Comments on: Omul cu Sobolani and the corpse of Romanian rock http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/ Writings and whereabouts Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cristian http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 Cristian Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:09:37 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-7075 Dear Musicshop. Nowhere did I imply OCS had not earned respect. They have been in the game for almost a decade now. They deserve all the respect for sticking with it and keeping going. But a decade into their musical stint, OCS still sings about the same things in the same way. How many times can you sing about getting stoned, falling into nothingness, sitting on your head, all while dropping witty advertising references? As someone who has followed OCS since the beginning, I reserve the right to criticize them and challenge them by saying their music is repetitive and they cultivate the same inertia they riled against five years ago. That was my point with Green Day. They had become stale and then thankfully lost the master tapes to a new album, went back and blew everyone away with "American Idiot," a suprising ass-kicker from a radio band. OCS latest, "Superparanoia," sounds with little exception ("Locul 2") like everything else they have done recently. Here's what even more sad. With all my criticism, they are probably still among the best in Romania. And that was point of the post--it was about being king in the land of the blind. There's no incentive to actually be better. Dear Musicshop. Nowhere did I imply OCS had not earned respect. They have been in the game for almost a decade now. They deserve all the respect for sticking with it and keeping going. But a decade into their musical stint, OCS still sings about the same things in the same way. How many times can you sing about getting stoned, falling into nothingness, sitting on your head, all while dropping witty advertising references?

As someone who has followed OCS since the beginning, I reserve the right to criticize them and challenge them by saying their music is repetitive and they cultivate the same inertia they riled against five years ago.

That was my point with Green Day. They had become stale and then thankfully lost the master tapes to a new album, went back and blew everyone away with “American Idiot,” a suprising ass-kicker from a radio band. OCS latest, “Superparanoia,” sounds with little exception (“Locul 2″) like everything else they have done recently.

Here’s what even more sad. With all my criticism, they are probably still among the best in Romania. And that was point of the post–it was about being king in the land of the blind. There’s no incentive to actually be better.

]]> By: musicshopp http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-7022 musicshopp Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:20:14 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-7022 metal shmetal. what the hell is your problem? i would like to get an answer from the person who wrote this distinguishing blog. i am not a fan of ocs, i can't say that i feed my frustration upon their music/lyrics but i can say that they have certainly earned my respect. i've been listening to all types of romanian music and originality lacks big time. that's something i can't say about ocs: regradless the album, song, period of creation, these guys are fucking original and always setting milestones for the other fuckers that have the nerve to call themselves musicians. and what's this "OCS has become rancid and the icon of any 12-year-old looking for a first joint and a first batch of suicidal thoughts. The lyrics are repetitive, pointless and the music is redundant."? do you even understand the lyrics? and what the fuck is redundant? the only thing redundant is originality and good music. the fact thet 12 year olds listen to ocs does not mean that 35 year olds don't listen to it also and relate to it in a way that is far away from suicidal thoughts. as for aging as green day, may i remind you that green day released a fucking amash hit album a couple of yeara ago? and by the way, do you actualy sing, or you're just a babbler? metal shmetal. what the hell is your problem? i would like to get an answer from the person who wrote this distinguishing blog. i am not a fan of ocs, i can’t say that i feed my frustration upon their music/lyrics but i can say that they have certainly earned my respect. i’ve been listening to all types of romanian music and originality lacks big time. that’s something i can’t say about ocs: regradless the album, song, period of creation, these guys are fucking original and always setting milestones for the other fuckers that have the nerve to call themselves musicians.
and what’s this “OCS has become rancid and the icon of any 12-year-old looking for a first joint and a first batch of suicidal thoughts. The lyrics are repetitive, pointless and the music is redundant.”?
do you even understand the lyrics? and what the fuck is redundant? the only thing redundant is originality and good music. the fact thet 12 year olds listen to ocs does not mean that 35 year olds don’t listen to it also and relate to it in a way that is far away from suicidal thoughts.
as for aging as green day, may i remind you that green day released a fucking amash hit album a couple of yeara ago?
and by the way, do you actualy sing, or you’re just a babbler?

]]> By: soopermouse http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 soopermouse Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:42:33 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-1203 i don't agree. If you talk about the basically mainstream rock scene, I agree. But the actual metal scene, the heavy and heavire metal scene is still alive and well, although getting well, as underground as it can get. But it's there, and there are some good bands there if you have a taste for the genre. i don’t agree. If you talk about the basically mainstream rock scene, I agree. But the actual metal scene, the heavy and heavire metal scene is still alive and well, although getting well, as underground as it can get. But it’s there, and there are some good bands there if you have a taste for the genre.

]]> By: raZna http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-960 raZna Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:27:17 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-960 i believe Jake is speaking about the "la motoare" place. motoare stands for "engines" but it;s related with motorbikes and stuff. i believe Jake is speaking about the “la motoare” place.

motoare stands for “engines” but it;s related with motorbikes and stuff.

]]> By: Jake http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Jake Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:09:27 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-938 2nd comment. Did they film the Razna video at the restaurant on the roof of a hotel(?) near the University of Buch? I think it was called the tower. 2nd comment. Did they film the Razna video at the restaurant on the roof of a hotel(?) near the University of Buch?

I think it was called the tower.

]]> By: Jake http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Jake Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:04:13 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-937 OCS is back!!! Man during my time there 98-00, I lived off them and Zdob. Gotta download their stuff. Any legal sites you know of. I was in RO last week and should have looked harder for their CD. I picked up two of pavel Stratan's CD's. OCS is back!!!

Man during my time there 98-00, I lived off them and Zdob. Gotta download their stuff. Any legal sites you know of. I was in RO last week and should have looked harder for their CD. I picked up two of pavel Stratan’s CD’s.

]]> By: Romerican http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Romerican Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/03/omul-cu-sobolani-and-the-corpse-of-romanian-rock/#comment-783 <i>...most Romanian rock is a poor man’s version of a Top 40 band’s reunion tour.</i> You <b>nailed</b> it! …most Romanian rock is a poor man’s version of a Top 40 band’s reunion tour.

You nailed it!

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