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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Patterns of splash Re: 4/4 or Fight |
| Date | Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:10:55 -0500 |
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I'm just impressed that someone who just recently joined the list has gained
such a comprehensive knowledge of the list history in such a brief time. It
must take a lot of wading through the archives.
Anyway, I think that two things manifest themselves when the list gets up in
arms over a provocative poster. First, when a sharp negative tone is taken
with general statements about pop/power pop, its akin to telling folks on
the list that they are stupid for listening to contemporary pop/power pop
records. Second, these comments are made without much context, meaning that
the poster usually doesn't either specifically criticize what is lacking in
the current music (other than that old saw 'unoriginal') or provide any
insight into what represents good contemporary music.
I think that it is good Auditeers challenge artists to make more substantial
music. When someone disses Myracle Brah or Frisbie, two personal favorites,
I may not agree with them, but if they give me reasons, I can consider them,
accept them as true or a matter of taste, or reject them on some other
basis. I think that when challenges are made without any substance behind
them, they often seem more personal and hence, feathers get ruffled.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: "steven_durben" <sdurben@msn.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Patterns of splash Re: 4/4 or Fight
>Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:24:26 -0000
>
> > Lord wrote:
> >
> > >But I still don't know why Mason is allowed to be
> > >himself (ie. condescending, holier-than-thou, etc.,
> > >all GOOD things in my book -- don't ever change a
> > >thing Stewart) but anyone else with a similar online
> > >persona is soundly trounced. What, is this list only
> > >allowed one curmudgeon? Well, this place just got
> > >another one. :)
> >
> > As I recall, many regular posters, "old guard," and "new guard,"
>including
> > Mr. Mason, have had their hands slapped for stepping out of line in
>terms of
> > arrogance within a post - no one is immune. Some get it more often
>than
> > others based upon the regular tone of their posts.
> >
> > Me, well I enjoy Arrogance. One of Don Dixon's best recordings...
> >
> > Ira
>
>Metaphor overkill warning…....
>
>I'll add, IMO, Stewart (and other regulars) has been swimming in the
>audities pool for a looong time. Sometimes he does a canon ball, but
>more often then not it's a clean, crisp dive. The problem (IMO)
>comes when a newbie jumps in the pool, over and over, and ONLY doe's
>canon balls. The entry into the pool is seemingly more for the sake
>of the size of the splash and subsequent size of the ripples it
>creates. Why wouldn't people want to chase such a person out of the
>pool? However, if one swims around awhile, the occasional cannon
>ball is often (not always) less problematic because people have a
>better understanding of the person and the thus the context for what
>might have "triggered" the reaction.
>
>Lord your recent response to David's post came without much splash
>this last time. This leaves me hoping you might be willing to add a
>few new dives to your repertoire.
>I hope you will. : )
>
>Steve "going down for the third time"
>
>
>
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