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I have never heard any of G.G.Allin’s music, and based on what I’ve heard about him, I don’t want to. I know him only through his “legend”, from what I’ve read and what people have said about him. But people say a lot of things… I think the best observation that I can make, is to agree with P., that there is always someone out there at the boundary, at the extreme, at the the EDGE. it’s scary as hell out there, and I wouldn’t want to live there, although I’ve visited from time to time, but people like G.G. Allin let you know where that boundary is, and that you better be prepared if you want to cross it, or even approach it.
I hate G.G. Allin. But this article brought me to think about what really constitutes “art”. Some make the argument that just about anything is art. Sure, one can say that and in many ways they would be right. But also they would be inviting someone to make the distinction between “good” art and “garbage” art. Some consider G.G. an artist, that’s fine, but he is a garbage artist. A simple nutjob. That’s all…It reminds me of those abstract paintings that you see in museums. The paintings only consist of random splashes of paint on a canvas. Lots of people think this is high art and pay a lot of money for it. I say that shit is trash.
A great post for a great album of 2009.