On Tue, 20 May 1997 chall@leonardo.net wrote:
quoted 2 lines David Bowie recently said that he believes the future of drum & bass is> David Bowie recently said that he believes the future of drum & bass is
> actually limiting and that he expects it will "implode."
It is true that alot of the breaks in D&B are being used in tons of songs,
and that it has the potential to get old. BUT I feel that some of the
most interesting music to come out in the last year and a half has been
drum n bass. I buy more Drum n bass than anything else lately.
quoted 3 lines Pretty strong words from a man with a failing d&b cd.> Pretty strong words from a man with a failing d&b cd.
> However, his remarks brought reflection since we've all noticed a real
> fad direction with the drum & bass style music.
He is probably talking from an industry point of view. I don't think drum
n bass is ready for commercial acceptance for quite a while.
quoted 1 line "Implode!" Thems is fightin' words!> "Implode!" Thems is fightin' words!
Not likely, at least that is my feeling. I am constant hearing new amazing
drum n bass all the time, in fact there probably isn't a week that goes by
where i don't buy something really great
quoted 6 lines How would drum & bass kill itself off? Does the audience become so> How would drum & bass kill itself off? Does the audience become so
> saturated with a million UK techno acts that it turns away...I think
> not!
>
> Maybe Bowie is just frustrated with the lack of acceptance of his new
> works. Wasn't he the trend setter with "Changes?"
The people that like drum n bass wouldn't buy Bowie's album, and the
people that would buy his album probably wouldn't like drum n bass that
much. I have a soft spot for Bowie's older material (especially LOW), but
I really have no interest in the last couple of albums he has done. I
think it is kind of cool that he tried to do drum & bass, but it didn't
really work out.
William Samuels