Bob James' Nautilus - crap/not crap?

[El Jefe]

some jazz funk is ace - expansions and unicorn especially

vile

like Steely Dan

 

[danny la rouge]

You're applying your standards of music appreciation to others with no justification.

No, I'm applying a well-understood use of a term to a statement you made.

I wish I hadn't. But I did.

 

[poului]

No, I'm applying a well-understood use of a term to a statement you made.

I wish I hadn't. But I did.

But people shouldn't apply it!

vile

like Steely Dan

But they all look so happy when playing it. You're just jealous.

 

[danny la rouge]

But people shouldn't apply it!

Ironically, they will.

 

[xfire]

Nautilus is a great track in it's own right, It's one of my favourite tracks that has been sampled in Hiphop.

Voted Hot

 

[Fictionist]

vile

like Steely Dan

No EJ, I'm afraid that your judgement is quite wrong, when it is (usually) reasonably acceptable. Go and buy Donald Byrd's 'Places and Spaces' and listen to it over and over again until, eventually, youget it.

 

[ska invita]

nautilus is a classic, but i prefer the masters at work version Mawtilus - just sounds a bit more rugged
http://www.last.fm/music/Nuyorican+Soul/_/Nautilus+(Mawtilus)

its a real shame when people shit on jazz - bob james may not be tough, but its still great music

 

[butchersapron]

A dilemma I'm sure for many of our po-faced types, with it being a staple of such a detested genre and yet a sampled touchstone of so much "authentic" music.

Start arguing, please.

So, no dilemma and more ha ha's basically?

 

[sam/phallocrat]

stop digging butchers, it's not an auspicious sight

 

[ouchmonkey]

Which is a source of some confusion.

I'm confused too. I bought some Bob James for a friend who wanted the taxi theme - the rest of it was awful toss

I'm not sure who's arguing what about it's appreciation. but if you ask me.....
Bob James knew no irony in his composition or performance.

Liking it 'cos you think it's rubbish is ironic, but also weak. It's generally the first embarrassed step to just admitting you like something anyway though.

It is entirely possible to like something and feel it's ridiculous, even for the ridiculousness to be part of the reason you love it and our old friend irony not to be involved at all in that relationship.

vile

like Steely Dan

but you're absolutely right about those tossers

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Never heard of it, but ticked good cos I used to love going past that nautilus shop in Hackney as a kid.