This is not very cynical at all. It's positively gleeful. What Neil
Strauss is saying is: "Isn't it great that fans of such different
musical genres can be found at the same concert? This must prove that
the fad has really caught on." He's saying that now that the chems have
gotten slamdancers to have a good time at their show that they have
finally made it big and that they are here to stay. I think when people
in the media say "trendy" they don't mean it in a negative way at all,
nor do they mean it to mean "temporary". When he says trendy he means
"successful", that's all. Besides, the guy loved the show. And if you
read yesterday's times, he loved Michael Jackson's new album, too. It
sounds cool to me cuz all the songs are about drugs. In one, entitled
Morphine, he chants "demerol, demerol". It's true! Jacko's getting
heavy, huh?
-CF
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> From: Warren Lapham
>
> ** NYTIMES:
> "For those who still need evidence that electronic dance music is
> infiltrating mainstream America, the show provided some when shirtless
> concertgoers formed a mosh pit for slam-dancing, which is not
> typically
> welcome at raves or dance clubs. They provided one of the clearest
> indications of a music's trendiness: when people who are unlikely to
> understand or respect a band attend its concerts anyway and like it."
>
> ** Warren Lapham:
> it's nice to see that
> someone in the mainstream press acknowledges that this current
> mainstream
> fascination with electronica may be a fad, at the end of which we'll
> all
> be able to crawl back into our own little corner of the underground.
> Or
> not. I guess I just liked the cynical tone.
>