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somebody wrote:

quoted 1 line "[Intelligent Dance Music] means the opposite of stupid hardcore. And

> > "[Intelligent Dance Music] means the opposite of stupid hardcore. And

of

quoted 3 lines ***commercial dance music.***" (So much for Bono Vox.)

> > ***commercial dance music.***" (So much for Bono Vox.) > > Well, how you you define "commercial"? Music that is sold? Music that

is

quoted 2 lines sold by major lables? Music that is sold in corporate-owned stores?

> sold by major lables? Music that is sold in corporate-owned stores? > Music that is used in commercials? RDJ loses on all counts. :)

Commercial music is music that is either created to sell well, or that is made with simple chords (like C, F and G), easy rythms and everything that pleases the crowd. Good-selling music is not necessarily commercial but mostly it is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M a t h i a s V e r r a e s ET.Phone.Home@ThePentagon.com 'Le corbeau, honteux et confus, jura, mais un peu tard, qu'on ne l'y prendrait plus.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~