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Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(PS2) To clarify my poorly worded point, my view as an ex-radio DJ is that the British Invasion was 60% music/40% narrative. As the Beatles showed, one great band can alter a narrative significantly. I didn’t mean to suggest the British Invasion could—or should—have been stopped. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@xfishnutzx We do not disagree as much as you think. My view as a former radio DJ specializing in mid-/late 60s music is that the British Invasion was 60% the music and 40% the narrative. As the Beatles showed us, one great band can alter a narrative considerably. That was my only point. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@RolandKausen @rdgreid (Their only British influence was skiffle) — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@RolandKausen @rdgreid Oh, absolutely!! They were *primarily* influenced by Black R&B artists in America, particularly Berry. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@rdgreid By comparison, there is some evidence that the Beatles were also influenced by Holly. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@rdgreid I Fought the Law is a 1960 Crickets song by Buddy Holly covered by Bobby Fuller years later. It is universally understood that Fuller was primarily influenced by Holly and the Everly Brothers. There is no evidence he was seriously interested in British music. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@academicviews I’m sure you have heard Smile/Smiley Smile and it really suggests that Wilson was headed in a more whimsical direction, sort of an American version of British psychedelic twee. The Beatles—and for that matter the Stones—flirted with that but of course ultimately headed elsewhere. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@academicviews I hear what you’re saying, but I think a response song or two is not the same as pervasive influence. Wilson was clearly influenced by the Beatles and The Beatles clearly loved Pet Sounds, but the Fab Four really took off when they went in a very different direction than Wilson. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@JasonHa17210105 He’d also been *significantly* held back by his management up until he tried to make a break in 1966—which is what many believe got him killed. Friends and family say he would have gone back to El Paso in mid-1966 and restarted his own studio with complete creative control. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@JasonHa17210105 You’re hearing songs he wrote in 1964-5. The Beatles didn’t go into overdrive until early 1966. He was a music genius who’d already run his own home studio. He was set to explore an Americana sound that *wouldn’t* have been indebted to The Beatles and can’t be compared to the BI. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@academicviews I think it’s more complicated than that. There was a sense in the media that American music had no answer to the Beatles. (The Beach Boys played exclusively surf music at the time.) A single iconic American rock band—not influenced by the Beatles—could have shifted the narrative. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(PS) Another video of the same song, but you can hear the screams of fans who—unbeknownst to them—would never get to hear more from this man. https://t.co/IuP5aTZFiY — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@je_brannon I think Bobby was better positioned to “repel” the British Invasion than even Brian Wilson was. But he never got the chance. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
@autistleftist So tragic. What an incredible talent he was. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(MUSIC) Bobby Fuller was a genius. If he hadn’t been murdered at 23, I think he would’ve changed the course of music history—and the effect of the British Invasion in the U.S. would’ve been muted considerably. Here’s a great one from the pride of El Paso: https://t.co/lgZOZvW12N — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @CNN: A new generation of electric boats is making waves -- this Swedish startup says its fully electric, zero-carbon hydrofoils can cut… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @kylegriffin1: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker: "Our founders carried muskets, not assault weapons, and I don’t think a single one of them w… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
GOP donors have a good eye for evil — PolitiTweet.org
CNN @CNN
The Florida governor is shattering national fundraising records as he seeks a second term, attracting gobs of money… https://t.co/ZxinG1ztGu
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @nytimes: NATO formally approved membership bids for Finland and Sweden. Now, the legislatures of the 30 alliance members will consider… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @washingtonpost: After the signing of the protocols, NATO members must ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to complete their form… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @nytimes: Reduced Covid testing and reporting across the U.S. are blurring the state of the virus and making changes in its trajectory s… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
I’m sure MAGA is convinced President Biden canceled fireworks in DC—the dispute with Trump VP aspirant Kristi Noem about whether it was safe to launch fireworks at Mount Rushmore probably confused some people—so here’s a WP photo of how spectacular last night’s DC fireworks were: https://t.co/JFXHoaRFWq — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @politico: POLITICO Playbook has obtained exclusively a trailer for Alex Holder’s docuseries about the Trump family, which was among the… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(UPDATE2) Certainly we know that Bailey ultimately attributed “mental health issues” to the chief suspect before there’d been any reporting on that issue—confirming that he did indeed have minimization of any potential *political* component to this case on his mind all day today. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(UPDATE) A reader notes that Bailey made his comment before the identity of the chief suspect in the case was known. That’s an important clarification. I also know that given the date, the target, and the means of attack, most Americans expected we would learn what we since have. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
(PS) No worries for big fans of Clarence Thomas and his insurrectionist wife, however! After the Republicans stole three Supreme Court seats, Thomas finally found himself in a position to write—just a few days ago—a majority opinion that basically ended gun control in America. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
ICYMI (2015, NYT): Justice Clarence Thomas Was Angry That in 2015 SCOTUS Did Not Take Up a Challenge to Gun-Safety Regulations... in Highland Park; Thomas Specifically Wanted People to Be Able to Have the Sort of Weapon the Highland Park Shooter Used Today https://t.co/qlm8LuJNwn — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @SethAbramson: BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump’s Handpicked Illinois Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Tells Public to “Move On” From the H… — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @Doudrick: Crowd running away from the shooting during the Parkway Fireworks #Philadelphia #Shooter https://t.co/q1VanmrVzN — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson
RT @davidhogg111: This is the scene in Philadelphia during reported active shooter during firework show tonight. We need to stop debating… — PolitiTweet.org
