Rob, thats an interesting comment you make.
U're quite right, for the people who control and dominate
the chief means of mass communication will dictate what
"is" and "is not" "timeless". I wont say anything about the
beatles so as not to get my _ss court marshalled......:)....
Prince would come to my mind, especially his older and B side
material. Fact of the matter is that he cant be forgot, especially
among the African Americans(......oh and what he did for Detroit,
Minneap., not to mention being able to play ever instrument....now
I wonder if that includes the marimba?).
----- Original Message -----
From: R. Lim
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:50 PM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] 'timeless' music
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Helix Tradesman wrote:
quoted 3 lines I think the question of greatness over time is an entirely different thing,> I think the question of greatness over time is an entirely different thing,
> and in my opinion the only music from this century that will be remembered
> and loved by (almost) all 200 years from now will be the Beatles.
I like to subscribe to the theory that the "timeless" music du jour is
that which represents the belief system of the dominant social class of
the time. All of which means is that the whole "Beatles are the only band
that matters" will die out when the boomers do. In this day and age,
culture in general has been so degraded and cannibalistic that it's pretty
difficult to imagine what it'll be like in twenty years, much less two
hundred. If I had to venture a guess, R&B is the only viable pop music
with legs right now.
-rob
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