On 5/6/02 1:54 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sorry, but that just is NOT electro - that is what electro became in the > eyes of the uber-hip NY nightclubbing "cognoscente" - it's just a New > Wave revival though. Misusing the words really pisses me off because it > confuses people who don't know. As far as I'm concerned New Wave dumped the > funk and in favor of the freakiness. I don't remember electro as ever being a > means to "stand out from the crowd" - more of a way to bond with your crew. > And velvet-rope elite?! Electro is so far away from that crap - it's a > street sound! I absolutely agree with you. It's a pretty obvious misuse of the term. Unfortunately, what we know to be "Electro" may become relegated to "old-school" or "breakin' music", if the term catches on. I recently dug up the alternate mixes of Hardcastle's "19" and surprised myself. I also overheard "Bad Times" at work and on the radio last week. Classics that have only a little to do with the "Re:Wave" (as I like to call it). -- im --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
