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What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« on: Sep 1st, 2006, 8:37am » |
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Judging by the hair, this tour is all mussed up
By RICK GERSHMAN
Published September 1, 2006
Last month I text messaged a friend:
whatever else u think of countin grows, angels ofthe silences is a great song ... :
See, I really meant to say "Counting Crows," and "It's a pretty good song, all things considered."
But hey, I was drunk. And Angels of the Silences was playing really loud on the jukebox.
Still, the Grows - I mean, Crows - are worth reconsideration even in the relatively sober state in which I write this column.
Why relatively? Because I'm jam-packed with painkillers and antibiotics for a condition too sensitive to elaborate on in this family newspaper.)
The five-member group, which pretty much defines the "adult alternative" genre, comes to the Ford Amphitheatre tonight, led by vocalist Adam Duritz.
Duritz perhaps is more famous for his crazed dreadlocked hair, which doesn't look so bad simply because he's a chubby Jewish guy. It looks bad because, well, it looks like it's about to leap off his head and eat somebody.
Sure, it's probably unfair for me to say Duritz has the worst hair in rock 'n' roll considering I've already (appropriately) accused Nickelback's Chad Kroeger of that.
And come to think of it, Duritz doesn't even have the worst hair on this tour. That honor goes the way of Johnny Rzeznik. The Goo Goo Dolls vocalist's array of sins include not only awful hair, and having too many syllables in his name, but having loosed on the world some of the worst songs ever.
Once a punk-pop outfit, the Dolls turned into the worst case of corporate sellouts ever, churning out cheese like Name and Iris and Slide to millions of indiscriminating listeners.
Of course, that makes the Dolls the perfect opener for the Crows, whose folksy ditties seem thoughtful and rocking by comparison. After a dose of Rzeznik, fans will be clamoring for Mr. Jones, Round Here and A Long December.
And I'll be texting my friends:
dude u shd be here! duritz's hair just ate johnny rzeznik and 3 roadies! kewl! =)
Rick Gershman can be reached at [email protected] or 226-3431. His Times blog, the Ill Literate, is at www.sptimes.com/blogs/tampaarts.
IF YOU GO (AND OF COURSE YOU WILL!  )
Counting Crows with Goo Goo Dolls and Eliot Morris perform at 7 tonight at the Ford Amphitheatre. Tickets are $39.50-$67.50. Call 287-8844.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/01/Citytimes/Judging_by_the_hair__.shtml
Stay True & Rock On!
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Re: What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« Reply #1 on: Sep 1st, 2006, 9:55am » |
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I don't even know why I read this  It's like the scene of bad accident you just can't help but look but instantly regret when you do. Critics! 
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Re: What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« Reply #2 on: Sep 1st, 2006, 1:59pm » |
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Quote:The Goo Goo Dolls vocalist's array of sins include not only awful hair, and having too many syllables in his name, but having loosed on the world some of the worst songs ever.
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What?
John Rzeznik: 3 syllables
Adam Duritz: 4 syllables
Rick Gershman: 3 syllables
Dude needs to lay off those drugs he admits he's on...
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Re: What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« Reply #3 on: Sep 1st, 2006, 4:34pm » |
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I completely disagree with this critic. John has wonderful hair, he has barely any syllables in his name, and he writes the BEST songs in the world!
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Re: What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« Reply #4 on: Sep 2nd, 2006, 12:44pm » |
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on Sep 1st, 2006, 4:34pm, carlyn wrote:| I completely disagree with this critic. John has wonderful hair, he has barely any syllables in his name, and he writes the BEST songs in the world! |
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You hit the nail on the head!
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Re: What A Jerk...everyone has their own opinion
« Reply #5 on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 3:32pm » |
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man, this guy was really reaching to write this article...
I'd hate to see how his normal articles are like..
What an irony that he talks about the hair as a point rather than the 1 point he makes on the music..
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"Soon we realized that after doing this together for so long, we developed some talents that as a group tend to come naturally. We realized that we had a rapport among us and in that rapport was power.
"And we realized that our day jobs (as the Goo Goo Dolls) didn't suck as bad as we had thought," he said, laughing (Robby).
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