Re: "May I be matched with you again" and Indigo Gals

["Rene Bos" <renebos@prodigy.net>]

Jeffrey wrote,

>  And, yes, we all agree that labels suck, "genres" are illusuory and evil
>instruments of 'Music Industry' suits and ultimately stifle creativity.
>That's exactly why i brought it up. Most cattle in this country see The Who
>as a "classic rock" band
The answer of my (other) fave band "Van der Graaf Generator" all those times
music reps/journalists asked:
"What kind of music do you make?", was:
"Van der Graaf-music" !

And even though The Who can be somewhat -virtually meaningless- tied down to
"rock", I'd say they make "Who"-music. .

cheers, Rene
-----Original Message-----
From: Jefferson Davis <jdworks@execpc.com>
To: TheWho@igtc.com <TheWho@igtc.com>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 8:31 AM
Subject: "May I be matched with you again" and Indigo Gals


>
>>>>"...may I be matched with you again?  Without your match, there is no
>>>flame."  PT
>>
>>I think "may I be matched with you again" is punctuated by a "." not a
"?";
>>it's a prayer, not a question, like "may God bless us every one" shouldn't
>>have a question mark.  Anyone else care to weigh in?
>>
>
>   You're right there, don't let them tell you otherwise.
>   What he means, folks, is the sentence is not a question posed to someone
>but a wish,
> as in, "May the road rise to meet you",  or, "May I never get spammed by
>Marylin Manson."
> Another example would be "May the force be with you."
>    i, too, believe that's the way Pete wrote the line, it's a syntax
>difference, but i think adds a shift in meaning here.
>
>
>>Yay! Another Who fan who digs the Indigo Girls! I thought I was the only
>>one. Thank you Jeffree!
>
>  You're most welcome,  FlyingE. You might be interested to know that i've
>met a fair amount of music fans and what's funny to me is that Indigo Girls
>have some rabidly dedicated fans out there, just like some Who fans, and
>further that almost none of them are otherwise interested in that "genre"
of
>female folkies. i know one guy who played with a speed metal thrash band,
>likes Gang Green, King Diamond and the Misfits,  who has all their stuff; i
>know a woman who loves them, the Cure, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus and that ilk;
>and i know a guy who loves them, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Dan Fogelberg,
>and stuff like that. i know some people are wretching and vomiting at one
or
>another of those lists, but that proves my point. Some bands transcend
their
>"genre" and pull in fans who like totally desperate types of music. i think
>the Who are like that, judging by the "Who Likes Who" thread. The "genre"
>the Who fit into best would probably be "classic rock" but if you look at
>the lists people submitted you'll note bands as varied as Frank Zappa, Bon
>Jovi, Husker Du, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and the Indigo Girls. Odd and
very
>very cool when a band can have appeal like that.
>  And, yes, we all agree that labels suck, "genres" are illusuory and evil
>instruments of 'Music Industry' suits and ultimately stifle creativity.
>That's exactly why i brought it up. Most cattle in this country see The Who
>as a "classic rock" band,  Indigo Girls as "feminist folk" or some such,
and
>in both cases the bands, while admittedly fitting those categories to a
>certain extent, are so much more and so much better than the typical Bad
>Company or Jewel that seem to define the "genre".  Enough said. Glad to
hear
>you appreciate them too! i do think most of their stuff is quite excellent.
>
>   Have excellent holidays, all............. i'll be listening to
>"Christmas" from TOMMY all week.
>
>         peace&anarchy, jeffree
>