It's a hidden assault on non-believers: his album is basically a massive engram dump targeted for the ears of "suppressive listeners."

That might just have been the excuse he gave you.

That might just have been the excuse he gave you.

It's spelled "Rappe."  And leave the poor girl alone.

It's spelled "Rappe."  And leave the poor girl alone.

Agreed, though "The Devil's Triangle" (off In the Wake of Poseidon) is one of their most underrated.

Agreed, though "The Devil's Triangle" (off In the Wake of Poseidon) is one of their most underrated.

There are plenty of parodies—musical, literary, and otherwise—that lovingly hover between parody & homage, and that manage to double as contributions to the very style they're parodying.  Plenty of James Joyce's stuff comes to mind.

There are plenty of parodies—musical, literary, and otherwise—that lovingly hover between parody & homage, and that manage to double as contributions to the very style they're parodying.  Plenty of James Joyce's stuff comes to mind.

My flautist friend grew to hate Tull, but only because her band—as any band with a flautist will—got cajoled into doing so damned many Tull covers.

My flautist friend grew to hate Tull, but only because her band—as any band with a flautist will—got cajoled into doing so damned many Tull covers.

I dunno … "explain" the saxophone or piano.  There are hundreds of instruments in the Western musical tradition alone, and it seems self-limiting to insist on sticking to a scant half-dozen for any given genre.

I dunno … "explain" the saxophone or piano.  There are hundreds of instruments in the Western musical tradition alone, and it seems self-limiting to insist on sticking to a scant half-dozen for any given genre.

Genesis had no fewer than four great "novella"-length songs on Wind and Wuthering … still my personal favorite of theirs (though maybe not objectively their best).

Genesis had no fewer than four great "novella"-length songs on Wind and Wuthering … still my personal favorite of theirs (though maybe not objectively their best).

But it's the oversweetened cole slaw that makes it a sadness bowl OF LOVE.

But it's the oversweetened cole slaw that makes it a sadness bowl OF LOVE.

In Zombie Apocalypse World, that's a relatively good way to die.

In Zombie Apocalypse World, that's a relatively good way to die.

Not to mention, @avclub-e576423831e043f7928d9ac113abbe6f:disqus, the cretinous ends toward which our tax dollars are often directed.