thread though tbh

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:15 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

No

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:15 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

this thread'd have been locked years ago if it were anyone else.

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:35 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

It's a very old thread, and all the old 'locked' threads became unlocked at one point...

― Mark G, Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:38 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I think another part of the reason why people are mean to Geir is that he's so passively good natured about it all, and godblessim for it.

― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:39 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I don't see it as being passively good natured at all

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:41 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Why be mean to someone who is genuinely passively good natured?

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:43 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I think another part of the reason why people are mean to Geir is that he's so passively good natured about it all, and godblessim for it.

― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:39 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

kinda worried about the Private Torment of Geir Hongro though, the bullied kid with the beatific smile.

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:45 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

most people would be out of ilx for good

― Zeno, Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:46 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

He wants to be bullied

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:47 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I'm inclined to believe that Geir states his opinions in the dogmatic tone he does simply out of irreverence - an understandable impulse given the sometimes somewhat over-bearing popist/rhythmico-fascist consensus that prevails on this board.

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:11 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Geir is Geir and always will be Geir (i imagine). get over it and get on with your own lives.

― the not-fun one (Ioannis), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:14 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

real heads will know that it's titchyschneider that is actually ilx's premier subliminal chinese water-torturer - geir is but childs play in comparison.

― r|t|c, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:20 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

given the sometimes somewhat over-bearing popist/rhythmico-fascist consensus that prevails on this board

― President Keyes, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:23 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Is that Michael Moore?

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:25 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

xpost to Freedom, you are joking right, or maybe a geirsock?

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:37 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Nah, I'm also sick of ILM's endless refusal to discuss anything but rhythmico-fascism.

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:39 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

It's getting so a guy can't drop a challop round here without somebody challenging it.

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:40 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

It's getting so a guy can't drop a challenge round here without somebody challoping it.

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:41 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:41 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

It's getting so a guy can't Can the Can round here without somebody can'ting the Kant.

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:43 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:43 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Chair of the Anti-rhymico-co-rosie-fascist League calling the AGM to order, earlier.

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:46 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Ha. The Rhythm Nation video is Geir's nightmare dystopia: 1984, only with funky black people in charge and anyone who likes advanced chord changes is imprisoned for thoughtcrime.

― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:48 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

The Popist era on ILM is a long time gone

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:50 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

anyone who likes advanced chord changes

master plan of getting this term treated like it means something moving along nicely I see, well played Mr. Hongroe

― a full circle lol (J0hn D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:50 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Well, the use of the word "fascist" was a jokey over-statement obviously, but I stand by the rest of it. If you ILM Army Council deems it challopy then so be it. I am now going to get my guitar and shift from a major to a diminished triad chord without fear.

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:56 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

you = the

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:57 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Geirsock.

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:58 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

I am now going to get my guitar and shift from a major to a diminished triad chord without fear.

that'll be a really complex chord change

― a full circle lol (J0hn D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:00 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

i think you'll find it's a melodic modulation invented in 1967 but clearly influenced by western musical history and music hall

― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:04 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

And in the blue corner:

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:07 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

ILM without Geir would be like one of those '70s disaster movies without that one contrary character who antagonizes everybody and always contradicts the self-styled leader ("I'm not going that way - I'm going THIS way! Who's with me?") and ultimately seals his own fate - in other words, unimaginable. Besides, he gets things right sometimes (twice a day, just like that broken clock.) Definitely more classical than duddical.

― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:08 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Blues corner? XTC has nothing do with the amelodics scraping and wailing of an inferior form such as the blues. (xp)

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:09 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Is there a special edited version of ILM that's all Tin Pan Alley and R'n'B all the time and I'm missing out?

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:09 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Because to be honest, ze enemy, she ees not zhair.

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:10 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

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And also, I'm not a Geirsock, you lemon. I don't agree with his opinions. I just find the demonisation of him daft is all.

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:10 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Well, I thought red corner, i.e. red, i.e. commie pinko self-flagellating multicultural rhythmico-fascist liberals, so blue was more appropriate.

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:12 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

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― tomofthenest, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:17 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

WHEN O WHEN WILL THEY GIVE CLASSIC ROCK A CHANCE?

― The Velvet Undieground & RythNico-Fascist (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:19 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Insofar as Geir is laid into, I think zee enemy is there. He's dissed for being dogmatic, but surely phrasing your opinions as objective fact is fairly commonplace? It is in the antipathy to this that I see vestiges of rhythmico-fascism.

― Freedom, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:21 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

He is dissed for more than simply being dogmatic

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:22 (4 weeks ago) Permalink