Re: the pop market

I don't think any apologies are required for yammering or being bombastic or
grumpy, your points were clear and concise, really. I agree with you in that
I feel sorry for people who do not care to dig deeper in their consumption
of music. Anyone content on a diet of Celine Dion or Clay Aiken is not
likely to be my first choice  for sparkling dinner conversation. Sad fact is
that there are people in the world who just don't get all worked up about
good music. Pity them ! - Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R.L Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:44 AM
Subject: the pop market


> >In a message dated 11/30/03 12:56:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> ><< As for art vs. pop music, let's face it, there is always some music
> >  being made for the joy of making music and some made for strictly
> >  commercial concerns.
>
> You made a lot of great points, and of course you're right in so many
ways.
> Of course we need some music that is not as serious as a heart attack, and
> if I had been thinking clearly I wouldn't have been so bombastic in that
> post, so I apologize for that.    Obviously, some brilliant music appears
> and the taste for it is infectious.  I think "Hey Ya!" by Outkast is a
work
> of art.  Come to think of it, hip-hop is generated by
> writer/performers--perhaps the success of hip-hop itself is a statement of
> boredom with formulaic pop?   I just wish those occasional flashes of
> brilliance in the pop world were not so isolated.
>
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