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quoted 7 lines Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively

>> Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively >> maddening. At his best he can create the sort of bullheaded stomp >> that tears up a dance floor, at his worst (and he frequently is), he >> churns out utterly forgettable tracks that are a short on ideas, >> instrumentation and just about everything else. 5 minutes of a >> minimal drum beat is not a song, it's an insult to the listener. And >> I am not in the habit of plunking down $12 to be insulted.

quoted 2 lines I agree that the Musik album has been way overrated. It has about 3 good

>I agree that the Musik album has been way overrated. It has about 3 good >tracks. The rest is pretty much crap. (snip) ...(IMHO)..Fuse is much better.

I just wish all y'all would've spoken up when everyone else was proclaiming Musik's brilliance a couple of weeks ago. Granted, what one listener calls brilliant is another's opinion of crap. Has the album just failed repeated listens? Hopefully I can cancel my order in favor of some Drexciya. Peace in the New Year, 19.

quoted 15 lines Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively

>>> Ah, what are we going to do with Richie Hawtin? I find him positively >>> maddening. At his best he can create the sort of bullheaded stomp >>> that tears up a dance floor, at his worst (and he frequently is), he >>> churns out utterly forgettable tracks that are a short on ideas, >>> instrumentation and just about everything else. 5 minutes of a >>> minimal drum beat is not a song, it's an insult to the listener. And >>> I am not in the habit of plunking down $12 to be insulted. > >>I agree that the Musik album has been way overrated. It has about 3 good >>tracks. The rest is pretty much crap. (snip) ...(IMHO)..Fuse is much better. > >I just wish all y'all would've spoken up when everyone else was proclaiming >Musik's brilliance a couple of weeks ago. Granted, what one listener calls >brilliant is another's opinion of crap. Has the album just failed repeated >listens? Hopefully I can cancel my order in favor of some Drexciya.

I have no idea what everyone is complaining about. I thought it was a terrific album. Deceptively simple. Kind of like the way Energy Flash (Joey B) and the Fuse F.U tracks were. And it has not failed repeated listenings in my bedroom, airwaves or dancefloor. Whats wrong with minimal drum programming and no instrumentation? What does a songs mixability have to do with its worth as a good/bad record? If you were to use that arguement, then you'd probably think that every single Kraftwerk and Orbital track ever put out was shit, cause I can mix it with eyes blind-folded and hands tied. Anyways, I understand that's your honest opinion about the Musik and I can respect that. : ) sashainboston sashainboston sasha@tiac.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the beginning, there was Jack And Jack had a grooove, And from this groove came the grooves of all grooves, And while one day, viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldly declared, "this is really good ham". -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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