On Jan 5, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Ken Odeluga wrote:
Having said all that, one thing which I can resonate with is the need to cull excessive reverence toward any type of movement in music. To me, that's pretty superfluous too.
I agree with that thought, but provided the author doesn't replace the excessive reverence with their own intellectual psycho-babble, unproven theories passed on as 'canon', and coin new hybrid genre names in every paragraph. I'd recommend keep a barf bag handy as you thumb through it, but hey, you might love it. IMHO that book takes itself stunningly too seriously, had the whole thing been some half-drunk bar conversation it might have been more entertaining to me, but as a real critical piece trying to stand on it's own? Not for me, thanks.
peace -- Matt MacQueen http://sonicsunset.com
