quoted 15 lines Irene C. sez>> Irene C. sez>
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> it later as a newcomer, you may still appreciate its musicality or
> originality *for its time* but you may never truly live that music or
> have it engrained into your bloodstream the way you will with
> music that forms part of your growing and evolving experience.
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> If I had the time, motivation, or words, I'd assert that there are different
> ways to come to experience music... radio, dancefloor, dub-on-tape-from-friend
> -- and they're all valid and significant.
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> Is it not possible to come to experience music from the past and still *truly
> live* the music and have it engrained in your bloodstream?
Yes, it is, but not quite in the same way. Anyone who still plays Howard
Jones (I plead guilty - only on occasion, though) without blushing will know
what I mean :-)
Ashok