On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:47:59 -0500 (CDT), Josh Davison wrote:
quoted 2 lines the fact that people object to
>the fact that people object to
>seomthing so vehemently means there must be something to it.
This is just the sort of thing people say when they can't really
justify something. That statement is so incorrect
Certainly, it's good to not go along with the crowd. If everyone
suddenly started eating their own feces and saying it was good, and
doctors approved and said I wasn't going to die from eating my own
feces, I *might* give it a shot.
So suddenly kid-606 is the new thing, a few reviews said it was good,
and I tried it out. It was like tasting my own shit. Horrible
experience and a big waste of time.
Just because people object to something vehemently does *NOT* mean
there *MUST* be something to it. It might mean that there might be
something to it, and it might be worth trying. Open-mindedness is a
Good Thing. But let's not lapse into new-world-order catch phrases
from the flower-child generation.
quoted 3 lines reviews like this just demonstrate the fact that music like all art is
>reviews like this just demonstrate the fact that music like all art is
>entirely subjective and you can't base your own opinions on either
>critical praise or slag.
Exactly. I, for one, like recent Warp releases. But rather than
virtually saying that "because you don't like it must mean it's
good," you might point out that many of the artists she cited (Plone,
Autechre, Squarepusher, Boards Of Canada) are radically different
from each other. BOC is hardly "bloop bloop bleep."
Anyway, her kind of closed-minded review doesn't deserve a response.
-Adam
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... Understanding my arguments and agreeing with them are not,
I suspect, the same thing. -- Carl Sagan
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