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| From | kcronin <fiatluxury@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: what you wish for |
| Date | Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:50:14 -0700 (PDT) |
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So you are content that power pop is not popular,
> because it would upset
> your world as a power pop fan.
I don't actually think Greg was saying that: I think
he's just pointing out what is an quirk of lots of
under-the-radar-music fans I know: that they
reflexively like it less if lots of people like it.
That's not to say it's correct, but I don't think one
can deny it happens. And it seems to happen a lot on
here - see kyle vincent argument, but please leave it
dead - whether that's more than in other niche genres
or not I couldn't tell you.
...if p pop were big,
> maybe some of the better
> current p pop cult artists would actually make some
> money, enough to stay in
> the business, quit the day jobs, stay together, make
> better work more often,
> grow and evolve, afford more time in better studios
> with a higher level of
> production, engineering, talent - now wouldn't THAT
> be great?
maybe, though i don't necessarily equate more money or
a better PR push with better music...what if they make
some money, quit the day jobs, lose touch with their
fans, start to kowtow to major league requirements,
become dissolute and unimaginative and churn out the
same record for the next 20 years? Essentially I
agree with you here, but I don't think you can
generalize TOO too much about the quality of what
might come down the pike...I don't know if it wouldn't
just water it down a bit.
--kelly
np: robbie fulks
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