Re: First rave

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:46:23 +0800, "Lolita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>When was the first rave?
>Flyer Designs for the American Rave Scene by A Project of the Earth Program
>tells me that the first were back in the 1920's in Paris, and then in San
>Francisco in the 60's with "Acid Tests "
>The more modern roots can be found in England circa 1988.
>Any other ideas?


Well, it depends on what you call "rave". "Rave" for me is not just
the people, it's electronic music (or "repetitive beats", as the CJB
calls it).

Therefore I guess it all depends on how far you want to go from
modern-day doofnoise.

Late 80s in England is clearly a turning point, and the word "rave"
was associated with it at the time. And a lot of stuff in the 60s were
of a similar ilk, even if the music was different.

But if you're going to be completely loose about the music, and just
refer to a large bunch of people taking drugs and dancing to an
outdoors party, I'm sure you can go back to before Christ.....

Those Greeks used to have quite a good time!