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Guerdis
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:12:01 -0600
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[idm] RDJ's Innovations
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quoted 3 lines Though, I don't really feel like starting an arguement about whether or> >Though, I don't really feel like starting an arguement about whether or > >not RDJ is an "experimental" musician. Frankly, he's never innovated and > >he's never done anything completely new.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Who has? Erik Satie maybe, or some cavemen smacking sticks against rocks. There's really no such thing as "completely new" in any form of creative expression. Innovation and invention mostly refer to improvements upon existing things. "Build a *better* mousetrap" as the cliche goes. In that regard, I think RDJ has done quite a bit in only 7-15 years. I don't think we have quite covered enough temporal distance to see what his work has done to or for music overall, do you? MG --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org