(amb) Ridiculous Categorization #1: "Urban Music"

From Zenon M. Feszczak
Sent Mon, Dec 7th 1998, 20:49

"Urban Music"?
What the hell is that?

This ranks with "New Music" as one of the most meaningless terms yet
conceived to categorize (read: market) music.

How about "Adult Contemporary"?  I was hoping to hear pornographic moaning
over lame r&b music, and instead I heard...well... pornographic moaning
over lame r&b music.  Alright, bad example.

But "Urban"?
First of all, one cannot say this word without making an extremely silly face.
Try it.
Get to a mirror right now, say it slowly.
Now you know better than to use this term to impress a hot date.

If I recall, most classical music was produced in urban settings.
As was most jazz.
So how exactly is "Urban" a definable set?

Mathematically, and perhaps even apologetically,

Zenon M. Feszczak
Ambientologist