The "Mick LaSalle is an Idiot" Thread

[RGMike]

missed this post on Friday: Mick prefers the No Doubt cover of "It's My Life" to the Talk talk original. Safe to say he's in the minority on that one.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?blogid=38&entry_id=50227

Mick has gone on record as saying he usually prefers more youthful pop performers, as he thinks the energy and vibrancy they bring are better suited to what many a pop song is trying to say.  I'm mind reading here, of course, but I think that explains his preference for No Doubt over Talk Talk.  Plus Gwen is sexier that the Talk Talk dude.

If you got a thing for Gwen Stefani, it definitely improves the song.  What's not to like?

I pretty much can't stand Gwen Stefani, but I also don't remember anyone having anything nice to say about her version when it came out.

[Tinka Cat]

missed this post on Friday: Mick prefers the No Doubt cover of "It's My Life" to the Talk talk original. Safe to say he's in the minority on that one.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?blogid=38&entry_id=50227

Mick has gone on record as saying he usually prefers more youthful pop performers, as he thinks the energy and vibrancy they bring are better suited to what many a pop song is trying to say.  I'm mind reading here, of course, but I think that explains his preference for No Doubt over Talk Talk.  Plus Gwen is sexier that the Talk Talk dude.

If you got a thing for Gwen Stefani, it definitely improves the song.  What's not to like?

ETA:  Of course, no amount of sex appeal is going to make me prefer Madonna's "American Pie" over Don McClean's... wait, I'm not sure I phrased that right.  

Doesn't Madonna's Pie have a faux Brit accent?  "Oy!  No shoving, mates! Just queue up orderly-loike."

[RGMike]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

[Tinka Cat]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

Oh, the joys of brain dumping.  There are probably any other number of idiots that have blogged similar out-of-nowhere stuff, but Mick has a big audience and it gets noticed... sheesh..

[RGMike]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

Oh, the joys of brain dumping.  There are probably any other number of idiots that have blogged similar out-of-nowhere stuff, but Mick has a big audience and it gets noticed... sheesh..

I love when he posts something idiotic about music -- the comments are always priceless.

[urth]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

One thing we can deduce from this: Mick listens to 10@10. Monday's set was 1971, and AL played "Signs" in the no. 2 or 3 slot, iirc.

He's also clearly unfamiliar with the concept of "allegory." And he's a tool.

[Lightnin' Rod]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

One thing we can deduce from this: Mick listens to 10@10. Monday's set was 1971, and AL played "Signs" in the no. 2 or 3 slot, iirc.

He's also clearly unfamiliar with the concept of "allegory." And he's a tool.

I don't know -- I think he was just having a little fun.  Heard the song and then his mind went for a walkabout.  And he wrote it down.  Not a big deal.

[Tinka Cat]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

One thing we can deduce from this: Mick listens to 10@10. Monday's set was 1971, and AL played "Signs" in the no. 2 or 3 slot, iirc.

He's also clearly unfamiliar with the concept of "allegory." And he's a tool.

I don't know -- I think he was just having a little fun.  Heard the song and then his mind went for a walkabout.  And he wrote it down.  Not a big deal.

you're right.  It's not a big deal.  But we have to fill airspace somehow!   

[Gazoo]

And the sign said "short-haired stupid bloggers need not apply"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=50786&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos

Oh, the joys of brain dumping.  There are probably any other number of idiots that have blogged similar out-of-nowhere stuff, but Mick has a big audience and it gets noticed... sheesh..

I love when he posts something idiotic about music -- the comments are always priceless.

Liked the unintentional comedy from the commenter who asked why he was "quoting Tesla lyrics."

[RGMike]

Actually, Mick's not an idiot today... he's posted a pretty good piece about Robert Downey Jr and why his career, artistically speaking, could be in trouble (message: don't turn into Nic Cage!)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/07/MVAE1D9TCV.DTL&type=movies

But the Chron gave the Iron Man 2 review to the useless Amy Biancolli. Poor Mick!

[RGMike]

Mick channels Emily Litella:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=64166&gta=commentslistpos&plckItemsPerPage=10&plckSort=TimeStampDescending&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:37d80c91-9c84-4cf2-9af1-957180eba7aa#commentslistpos

[RGMike]

Mick channels Emily Litella:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=64166&gta=commentslistpos&plckItemsPerPage=10&plckSort=TimeStampDescending&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:37d80c91-9c84-4cf2-9af1-957180eba7aa#commentslistpos

I commented on the above blog entry that "even Emily Litella wouldn't've found that funny, Mick"  -- and he replied "who's Emily Litella?"  Seriously.  The guy's only 4 years younger than me and he never watched SNL?

[RGMike]

I can't resist pointing out that Yogi Bear, which has a 35/100 score on Metacritic and a 13 (!) on Rotten Tomatoes -- critics can't resist calling it "un-BEAR-able" -- got a very favorable review from contrarian Mick, who called it "refreshing and politically charged".  Er, seriously?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/17/MVI41GPGP1.DTL&type=movies

[RGMike]

there's something about Mick:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mlasalle/detail?entry_id=81460

[RGMike]

Mick's man-crush on Adam Sandler continues unabated:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/10/MV0M1HLB6V.DTL

as usual his is the best review the movie has gotten -- it's at 35 on Metacritic and 29% on RT.