From Jeffrey Barszcz Sent Fri, Sep 24th 1999, 07:31
From Jeffrey Barszcz Sent Fri, Sep 24th 1999, 07:31
At 07:32 PM 9/23/99 EDT, you wrote:
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>>yeah, you are.
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>no im not. if i was, i wouldnt have been so careful with the way i
>worded my post.
Ok, maybe not, but it seemed like you were just askin' for trouble, that's
all.
>how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly
>that you like about it? do you like the beats or the structure? do you
>like it when youre high? does it make you think of a particular time in
>you life that you enjoyed? please explain.
Of course there are concrete things I like about their music. I like the
melancholy-type melodies...the interesting but very digestable beats...the
childhood references...the atmospheric qualities...their uniqueness (?!,
sorry it's late!)...and as others have said, it reminds me of something.
I've seen people mention that it reminds them of being a kid. I'm not sure
what it is for me, but I felt it after listening to their album a few
times...a sense of hearing something I've heard before (and no, not because
it was 2nd or 3rd time I was hearing the LP!), like from a long time ago.
Anyway, the point of my reply was to say your question is a waste of time.
Maybe I misunderstood you. I didn't think you were actually interested in
hearing what BoC fans really like about them; I took it more as a complaint
or something...I dunno. On the otherhand I just think there are more
useful things to talk about.
> like what? how about what kind of person would pay $250 for some cdrs?
>or how about what kind of music does one listen to when having sex....
Definately not those! I think those are pretty stupid things to talk
about, especially when one thread is only a result of a
misunderstanding...although the sex thing is kind of on the same level as
the question you're asking, if you think about it. I guess I get annoyed
when listmembers get picky about shit and start disecting everything. It
really ruins it for me. For example, I don't need to read 10 x over what
everyone dislikes or likes about an artist (ie all the Funkstorung bashing
that crops up time and again). Sometimes I just wanna say: OK!! YOU
FUCKING DON'T LIKE THEM!! WE KNOW ALREADY!! You know? It's just
unnecessary. As if it's OUTRAGE that Funkstorung sounds like Autechre! At
least they don't sound like the Prodigy or Fat Boy Slim. If they ARE
immitating Autechre (which I don't believe), at least it's quality source
material...
--> DISENGAGE TANGENT
--> END RANT
--> RUN "SUMMARY"
I guess if the original post from the person who was willing to -->PAY<--
(emphasis for those gun-jumpers who attacked b/c they thought they were
being sold at ridiculous prices) all that money for the early BoC stuff
prompted you to ask yourself "why does he/she like them so damn much?", you
should have asked him/her offlist.
Jeff
PS: BoC while high is a religious experience...j/k (but it's cool as shit)