[kj] [OT] Music Snobbery

[Darren A. Peace]

No, I think you'll find that was EMF.

Darren
Hungerford, UK

On 8 Jul 2009, at 19:59, "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:


> Unbelievable.

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering- 

> bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Lawrence

> Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2009 4:52 AM

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Music Snobbery

>

> '' i love it loud ''

> woah woah woah woah

> i wanna rock and roll all night ''

> and party everyday ''

>

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk

> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:39:28 -0400

> CC: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Music Snobbery

>

>

> Well, that's my point. I may know full well that, say, Kiss or The  

> Exploited or The Fixx or The Wonder Stuff make music that is bereft  

> of critical credibility, but my reasons for appreciating the music  

> of each of those bands (and scores of others) has nothing to do with  

> popular consensus or any easily quantifiable measurement of merit.  

> People identify with music because it speaks to them on some  

> indefinable level. This is largely why the world doesn't need music  

> critics. I could write volume after laboriously wordy volume about  

> why you shouldn't listen to indefensible piffle like Lady GaGa or  

> Michael Jackson, but if you like it -- you like it. And know  

> cleverly-worded screed penned by me or anyone else can change that.  

> Music is about -- or should be about, at least -- emotion. Emotions  

> cannot be controlled so simply.

>

> At the end of the day, if someone doesn't understand my affinity for  

> one  artist or another, that's ultimately THEIR loss in the end. I  

> know full well that Kiss made largely meaningless music, but I still  

> like it. I'll lambast Michael Jackson's music as worthless product,  

> but I doubt that diminishes anyone else's fervor for it.

>

>

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>

> On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Darren A. Peace wrote:

>

> Heh! That rankles a bit. If you think that some of what you like is  

> “dubious crap”, but you still like it, that can only mean that  

> you like things that you think other people will think less of you f 

> or liking. That’s awful. What does it matter what anyone else thinks 

> ? Which arbiter of fashionable taste are you flouting?

>

> When people harangue me because they don’t like some of the stuff I  

> like, I a) point out something far worse that they like and b) laugh 

>  at them.

>

> Darren

> Hungerford, UK

>

> From: Alexander Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]

> Sent: 08 July 2009 5:36 PM

> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; A list about all things Killing  

> Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] 2003 Tour DVD/CD

>

>

> I'll be the first to admit that I like a whole lot of dubious crap,  

> but who cares?

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

> On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Darren A. Peace wrote:

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