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Re: Musical snobbery (was Re: Songs for BL)

Well said Steve!

Monkey



Steve Larwood wrote:

> At the risk of great ridicule (pah! I laugh in the face of ridicule!)
> from those more knowledgeable than myself, but while I agree with the
> popular sentiments about the Spice Girls in general expressed below, my
> young daughter has subjected me to both albums as a continuous barrage.
> I have reluctantly formed the opinion that some of their stuff musically
> is actually quite good.  But then listening to the various tracks, it is
> also likely that their management have paid a number of talented
> composers to write it for them, because the styles are all extremely
> different.  And full marks to the girlies/sound recordists for pulling
> it off credibly too.
>
> I think sometimes we are guilty of judging music with our eyes rather
> than with our musical brains.  A bit like some people drink beer with
> their eyes (who made it and how cloudy is it) rather than how it
> tastes.  Thats why adjudicators get put in a sightless area and don't
> know who the band is thats playing, isnt it?
>
> Steve Larwood
> Euph/Trom/Bass Trom
> Melbourne Town Band www.proactif.demon.co.uk/mtb.htm
>
> Alastair Wheeler wrote:
>
> > Well, personally I've found that as /my/ theoretical understanding of
> > music increases, I am able to find much more to listen to in pieces and so
> > enjoy them/dislike them more.  Though some things I don't have to analyse
> > too deeply to dislike, the Spice Girls for instance :)
>
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