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


----  <audities@smoe.org> wrote:
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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.
> 
> 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. 
> 
> 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?
> 
> NP - Plain White T's Big Bad World (a remarkably good major label power pop 
CD!!)
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