From Mark Kolmar Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 02:10
From Mark Kolmar Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 02:10
On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Eamonn wrote:
> <bait>
> 3 Underworld: Second Toughest...
And what was wrong with this record? On its merits alone, none of this
carping is deserved. Same with _dubnobass..._ I don't know; maybe it is
easier to get sick of Underworld if you live on that side of the ocean.
> 6 U2: that thing they did
Yeah, it's like they are wearing someone else's ill-fitting clothes.
There was a time when U2 had a lot of passion and credibility on their
side. Now...
> 7 Bowie: that thing he did
Trying to popularize elements from underground music is most of what Bowie
has ever been about. Just congratulate the man for keeping the "Thin" in
"Thin White Duke" and for being able to dig himself out of the elder-
statesman rut he got himself into for a long while there.
--Mark
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