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Re: (idm) "Only Eclectic Poeple Call It Music"

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1999-09-16 17:10Vague Terrain (idm) "Only Stupid People Call it Intelligent"-Rather Interesting Records
└─ 1999-09-15 18:22Bryan Campbell Re: (idm) "Only Eclectic Poeple Call It Music"
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1999-09-16 17:10Vague TerrainWhat bugs me about "intelligent ( . . . )" is that it encodes a compliment to itself and i
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What bugs me about "intelligent ( . . . )" is that it encodes a compliment to itself and its audience into its very name. Can you think of any other genre-name that does this? Are there sections of record stores labelled "superior hip hop" or "excellent bluegrass" out there? This is a name that doesn't just refer to a field, but pats everyone in that field, and by extension everyone who listens to that music, on the back, and it can't help but generate a creepy, smug aura. second post of the day, time to get a life, Drew
1999-09-15 18:22Bryan CampbellHow about "eclectic". Rings nicely with "electronic". Concise Oxford Dictionary: eclectic
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How about "eclectic". Rings nicely with "electronic". Concise Oxford Dictionary: eclectic - adj. & n. adj. deriving ideas, tastes, style, etc., from various sources. Philos. & Art selecting one's beliefs etc. from various sources; attached to no particular school of philosophy. n. an eclectic person. a person who subscribes to an eclectic school of thought. b.