On the Davis example, don't most people agree that Kind of Blues may be
the best single jazz album in general, even the super jazz-o-philes, and
not Bitches Brew so often? just curious, as I really don't know, I think
Bitches Brew is technically fantastic, and interesting, but "Kind of Blue"
is a desserted island record for sure.
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 asterprox@attbi.com wrote:
quoted 40 lines Oh jesus christ not this fucking thread again.> Oh jesus christ not this fucking thread again.
> Basically I think anybody who wants to make
> decisions about peoples' open-mindedness based
> on what "AE" album they prefer is either
> compensating for their own "AVANT GARDE
> COOLNESS DEFICIENCY" or else trolling for hate
> mail. C'mon ... Amber's a fucking great album and
> maybe I don't LIKE the sounds of metal scraping on
> metal or decimated breakbeats as much as I like the
> "classic warp" sound? Is that narrow-minded?
> There's no rule that says you have to follow an artist
> down a path. I mean look at John Coltrane and
> Miles Davis. Coltrane went down the ASTRAL
> PROJECTION THROUGH EXTREME NOIZE road,
> wheras Miles Davis decided he wanted to pretend
> he was some sort of Funky Half-Assed Jam Band.
> Am I FAILING in some regard because I prefer 'A
> Love Supreme' to 'Ascention' and 'Kind of Blue' over
> 'Bitches Brew'?
>
> Sorry for the rant. Let's get back to talking about how
> cool "IDM" is.. .
>
> I think BOARDS OF CANADA sound like YANNI.
> Squarepusher's best album was HARD NORMAL
> DADDY because i really fucking love the WEATHER
> REPORT. Discuss amongst yourselves.
>
> asterblaster
> > Has anyone else picked up on how people how say Amber is their best
> > usually fail to appreciate ae? I think these people are rather stubborn
> > or uncurious or lacking in patience to listen to the later ae, which imo
> > are always evolutions, and offer many more interesting things than in
> > Amber. basically I think amber lovers are narrowminded.
>
>
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