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R. Lim
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Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:41:02 -0400 (EDT)
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Re: [idm] 'timeless' music
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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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org