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From:
Paul McFadyen
To:
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Date:
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 17:24:00 -0000
Subject:
RE: (idm) IDM/AFX/Prodigy Thoughts
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quoted 1 line Just to clarify, I never said it wasn't dance music.>Just to clarify, I never said it wasn't dance music.
quoted 1 line What I said was that "dance music" wasn't a useful phrase in defining>What I said was that "dance music" wasn't a useful phrase in defining
IDM,
quoted 2 lines because a lot of it _isn't_ dance music. It wasn't meant to be an>because a lot of it _isn't_ dance music. It wasn't meant to be an >exclusive statement. There's IDM that isn't dance music, IDM that is
dance
quoted 2 lines music, and, much to the chagrin and disgust of most list members, dance>music, and, much to the chagrin and disgust of most list members, dance >music that is IDM.
Ok - I agree totally.
quoted 1 line And that's the whole problem, that one can _expect_ to be flamed to>And that's the whole problem, that one can _expect_ to be flamed to
hell
quoted 1 line and back for suggesting certain records are IDM, killing any>and back for suggesting certain records are IDM, killing any
intelligent
quoted 1 line conversation on the topic.>conversation on the topic.
Yeah, but I s'pose it'll liven things up once in a while.
quoted 1 line My hope is that some of the kids who see Keith-The-Clown on MTV will>My hope is that some of the kids who see Keith-The-Clown on MTV will
get
quoted 1 line into the music itself, and branch into more of the truly incredible,>into the music itself, and branch into more of the truly incredible,
less
quoted 2 lines known stuff out there. I will never villify an act for making excellent>known stuff out there. I will never villify an act for making excellent >music known - after all, if nobody knows about it, what good is it?
Yup - this, too, is a good point. Hopefully someone will get into the Prodigy, then read the interviews and stuff and start looking into the music more. I just get annoyed when I see stupid metal kids with Prodigy t-shirts on. See Ya Paul