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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Amy Winehouse wins BEST NEW ARTIST |
| Date | Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:59:46 -0500 |
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Bob:
I'll draw a bright line on athletics because the use of
performance-enhancing substances materially affects the outcome of the
game/match/contest. And you take a driver off the road because he's impaired
by alcohol/substances.
But it seems silly to me to suggest that someone not be recognized for their
artistic endeavors because they might be/have used illicit substances is
kinda silly. Based on that logic (and without casting judgment on the
morality/healthiness of it), most of the artists/musicians/writers ever
recognized for anything would be disqualified out of the gate.
john
----- Original Message -----
From: "bob" <segarini@rogers.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse wins BEST NEW ARTIST
> First of all, you put a race to the genres...not me. There are as many
> white/hispanic/male/female artists in those musical genre's as anything
> else. Britney and Amy come to mind immediately.
> And second...why do we use those drug/alcohol rules for
> drivers/athletes/teachers/police/etc, and ignore them for musicians?
> Yeah...in the '60's a LOT of music was fueled by drugs...but don't we
> know better now?...or does being a musician/artist make you exempt from a
> lesson learned?
>
> bob
>
>
> "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net> wrote:
> > I wonder what would happen to Hot AC/CHR/Urban/Hip Hop catagories for
>> awards and shows if the same criteria would be put forth.
>
> Boy, if we start kicking out musicians for drinking too much/drugging too
> much/living too much ... I guess ...
> well ... hmmm .... there won't be any left. And I didn't realize that
> living
> to excess was ethno-racial specific ...
>
> Hope y'all enjoy the view from your high horses.
> I keep forgetting that "Sgt. Pepper" was fueled entirely by a diet of soy
> milk, rice cakes and healthy living.
>
> Gimme a break ...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bob"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse wins BEST NEW ARTIST
>
>
>>I don't find her anything more than another hipster diversion.
>> Truth is, our society tests athletes for drugs and strip them of their
>> awards and stop them from participating if they come up positive.
>> Winehouse, for one, would be a cocktail waitress if that were so...
>>
>> bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael vg wrote:
>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Mike Bennett
>>> Michael --
>>>
>>> Your post seems to feed into John's point. Almost every negative post
>>> I've read on Audities
>>> about Amy Winehouse has been a quick putdown. I've never read anyone who
>>> has explained why she
>>> is not worthwhile.
>>
>> That is easy. I find her voice annoying, where others hear something
>> positive
>> and real, I hear someone who is trying so hard to sound soulful.
>> I have listened to both albums, and while I have never seen
>> her live, I have seen video footage online and on DVD. To my ears it all
>> sounds like a put on, very affected.
>> I have stated these reason before on the list. I do like the
>> music and arrangements on her new CD, I just wish someone else was
>> singing.
>>
>>
>> michael
>>
>>
>>
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