^Boy, the political correctness in this latest thread is palpable. So let me put all of you at ease. Here's the greatest possible love for the following musical styles (even though I don't like 'em or listen to 'em, but at least some of its practitioners are probably very skilled):
Wrap
Hip Hop
Traditional Swiss Yodeling
Electronic Rumba Music played on Hammond Organ
Tibetan Folk Music
Music of the Mongolian Steppes
Classical Music performed on zither & washboard
"To state that a band "sucks" is one thing to dismiss a whole genre in such terms is quite obviously asinine"...I'm sure Tony R that you meant this in the best possible way (you forgot the emoticon)
...
Actually I never said that
all of it sucked, just the (very limited) material that I've been exposed to which left me wondering how these acts ever got signed & released...So I'll repeat myself (again) since some folks apparently have to read something repeatedly for it to register
(note use of emoticon here):
"I believe that I also earlier stated that I thought wrap & hip hop sucked, at least the stuff that I've heard...Conceding that I couldn't possibly have heard everything (no one has...I hope) & that there may be some wonderful acts out there, I'm comfortable with my judgement of that particular material"...Note use of phrases "
at least the stuff that I've heard", "
there may be some wonderful acts" & "
that particular material", and nothing such as "all of wrap/hip hop sucks" or the like...
So if you interpret the above as condemning those entire genres then you're free to do so...In my mind, the stock of those particular musical styles doesn't go through the roof with
me based on my personal experience, and doesn't make it very likely for
me spending lots of time researching other examples that I might like...
After all, as was stated previously: "
differences in taste underpin this whole debate", so when I say that I think what I've heard so far sucks, that's particular to
my possibly different musical taste vs yours...Is that too harsh a condemnation of those entire styles of music?
Hey, if my initial 20-30 exposures to Jazz had been negative I might've felt the same way about it too, but still wouldn't come out & say that all of Jazz sucks (just the stuff I've heard)...
And finally a warning to all others, in case you plan to voice your displeasure re: any of the above listed musical styles in future threads...Make sure you pay the proper love & respect to these styles even if your personal experience to date was negative...Political correctness & love for all mankind demand it!
...Oops, almost forgot:
Can't we all just get along???