Big differences is Zappa felt like he really sneered at his targets and held authority in general in contempt. AP doesn't seem that much into anything.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
amoral white sociopaths rarely are
― and also pointsman, octopi don't bark (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
He looks pretty into My Little Pony from what I can see.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
The Zappa comparisons have nothing to do with AP's songwriting, just his style.
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:29 (nine years ago) link
I feel the style thing to a degree but Zappa's vibe is so different, his sort of "I'm smarter than you" sarcasm and mocking thing, plus he was sort of hyper professional as a band leader, very savvy businessman etc, whereas Ariel's whole vibe is more erratic, fragile
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
Also tbh a lot of Ariel's supposed "enigmatic" behavior etc sometimes seems a lot like a dude that is on drugs than anything
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
there was a written testimony from the Flaming Lips sound man awhile ago warning festival organizers that Ariel and his band were pretty heavy heroin users. i can't seem to find it anymore though
― hackshaw, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
ariel pink does drugs?
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
yes, and his fans love him for it
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:56 (nine years ago) link
damn... i'll be praying for him
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:56 (nine years ago) link
but srsly how many more minutes will we have with ariel? 6? maybe 7? *saliva pools on computer desk*
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
drugs
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
In September ariel tried reefer 4 the very first timeNow he's doing horse, it's June
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
I found him passed out in an alleyway once and when he groaned at me after I nudged him with my foot I was like "you....have some cool songs" and left
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
jesus christ
― hackshaw, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:09
lol
the golden age is fuckin ace. Pitchfork gave it like a 2
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link
FRECKLES FRECKLES WHERED U GET THOSE FRECKLE STENCILS DID U PAINT THEM ON? WHITE FRECKLES WHITE FRECKLES
― phil phish (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:34 (nine years ago) link
"drug-sick sadness" -p4k
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:40 (nine years ago) link
i mean the chorus in the first song on pom pom is "all over the world / cocaine man has got a Portabello girl"
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:42 (nine years ago) link
all the early stuff sounds like he was tweaked out on speed
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:43 (nine years ago) link
Have a good question for Ariel? Post it here. I can't guarantee an answer but he will see it. Serious questions only.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 30 October 2014 00:00 (nine years ago) link
How will your songwriting evolve in the wake of #gamergate?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 30 October 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
Serious question: What is the refrain of "Every Night I Die at Miyagis" ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alD4uGj6rQ
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 30 October 2014 01:31 (nine years ago) link
Can't you just google the lyrics?
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 30 October 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
Ask him if he has any plans to do a visual album. I loved loved loved those early AP music videos - the ones with the retro VHS look before it got all super popular. It would be cool to have a DVD of AP videos.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 30 October 2014 02:03 (nine years ago) link
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:02 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's all conjecture, house arrest doesn't have a lyric sheet. even the acoustic version from npr, it's impossible to hear what he says after "off in the world" ... "the girl's a jerk" ? "the girls adjourn" ?
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 30 October 2014 02:09 (nine years ago) link
I would like to know what Ariel Pink is reading and what he thinks of it.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Thursday, 30 October 2014 03:34 (nine years ago) link
he's reading twitter
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 October 2014 03:46 (nine years ago) link
Ariel is there a deep meaning behind schnitzel boogie or are you just a dumbass junkie troll riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave of randomly encountered adoration by listeners eager for even more music that sounds warm and psychedelic and lo-fi-ish as if we don't have enough of that bye
― and also pointsman, octopi don't bark (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 30 October 2014 12:48 (nine years ago) link
Serious question: when will you appear on Red Eye again?
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 30 October 2014 13:05 (nine years ago) link
Also, I'm surprised AP's band are serious heroin users, they seem like the classic hapless backing band that has to put up with an insane and irresponsible bandleader, and all the while remain totally professional and poker-faced.
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:09 (nine years ago) link
Do you hang out with Kurt Heasley often?
― Evan, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:26 (nine years ago) link
no surprise about the heroin and other drug use, i thought this was already well-documented
― marcos, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:42 (nine years ago) link
feel like heard something about giant ziplock bags full of weed or something too, i could be wrong.
― marcos, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:43 (nine years ago) link
tbf though i kind of assume most musicians smoke a lot of weed
Friend of a friend helped organize a show with AP in Brooklyn three or four years ago. He demanded the guarantee up front or something, in cash. It was about 5k. They wrapped each stack with a ribbon so there would be no dispute. Naturally, next day, Pink harangues them, saying he was shorted. Supposedly spent it all on meth and I guess heroin.
― Pentenema Karten, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:49 (nine years ago) link
I don't really get a heroin vibe from his music though, it sounds very speedy to me, too.
― Pentenema Karten, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:50 (nine years ago) link
Did an A/B with the last album he made, man the new one is SO MUCH BETTER. Better mixing, better melodies, better songwriting. There were always weak spots on his records cos there seemed to be a lot of information going on. It's ironic that he goes ahead and does a double album and it is the tightest, most well-crafted thing he has done yet!
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 30 October 2014 15:06 (nine years ago) link
i like "put your number in my phone" a lot more than black ballerina
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 30 October 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
Thanks for the laugh.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 30 October 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
no thank you RT
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link
the second half of Schnitzel Boogie actually does resemble a nod
― Pentenema Karten, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:17 (nine years ago) link
n/p u2
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
✓
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
(tick for the 2n half of that song)
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
Bobby Conn, Zappa, The Tubes, Stevie r. Moore... yeah.
but let us not neglect the strange and wonderful Nick Nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuf3rD_pczs
― nostormo, Friday, 31 October 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link
who wants to go to the emotional olympics????
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Friday, 31 October 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
Depends, are you gonna look after my boys?
― DDD, Friday, 31 October 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link
i'll politely decline
― ET sippin the wig (spazzmatazz), Friday, 31 October 2014 19:34 (nine years ago) link
Can we at least get high in the morning?
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Friday, 31 October 2014 19:37 (nine years ago) link