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- From: REWOICC@ERENJ.BITNET (a memory engraved upon your soul)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
- Subject: Re: The Cubby Papers
- Message-ID: <ALLMUSIC%93012613272223@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 18:10:13 GMT
- Sender: Discussions on all forms of Music <ALLMUSIC@AUVM.BITNET>
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- In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 12:57:14 EST from <MHB@MITVMA>
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- bloomisupercalifragilisticexpialadocious sez:
- >I dunno, woj, I still think the semantics of it are important and ultimately
- >extremely harmful. The idea is that if you don't like "pop," then we'll sell
- >you this "alternative," and if you don't like that, well then, you have no
- >other alternative, maybe you just don't like music! Well, I *do* like music,
- >and I resent having my tastes rendered invisible!
-
- well, my stance at this point borders on uncaring now. i don't really care
- what the label scum (tm) call "alternative" cos i listen to whatever i dang
- well feel like. i've just gotten tired of screaming and yelling about this
- is alternative and this is not, so i just sorta gave up on it. if someone
- i know wants to broaden their musical horizons, i'm more than happy to help
- out, but i no longer have the energy to do that forcibly (imagine, if you
- will, a chair with straps surrounded by speakers...carol's new sex toy? no.
- it's the musical indoctrination center in my basement!).
-
- the semantics are only important if you are on a crusade to free the minds
- of the 120 minuteheads. i just don't bother anymore. if they are comfortable
- in their delusion that alternative rock is the end-all be-all of whatever
- it is that alternative is, so be it. if they aren't, well, sooner or later,
- they'll walk in to my apartment when i'm playing henry cow, ingrid karklins,
- miladoiro or folk music from newfoundland.
-
- your disgruntlement is noted and reasonable, but i can't bring myself to get
- worked up about this.
-
- woj
-