I don't doubt it. I just wanted to add my 2 cents and play devil's advocate
a bit. I don't pretend to be "up" on a lot of dance/electronic beat music. I
really try to find something in every genre of music but the House I've
heard just leaves me cold. That's all.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie Shill" <icehouse@redshift.com>
To: "Bethany A. Johnson" <bethany@rawkawn.com>
Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: the lasting charm of house
> Sure, there is some house that sucks, but there is also a lot that is
> worthwhile. It's like any musical form, some is awful but some is da bomb!
> We've all heard the limp-wristed house popularised over the years by
> advertisements and the like but, without house, where would a lot of
today's
> electronica be? To me, full-on trance is the lowest common denominator in
> electronic dance music but some of it is good and some folks swear by it,
> it's a matter of taste I suppose. I'm glad that R.Scott got stuff off of
his
> chest and feels better for it but, listen, oh R. Scott, there's some
mighty
> fine house out there and there is a lot with jazzy influences that is
> wonderful. Yeah, it does require a little work to find but so does
anything
> worthwhile.
>
> leslie/The Power of Sound
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bethany A. Johnson <bethany@rawkawn.com>
> To: R. Scott <deebull@mindspring.com>
> Cc: A/J List <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: the lasting charm of house
>
>
> > Well, if you're going to make such a sweeping statement maybe you should
> > expound a bit. Does all house suck? Why does house suck? What about
> > jazzy house? Does that suck too?
> >
> > just curious,
> > B.
> >
> > "R. Scott" wrote:
> > >
> > > I for one think House music sucks!!!
> > >
> > > There I said it...
> > >
> > > peace,
> > > R. Scott
> > > framboise@mindspring.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Marco Baroni" <baroni@humnet.ucla.edu>
> > > To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:06 PM
> > > Subject: the lasting charm of house
> > >
> > > > In the rare moments in which I am not enjoying Mellow Mellow, I have
> been
> > > > listening to some old house music -- Mr. Fingers, Inner City, Joe
> Smooth.
> > > I
> > > > was surprised by how well early house music stood the test of time.
> > > Better,
> > > > I would say, than later, more ambitious kinds of electronic/dance
> music
> > > > (techno, drum'n'bass, downtempo...) Does anybody else agree with
this
> > > > intuition? If you do, do you have a theory about it? Is it because
> house
> > > > music (via the disco connection?) is closer to the eternal soul/funk
> > > roots?
> > > > Or is it something about the four-on-the-floor beat? Or is it just
an
> > > > impression due to the fact that house is trendy again thanks to
labels
> > > like
> > > > Nuphonic?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Marco
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Bethany A. Johnson
> > http://www.rawkawn.com/bethany/
> >
>
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