At 02:04 PM 5/16/98 -0700, robot wrote:
quoted 12 lines I would agree that some people buy music because of the name or label,>
>I would agree that some people buy music because of the name or label,
>but what's wrong with that? If you find a brand of shoe that fits,
>you stick with it. I know I buy records without listening to them
>because the record stores in my area are horrible. I find out what
>friends of mine are listening to because I trust their tastes and
>judgment and then I mail order it. If I end up not liking it, I sell
>it and write it off as a simple difference of tastes. Nothing wrong
>with that. People have different tastes and that's good because that
>is what makes life so interesting. If we all liked the same shit,
>think about how boring life would be!
>
Well, I wasn't talking about _buying_ things due to a label/artist. I do
that all the time as well. I'm talking about people who a release is
brilliant just because of who did it. I.E. Any RDJ release (not that it's
all bad, but people can't really get past the name). I thought this
particularly applied to Cylob's Industrial Folk Songs, which is one of the
most boring records I've ever heard.
quoted 6 lines I mean.. if Joe Blow Techno Artist wrote that record, I have a strong>> I mean.. if Joe Blow Techno Artist wrote that record, I have a strong
>> feeling 98% of this list would hate it.
>
>Cylob IS Joe Blow Techno Artist! What makes Cylob so special? Sure
>plenty of people like it, but for every person that likes it, I could
>find a thousand who would find it to be complete crap!
No, I don't think Cylob is Joe Blow. He's got a name and is part of
Rephlex, therefore I'd place him pretty high up in the social ranks of
IDM/whatever.
quoted 4 lines So go ahead and tell us you don't like it and why you don't like it,>
>So go ahead and tell us you don't like it and why you don't like it,
>but you're a fool for even trying to tell us why we like it!
>
Well, I wasn't trying to tell people why they liked it. That was my whole
point in posting, to find out just what people do find in that record..
- wells oliver / s0ewoliv@titan.vcu.edu