Lewis Largent sucks
Alexander DeLarge
of a VJ that is Lewis Largent? Now that he's taken over 120, I've noticed a
shift to more american bands who I don't like rather thanBritish bands. What
happened to Dave Kendall? I gather he wasn't popular among some fans, but he
at least had some class. Lewis Largent calls every US band legendary, at
least those around before 1988. I mean come on, enough.
-Alex
Jeffrey Ganson
Dave Kendall? DAVE KENDALL? I do hope you are kidding! Mr. Kendall was,
without exception, THE most annoying VJ MTV EVER had, and his demise came
none too soon.
Now, I'm not a big Lewis-booster, but I would say that he's the best
regular host 120 Minutes has ever had. That's not saying much, obviously,
but I credit him with actually having heard of all of the bands he's
introducing. He's actually interested in the music, which is also a
first. I think it's great that he gets excited when he gets to interview
folks like Paul Westerberg or The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I won't say
that Lewis Largent is completely "genuine", but he's certainly not in the same
league of fakery and posturing that your friend Dave Kendall is in. As
for the move towards more US bands over British ones, well I see that as a
welcome change as well--some of us get a little tired of watching The The
week after week.
Jeff
Alexander DeLarge
Jeffrey Ganson <jga...@stein2.u.washington.edu> wrote:
>> Am I the only one who despises the overgrown sycophantic grungemonkey
>for the move towards more US bands over British ones, well I see that as a
>welcome change as well--some of us get a little tired of watching The The
>week after week.
>
>Jeff
If you want to watch an alternative show with an obvious bias towards
american music, there's kennedy, who thinks that X and Dramara are geniuses.
Kendall may not have shown much enthusiasm, but at
-Alex
chris williams
Lewis Largent is simply the latest in eMpTyVee's search for the most
annoying, obnoxious, idiotic VJ. The progression is pretty obvious:
They had J. J. Jackson, a knowledgeable VJ, and the obvious choice
for host of an alternative music program, so they gave the show to:
Kevin (Trained) Seal. {Thanks, Mr. Lydon!} Kevin was an idiot, and
almost completely free of musical knowlege, but he simply didn't have
that irritating quality they were searching for. So they searched for
someone more irritating, and with just enough knowledge to be a danger
to himself and others:
Dave (Mr. New Jersey) Kendall. Dave was so amazingly ugly that the
powers that be didn't allow the public to see Dave'e face at first.
He did the music news for Kevin, as a voice-over first, then with his
face in shadows, the shadows getting lighter and lighter...
Chris Williams of
Chris'n'Vickie of Chicago
chr...@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (his)
vic...@njin.rutgers.edu (hers)
kate...@chinet.chinet.com (ours)
David Anthony Robson
news and profile information, even when he wasn't delivering
it, and I can't deny that he is and was quite knowledgable in
his field. I also liked him because he took as many
opportunities to bust on Kevin Seal as possible ("Kevin doesn't
like this album, but ignore him. It's really good.").
Then when he hosted the show he was able to bring his knowledge
to bear. And he was considerably well informed, and I think
quite interested in the genre. He did go out of his way to
present decent music (I recall him having quite high praise for
Coil's "The Snow" because it was quite different from the
standard 120 fare).
The best thing I can guess is, Dave Kendall was always one of
the best, smartest, and most well-informed VJs. The problem started
when he became aware of the fact and his head swelled.
And Lewis Largent is a bone-head, plain and simple. If His
Name Is Alive's "Are We Still Married" is "the reason why 120
Minutes exists," why the hell doesn't he show it more than once
instead of The Posies week after week after week....He is not
vindicated by his enthusiasm for the Westerberg interview.
Some pigs do enjoy the canary's song....
my 2 cents
See ya!
-D.
--
Dave Robson
---------- da...@faraday.clas.virginia.edu ----------
I play the organ.....but not in church.
Dan Cohen
>
>I really really liked Kendall at first. He always wrote the
>news and profile information, even when he wasn't delivering
>it, and I can't deny that he is and was quite knowledgable in
>his field.
So knowledgable that during U2's ZooTV tour, he asked Bono about U2's
last album, The Joshua Tree. (What ever happened to Rattle And Hum?)
-Dan
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> I love the fact that in 93 people were using the internet for its intended purpose already... bitching about stuff. He did stuck, though.
Every person is at a university, with a .edu address, not studying, but complaining about MTV.
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> Did you show up on this thread because YouTube recommended 120 Minutes Best of 1993 and wondered who the hell is Lewis Largent and whatever happened to him?
Then I remembered USENET, and remembered pre-2000 internet. and how
everyone wrote in complete sentences, and huge paragraphs and had
flame wars and were all bitter and snarky. Almost all .EDU addesses.
Then I saw this.
Then I felt old. I'm 46.
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120 min went through so many changes and I remembered the end of Dave Kendall. I don’t think there was an ep of 120 where he didn’t say “Depeche Mode”...
I used to think a lot of these guys were douches back in my music snobbery days, but now I’m just getting all the feels.
I think bagging on any TV “personality” for not being genuine is laughable however. So take that 1993 commenter. Flame you from the future!
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> Did you show up on this thread because YouTube recommended 120 Minutes Best of 1993 and wondered who the hell is Lewis Largent and whatever happened to him?
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> This is the best page on the internet.
Also, someone on twitter was feelin' the same in late May: https://twitter.com/TheDaysofLore/status/1265329087440019456
