From Mxyzptlk Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 03:08
From Mxyzptlk Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 03:08
Mark Kolmar wrote:
> 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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Out of my lurking posture and onto the *unpopular* list. One thing that gets
a bit hard to take on the IDM list is the often unfounded slagging "certain"
artists take here. It was simply amazing that the mention of Orbital in the
last week or so didn't bring out the napalm like it usually does. I have to
side with Mark here. While being *my* age doesn't provide any inherent savvy
or ability to pick 'em, it means I've seen and heard a bit. Bowie has his weak
points, but people like him (and Hutter and Schneider, for that matter) have
done some fine stuff - and, imo, still do a passable job. I would go so far as
to say that not only is there nothing wrong with Underworld or Orbital, but
that they are both (imo,again) relevant and doing things - in a good way -
that a lot of the latest buzzers are not. NONE of this to speak ill of the
new, the different, the groundbreaking, etc. I buy it all, but see little
sense in the frequent trashing of UW, Orbital and the like. It's not that I
fail to see any logic in (SOME of) the points made, either. All music isn't
meant to do the same things. It would be nice if a little less elitism (note:
this is a general criticism, not meant for this thread in particular) were
involved in the whole scene, n'est-ce pas? Now pull out your flame throwers
and have at it.....
jeff
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