Eric Maag wrote:
> Now while I hadn't heard of these people before coming
> on this list. I have to say that just looking at the
> website and listening to the few samples that are on
> there, that I'm not impressed and no way are they
> getting my hard earned cash.
Hey, you're entitled to your own opinion. And I'm sure Geri Soriano-Lightwood,
the lead singer of SBL could agree with that. After all, she's a member of this
list :)
> But Eric, you say, music
> should be judged as a work in and of itself, not
> within a context of what is going on around it.
> Bollocks! If a work is good enough to elevate itself,
> then good for it. Otherwise, it's just more flotsam in
> a world of commercialism.
I disagree totally. If you're judging the context and not the music, that's
already a prejudiced opinion. It no longer becomes music, but ideology or
politics. I say, FUCK ALL THAT. I listen to the Top 40 sometimes. True, a lot of
it is crap, but there's some good songs in there, and when I listen to music
that sounds good to me, I react accordingly. It makes me feel better.
Don't let ideology dictate what your ears, your mind, your heart, your soul (and
in some cases, your ass) thinks is good music. If you do, then you're not
listening to music really. You're hearing it, but you're not *listening* to it.
> ehh, these guys don't seem to have done anything new,
> except maybe make sure that Billy Bob and Lulabel in
> southern Kansas have access to Acid-Jazz from their
> friendly Wal-Mart, kind of like Jamiroquai did for
> neo-soul.
So you say, music should be segregated according to geography? Or even race and
class (Yes, it already is, but you seem to want to take it further).
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