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| From | ccdatsme@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: The problem with this list |
| Date | Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:48 -0400 |
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FWIW:? I recall being among those who rejects the phrase "guilty pleasure," but I certainly didn't intend any aggro toward you.? I LIKE you.
It's gonna be soooooooooooooome sumemer, it's gonna be sooooooooooooooooooooooome summer....
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Rudnick <mrudnick@marturo.com>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 12:29 pm
Subject: Re: The problem with this list
I got my lunch handed to me on a few occasions, once for using the term "guilty
pleasure" incorrectly in a post. Made me reluctant to post regularly for fear
of reprisal.
But I still know that are some amazing pop minds in the crowd, and it's also
amusing to watch the rage wars...from afar.
I hope the list continues...
Marty
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> Ultimately, I can only speak for myself, but knowing the people on this list,
I know I am going to get attacked for this anyway. Why is it that people don't
post anymore? Part of it is that there isn't much new exciting power pop these
days - disagree if you want, but I used to buy 4-5 new power pop CDs a month and
now I maybe purchase 10 a year.
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> But I think the main reason people don't post is that the people who listen to
power pop obviously aren't into what is popular, meaning that to a certain
extent that they don't care about what other people think. There are a lot of
people on this list who think that they are right all the time, so a lot of the
posts are about pissing contests, and I admit I have been drawn into a few of
them myself. People can't even post their opinion about a new CD or artist
without someone contradicting them. That creates an atmosphere where no one
wants to say anything, and that's a shame because a few jerks are holding
everyone back. I miss the days where Bennett, Borack and Brodeen (the b's of
power pop on this list) used to post frequently, but something is keeping them
from posting as well.
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> I used to post more often, but everytime I do, some lame-o makes a joke about
me selling CDs. If I am known as the person who put CD trade lists on audities,
that's fine I guess, but it has been over a year since I have posted a trade
list and I think the joke has run its course. I guess there are people here who
have nothing better to do. I still check this list once or twice a day, but
there isn't much worth reading lately. Perhaps if a handful of people would bite
their tongue, (or count to ten), more people would feel like posting. Am I alone
here?
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> NP - Plain White T's Big Bad World (a remarkably good major label power pop
CD!!)
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