On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Anthony Ewers wrote:
]Consider this, Electronic instruments encourage music which is ultimately
]guided by numbers and specifications whereas those who play acoustic
]instrumnts play music guided by the mind & soul.
A more blatantly-put untruth I have never witnessed. I can't begin to
tell you the number of times I've sat down at my computer, started on a
song, and just let whatever comes out take shape through random
experimentation. Those who genuinely enjoy the composition process could
never and would never be encouraged to abandon the "soul" you think you
understand so well, regardless of the medium. And consider this: Which
arena, acoustic or electronic, has repeated itself more in the last ten
years? Which one will likely be sporting the same pretty-boy, angsty,
television-whore types in the ten years to come?
]For me anyway I will always feel a more natural intuition or sense of
]creativity with an acoustic instrument, than with a piece of mass produced
]electronic 'gear', serial numbers, product numbers, barcodes an' all.
then it is your own outdated view of creativity which is holding you back,
not some imagined anti-creativity force present in all of the _evil_
_machines_.
]haven't yet bought the sales pitch that you exclusively need the latest
]hi-tech gear, or the gear that a particular outfit uses, to make creative
]or futuristic music.
I don't think anyone of a decent intelligence would consider any
particular instrument essential to good song-writing. use what feels best
regardless of its age or stigma.
]The future of music lies in resistance & change!
you'll be waiting quite a while for the next time acoustic music changes.
it might not even happen at all, the way humanity seems to love its No
Doubt, its Blues Traveller, and its PUFF-fuckin-DADDY. so deal.
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