{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Rarity (rarity)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jan-17 21:45:26 UTC","author_name":"Rarity (rarity)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/rarity","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/4569047","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/4526\" class=\"url\" title=\"Tiff Spearman\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">tiffany<\/span><\/a><\/span> I guess I feel about them like I feel about Tolkien, funnily enough; they were innovative, and several fantastic musicians\/authors wouldn't exist without their work. BUT, I personally find their stuff bland and much prefer their descendants (for example, Rush for music and someone like GRRM for books)"}