Acid-Jazz needs reform!
Daniel Keller (algorhythm@compuserve.com)
Thu, 13 Feb 1997 03:57:05 -0500
Re: OM Records posts......in a word, Jeeeeeez, pal, lighten up! In the
first place, the stuff posted by OM is nowhere near obnoxious....if it
were, I'd agree with your sentiments. But IMHO, the purpose of a list like
this is to inform. We're not dealing with major label music here, nor with
major label advertizing budgets....a post from a small label, assuming it's
(a) of reasonable length and (b) fits within the general tone of the list,
is one of the only ways many of us can get info on these releases. And is
it any more intrusive to read someone saying "hey, we've just released this
great record by so-&-so, check it out" than it is to read a post from one
of us saying "hey, I just bought/heard this great record by so-&-so, check
it out"?? Do you read or subscribe to SNC, Option, or even Billboard? Do
you occasionally find the ads in those mags intrusive? Do you not simply
turn the page?
Personally, I find it way more annoying to read unsubscribe messages posted
by someone 18 times before they figure =that= out.
That said, I do like the idea of a daily A-J list journal.....would beat
the hell out of getting 15-30 letters per day.
Best,
Daniel Keller
Listen Productions
Hamburg, Germany