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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:40:32 PST
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- Comments: Resent-From: Mike <MASUDA@SJSUVM1>
- Comments: Originally-From: "Michael H. Bloom" <MHB@MITVMA.BITNET>
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- From: Mike <MASUDA@SJSUVM1.BITNET>
- Subject: Flaw in the ointment
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- >I came up with a Masudaoid notion I want to run by you guys.
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- Wow, a notion named after me. I'm touched?
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- >Proposition: that a relationship exists between the frequency spectrum of
- >music and the socioeconomic status of its fans.
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- >Factoids: One of the things that distinguishes the various flavors of heavy
- >metal is the frequency spectrum: yer Zeppelins, Sabbaths, etc. are all real
- >boomy-- Zeppelin reinvented rock in part by pitching the singer above all the
- >guitars, which was unheard of before that. Whereas the "progressive" metal is
- >skewed toward the high end, and this is the stuff that appeals to list members
- >as apposed to the proverbial gas station attendant. Taking that to extremes,
- >we have groups like Yes, who are all high end, and a more elitist band never
- >drew breath. In rap, they always wanna hear the bass-- which they say they
- >also wanna do in more sophisticated suburban dance musics, but (a) the real
- >interesting part is always up in the high end somewhere, some sampled shit--
- >and (b) the bass becomes a virtual high end instrument through slap technique
- >and other stuff that exaggerates the treble. What do you think?
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- Nah.
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- Mike.
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- (what? were you expecting a long essay? sorry--too tired for that)
- maybe tomorrow...
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