From lwtcdi Sent Sat, Dec 27th 1997, 13:30
From lwtcdi Sent Sat, Dec 27th 1997, 13:30
>Here's a good example of what I mean: indie rockers. Indie rockers will >praise (the now terrible) June of 44 forever. They will never give two >shits about Fushitsusha b/c they don't have the hype. They will never >give two shits about Pearl Jam because they were on MTV. Your average >Aphex/Autechre listener is the same way - no Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, >or No-U-Turn. Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks. That's narrowminded and uncalled for. Plenty of people on this list are into No-U-Turn (I think they're alright, but sometimes overhyped) Plenty of people on this list are into Prodigy (Don't like the new stuff as much as the old) Plenty of people on this list are into Chemical Brothers (Never liked them much, still don't) And if they aren't, it's 'cos they don't like the music on a purely musical basis, or they've gone off it from hearing it a thousand million times before coming out of shops/TVs/radios... >Maybe a Plug record, or Mu-Ziq, if he/she's feeling brave. >Maybe. Aw, c'mon. Most people here have a wide and varied musical taste. There is no average Autechre/Aphex listener, IMO. There are no doubt some snobs who will only listen to Autechre/Aphex and similar but they are not average, they are the freaks! Most average Aphex/Autechre listeners have anything but average musical backgrounds, and are probably members of at least some other lists/music forums. Have some faith in at least a percentage of your fellow human beings. Your average Aphex/Autechre listener aint as average as you assume... >And certainly no rock or "art-wank." Your average Fushitsusha/Jim >O'Rourke fan won't care about any of them, because they aren't "high art." >And your average MTV watcher won't even know about any of the above. Who cares about the 'average' this and that? Only the exceptional really satisfies... Gb. -- "BIG UP YA CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR" from * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - L@@K WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED iN - ADVENT CRAZY http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/lwtcdi/all/ DAMN JUKEBOX http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/lwtcdi/all/4musjuke.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * X amount of party streamers...