quoted 8 lines Have you actually heard any recent stuff by Alec Empire or any Atari
>> Have you actually heard any recent stuff by Alec Empire or any Atari
>> Teenage Riot?
>
> I have actually, but for Mike D to say that THIS style of electronic
> music is somehow better or above the rest becuase it reminds him of punk
> or riot grrrrl music (all of which is currently pretty awful IMHO) is
> ridiculous, and probably the worst reason I've ever heard for someone's
> appreciation of techno/dance/idm/etc.
Mike D didn't say this stuff was "somehow better or above all the rest"
because of this similarity, he said that the similarity was why he was
attracted to it, which seems perfectly understandable to me.
I'm sure he'd be horribly disappointed to hear that his personal reasons
for liking this music aren't a good enough reason for you -- after all, it
*is* everyone else's responsiblity to run the reasoning behind their
musical tastes past you for your approval.
quoted 4 lines The Beasties have been saying for years in interviews how much they hate
> The Beasties have been saying for years in interviews how much they hate
> ravers and techno music and it's quite retarded of them to all of a
> sudden jump on the bandwagon when they've been dissing it for years in
> the press.
Yeah! This whole thing is as hypocritical as saying you like hard bop
after you've told the world for years that you hate Kenny G! How dare
they actually discover a form of music that they enjoy and then work to
actively promote it -- I mean, the *nerve* of those B-boy wannabe
assholes!
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