quoted 7 lines Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively>> Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively
>> maddening. At his best he can create the sort of bullheaded stomp
>> that tears up a dance floor, at his worst (and he frequently is), he
>> churns out utterly forgettable tracks that are a short on ideas,
>> instrumentation and just about everything else. 5 minutes of a
>> minimal drum beat is not a song, it's an insult to the listener. And
>> I am not in the habit of plunking down $12 to be insulted.quoted 2 lines I agree that the Musik album has been way overrated. It has about 3 good>I agree that the Musik album has been way overrated. It has about 3 good
>tracks. The rest is pretty much crap. (snip) ...(IMHO)..Fuse is much better.
I just wish all y'all would've spoken up when everyone else was proclaiming
Musik's brilliance a couple of weeks ago. Granted, what one listener calls
brilliant is another's opinion of crap. Has the album just failed repeated
listens? Hopefully I can cancel my order in favor of some Drexciya.
Peace in the New Year, 19.