Comments on: Review of The Flaming Lips – “Embryonic” http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/review-of-the-flaming-lips-embryonic/ Think sharp: arts, culture, and ideas Mon, 24 May 2010 14:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jeffrey_d_starr http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/review-of-the-flaming-lips-embryonic/comment-page-1/#comment-247 jeffrey_d_starr Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:13:34 +0000 http://concreteacademic.com/?p=551#comment-247 I was holding a Diet Coke (which is the case most of my waking hours) when I wrote the article, so it was the metaphor at hand...so to speak [groans from audience]. I was holding a Diet Coke (which is the case most of my waking hours) when I wrote the article, so it was the metaphor at hand…so to speak [groans from audience].

]]> By: Ezra http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/review-of-the-flaming-lips-embryonic/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Ezra Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:13:46 +0000 http://concreteacademic.com/?p=551#comment-246 For the purposes of comparison, could you give me an example of a song that fits each of the following scenarios: 1) sounds like someone poured regular Coke on the microphone 2) sounds like someone poured Pepsi on the microphone 3) sounds like someone poured un-set jello on the microphone I'd like some touchstones for understanding this rather specific metaphor. Please and thank-you. For the purposes of comparison, could you give me an example of a song that fits each of the following scenarios:

1) sounds like someone poured regular Coke on the microphone
2) sounds like someone poured Pepsi on the microphone
3) sounds like someone poured un-set jello on the microphone

I'd like some touchstones for understanding this rather specific metaphor.

Please and thank-you.

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