Thurston Moore & Nels Cline "In Store" (Part 3)

Excerpt from Live @ Rhino Records Westwood, CA (12/30/96)
Video shot by Rick Gershon

Category:

Music

Tags:

• improvised
• Thurston Moore
• Nels Cline
• Wilco
• Sonic Youth
• Kim Gordon
• Lee Ranaldo
• Rhino Records
• Experimental music

[FuzzBob]

Nels Cline also does all of Coltrane's Interstellar Space-- trust me, that's way beyond the capability of your average douchebag mullet farmer-type guitar weedler.

Even then, guitar pissing contests are for a) 17-year-olds and b) bitter 45-year-olds whose hair band never made it. For the rest of us, either the music is good, or it's shit.

Technique exists to serve the music. Technique for technique's sake is bullshit.

[BillyPolaris]

The best part of guitar playing is the subjectivity of its critics. Someone may say this is better, simply because it is different than the status quo. VH and RR and amazing guitar players, but they are not adding anything new to the sonic mix. Nels Cline is simply striving to find a unique voice, and approach to his instrument. Music is not a competition, it is a individual persuit of expression.

[elmothejunkie]

nels can do anything. he became one of my fave guitarists after hearing watts, engine room cd. ive always liked moores interpretation of ornette colemans style as well, the free jazz expression on guitar. not for everyone, but really nothing either of these two have ever done is.

[PopExpo]

this is no different from metal shredders who can't control them selves, this guys are just using noise instead. Lame. whether u shred of use feedback and noise.... its always best to use it sparingly or it will it will be lame and cliche.

[scottchoate1]

@FuzzBob what a load of crap, I want these 4 minutes back, that AIN'T Technique it's an excuse for playing like crap.

[holzy4565]

it wouldn't surprise me the slightest bit if nels cline was listening to every sonic youth record in the 80s, and it wouldn't surprise me if the nels cline singers were completely influenced by SY

[geobruf123]

hmm anyone who thinks this is more original than van halen needs to listen in context. When van halen came out NOONE sounded like that. if he came on the radio you knew it was him. He invented a style that was so copied that it seems unoriginal now. If moore etc came on the radio would you realy know it was him? it could easily be lou reed or hendrix etc. Im not saying VH is better but lets be honest, he was one of the most original ever. All 80's wank guitar was invented by him.

[brw0044]

@plusmin09 haha fuk off. I told you my reason for liking it. I like nels blue shirt. go suck rivers preteen cock.

[plusmin09]

@brw0044 The comment boards are for leaving comments and having discussions. If I didn't want to do that I would just watch vids and never type anything.

I never said you have to explain your tastes, or post a comment. I just replied to your comment to try and hear some intelligent reasons why you like this crap. You don't have any, but no matter, I'm not worried.

[brw0044]

@plusmin09 Hahaha. Weezer???? We're just on different pages. and I was referring to others saying "you just don't get it" ...that wasn't my stance. lol if you're saying I don't get two guys strumming on their guitars...then lets just end this convo now. because you'd rather just bash the video and the music rather than come to an understanding that peoples tastes and opinions vary. I don't have to explain to you why I like something. Neither do you. So go on and watch a weezer video. and I won't

[brw0044]

@plusmin09 "real reasons"??? This convo is a joke. I like it because nels cline is wearing a blue shirt. You spend much time commenting on a youtube vid that you don't like. why don't you cruise on over to something you do like. I didn't say I gave this "respect"...that was your assumption. I give thurston and nels respect. this is simply a couple dudes rockin out in a record store. if you don't like it don't listen to it. I don't like nickelback but you don't see droppin comments on their vids