Hmmmm... I really don't have the time to respond to this in the
way that I would like to - and I've responded privately to the individual
who originally posted - not only apologizing (to some extent) but also
giving my reasoning behind the comment and recommending some releases
that may further his musical tastes.
What it comes down to (for me) is a REAL distate for the
commercialization of a musical style that I hold very near and dear to my
heart. I was spinning in a few places in Rochester NY at the time of the
bippity-bippity-bop craze - and I had been playing the track fairly
frequently for the people there (along with a large assortment of other
aj style tracks) trying to introduce a style that _definately_ didn't
exist in the collective minds of partygoers in Rochester. But it was not
until the record companies pushed this product that it became something
of a phenomenon - causing me to kind of resent this catchy little number.
I don't have anything against US3 (I guess) - but I do have a
problem with the over-commercialization of *Any* genre. I suppose it's
inevitable - but I don't have to like it. How does this pertain to my
supposed 'snobishness' one might wonder... Well - I think that there is
a certain level of sophistication on this list - both in postings and in
the general feel of what is discussed here and that just seemed kinda out
of place to me - granted I *should* have kept my mouth shut - but I was
flying through the 200+ messages I get a day and was a little distracted
by this request. Call it a personal problem with US3 & the record
industry - rather than any kind of bite on the individual.
my apologies to anyone i may have offended.
peace.
kevin.