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> From: dj herb <herb@icenet.no>
> To: datboy <datboy@i84.net>
> Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: Dust Bros. vs. Chemical Bros - Who would win?
> Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 7:17 AM
>
> datboy wrote:
> >
> > > err...why not the last track on Exit Planet Dust? its actually quite
> > > good compared to Block Rocking "ooh ooh we're gonna sell millions of
> > > albums now" Beats.... alterate title: Chart Riding Beats :P
> >
> > ain't nothing wrong with chart riding beats ... I actually welcome the
> > stuff we're liking now going mainstream cuz that means we're going to
> > get something really cool happening next ....
>
> I dont have a problem with good music getting apreciated by the general
> public but its a shame that it so often are the "weakest" songs from
> those artists that get's airtime and ends up on the charts. (i.e. block
> rocking beats, wich it far from the best thing the chem.bros ever made,
> right?).
> Hopefully what we see happening now will end up at a point where the
> general public is open to whatever and and actually goes out searching
> for *THEIR* music instead of letting MTV tell them what to listen to.
> As i see it, even tho the media is starting to play acid jazz and techno
> and whatever its mostly simple and "harmless" tracks that wont confuse
> the mtv-crowd.
>
> Example: 'dream on dreamer' is not the best song B.N.H. have released,
> 'If i ruled the earth' is probably THE worst Nas track ive heard,
> Prodigy have a long history of releasing their weaker-tracks as singles
> and 'block rocking beats' isnt even close to what chem.bros are capable
> of making.
>
> ...atleast thats what i think...
>
>
> herb
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