djkc <djkc@blkbox.com> writes:
quoted 2 lines Anyway, I'm surprised nobody's even been disappointed or anything due to> Anyway, I'm surprised nobody's even been disappointed or anything due to
> RDJ "sellingout" as a commercial artist...he is very popular.
Oh yeah. The Aphex Twin sounds just like Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains,
Soundgarden. Or is it that he sounds like 2 Unlimited, Captain Hollywood
Project, and Robin S? I think it's quite obvious that Richard James isn't
doing music for the money. His music is anything but commercial, and it is
very popular because it's GOOD MUSIC. Why is it that the techno crowd
nowadays is so naive as to think anybody who sells alot of records isn't
making good music? I would MUCH rather have MTV watchers listening to Moby,
The Aphex Twin, or the Orb than to 50,000 Variations of 'Rhythm is a
Dancer.' I'd much rather have them watching 'On' than some shite top 40
track.
99% of all the IDM artists out there are much more deserving of mass
popularity than Snoop Doggy Dogg, Garth Brooks or Guns N Roses.
quoted 2 lines Is he not the top seller in techno ("techno" in the very broad/general> Is he not the top seller in techno ("techno" in the very broad/general
> sense)??
So what if he is? Just maybe it's because he's so _good_. Why the hell
should we be disappointed if his video does get heavy rotation on MTV or
his record sells three million copies? *I* will be extremely happy to see a
truly deserving artist get rewarded for once.
Flame away, but if you ask me, fuck the underground. Techno and IDM would
do alot more good if the listenership weren't so restricted to an elitist
few. Always keep this in mind folks: You don't deserve to be able to listen
to 'halycon' any more than Eddie Vedder does. :)
- Dan
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