Re: BBE vs. STH/Popularity

[Doug Ciceri <dciceri@credit.erin.utoronto.ca>]

At 01:23 PM 5/28/96 -0400, you wrote:
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>>> The Who only play 2nd fiddle to Zep to those who know little about Rock
>>> music, and merely listen to music for entertainment.
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>>but I really wonder who would write this?  If music is not for entertainment
>>then what is it for?  Someone please tell me.  Is music made simply for some
>>sort of analysis on our part?  I've been listening to music for years for
>>entertainment - have I been doing something wrong all along??  Perhaps I
>>should get out my notepad and review each album I listen to and then my
>>opinion will be  credible?
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>Doug:
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>I wrote it. And in a later note amplified on it. I don't see any reason why
>people can't listen to music for entertainment purposes only. But if they
>do, then they shouldn't be involved in a debate about who's (or what's)
>better. To establish something like that you need to know the depths of the
>music, I'd say.
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Good point, but doesn't understanding the depth of a piece simply come from
listening to the piece enough while listening for entertainment?

Take Care.

Doug.
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>                   Cheers                   ML
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>"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long
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