On Tue, 29 Mar 1994, Tai Nguyen wrote:
quoted 6 lines I think it's pretty obvious that most ravers and techno fans subconsciously> I think it's pretty obvious that most ravers and techno fans subconsciously
> feel that 'pop' music is bad music, but why? I will admit to being one of
> these people in the sense that pop music has never done the same for me as
> techno, but why do some people turn that around and start thinking that pop
> music is _necessarily_ bad music?
>
Hmmm...Well, personally, I never liked pop music. Never have liked it,
but I do recognise "good" pop when I hear it. Actually, scrap that. A lot
of pop that's supposed to be good seems generic to me, and generic pop
seems like absolute shite....Is it because I don't like it that it is
bad? Well, that doesn't really matter much does it. I think the real
issue here applies to _every_ kind of music that you (the individual)
don't *like*. The same thing goes for industrial, heavy metal, "classic
rock" etc. ( funny how no one ever picks on classical, jazz or blues...hmmm)
My point is, it is just a natural defensive reaction to say that
something you don't like is "bad" (I think shit works better here) ,
because nobody really wants to admit that they don't like something that
is "good", no matter what genre or medium you're talking about. I'm sure
you've all heard the story about the guy at the art show who says
something like "I know what I like, and I don't like this," to which
someone mutters "I don't know what I like, but I like what I know."
Ahem, well, that's not exactly what I meant, but it kinda applies.
People tend to not like to admit ignorance, you know what I'm sayin?
Ah well, that's what I figure anyway. Despite all that, I still think
that pop music is _generally_ shite. :)
Crispin
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