Very interesting point about the underground underground. It's actually
a pretty funny concept... kind of like having radar detector detector
proof radar detector ..... ok. i'll shut up now. Peace...
Argo
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>From: elson trinidad
>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 1997 3:22 PM
>To: Michael Aregood; 'acid jazz list'
>Subject: Re: Not everone's a snob...
>
>At 10.50 AM 4/16/1997 -0400, Michael Aregood wrote:
>
>>It has nothing to do with not wanting anyone to hear it or liking music
>>"better", it has to do with the obious fact that money has a negative
>>effect on music.
>
>Well, that's a matter of personal principle and priorities there.
>Personally, there's a difference between
>getting paid as far as making a living, and getting paid as far as
>excess
>(i.e. the six Ferraris). I consider the former important, but not the
>latter. I do, however consider fame and recognition more important than
>how
>much money I make, though. There's a large, deeply personal reason
>behind
>that which I won't go into right now.
>
>I understand what you're trying to say but it seems you already accept
>the
>musical industry status quo; the American music industry (can't spreak
>for
>those of other countries) is almost exclusively run by lawyers, not
>musicians, not DJs, not people who have any hand in creating music.
>Don't
>you think it's possible to change that? I do.
>
>The "keep the music in your head" comment (funny crack
>>by the way) comes off as incredibly ignorant.
>
>Can you explain further, aside from "I disagree with this guy, so I'll
>call
>him ignorant"?
>There is also a 'hierarchy,' if you will in the underground scene.
>Within
>any underground scene or movement, there is in itself a "mainstream
>underground" and an "underground underground," isn't there?
>
>Bro, not everybody that
>>hates mainstream music on a whole has an "i'm cooler" attitude and wants
>>to keep the music to themselves.
>
>You might be right, but then again *no one* will admit to having an
>"I'm
>cooler" attitude regardless if they do or
>if they don't.
>
>I'm a dj and by nature want to
>>spread/force the music i love on everyone i possibly can. But I also
>>know if i started making the big bucks there would be a certain amount
>>of temptation to adapt what songs i play.
>
>Again that's a matter of personal principle. Some people feel there is
>a
>temptation, some don't.
>
>>I don't feel that money and large audiences are comletely evil and i can
>>see the desire to express yourself but hey, you do it your way, and
>>those of us you call "underground" will do it another. More power to you
>>>if you can buy a Ferrari along the way....
>
>I don't want a Ferrari. Maybe my own recording studio, maybe my own
>label,
>but I don't give a F%*^ about fancy cars. I'm not Jay Kay, you know. :)
>
>Elson
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>Los Angeles, CA, USA
>elson@westworld.com * http://www.westworld.com/~elson
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