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Neal Thomas
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'idm@hyperreal.org' , 'jsgd@computerland.net'
Date:
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:46:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Re: [IDM] Spoiled Fucking Brats!
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With this, I'd like to apologize for my response. In retrospect, being critical of _the fact_ that someone likes/dislikes something gets everyone - as we should ALL well know on this list by now - nowhere. A better way to approach it would have been to temper my surprise, and the (in my eyes) apparent sillyness of the reasons for dislike, with a good measure of curiosity and open-mindedness. So, for that, I apologize to all. <a href = "default/cantweallgetalong>Sarry.</a> </endwastebandwidth> On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Neal Thomas wrote:
quoted 27 lines Ok, you're just an ignorant fool. I'm glad you enjoyed the> > Ok, you're just an ignorant fool. I'm glad you enjoyed the > Autechre sounds that I didn't, but have a little respect. > > So many of the counter arguments in this thread have consisted > of erecting straw-man arguments consisting of 'aww poor baby, was it too > experimental for you? Why don't you just stay home and listen to the > CD?' > > Right from the start, everyone who said they didn't like it > UNDERSTOOD what they were trying to achieve. NONE of us wanted a DAT > performance. I just happened to think that they failed to capture my > attention in a positive way. It's my opinion, and you're ignorant for > telling me to fuck off because of it. > > Don't treat Autechre like rock stars, okay? Blindly idolizing > every single scratch and thump that comes out of their instruments, and > putting down anyone who disagrees is just bad form. This is a forum for > debate about the music not a pissing match to see who loves them more. > > Neal. > > > > > >
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