What the hell, I may as well put my two cents in.
1) I think it's a shame when a good piece of music (including mixes)
gets lost, and although it's less likely to happen now with mp3s and
stuff, I think it's good to make an effort to preserve. I mean, look at
the deephousepage... some of these old mixes we are lucky to have, and
they're up there because maybe one person managed to record something
that wasn't meant to be recorded, and he hung on to it for 30 years.
2) What if the only place you can or want to listen to the mixes is not
in front of a computer with an internet connection? Maybe you only get
to listen properly in your car or on your ipod or something. Then you
need to download.
3) What if you don't have a chance to listen at home or work (or
wherever you listen) during that wone week when the show is up?
4) If all the mixes are going to be available to download later on
anyway, then what's the big deal if they're available now? (I know, you
could say what's the big deal with waiting for them, but you never know
what will happen).
5) The idea of something just existing for a moment in time is nice, and
is maybe as appropriate to music as it is to sunsets and emotions and
whatever else, but it sucks for people who have less access to more of
more-or-less the same. I'm sure Bone has a bunch of records that a lot
of us would never hear again if we didn't have a copy of whatever mix he
played them on. I've heard pieces of music on the radio that I've never
been able to find (or even find the name of) and as some of them were
really amazing, I think it's a real shame that I may never hear them again.
I think the mixes are great, I really enjoy listening to them, and I
have to say, I enjoy being able to go back and listen again.
Jamil
Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote:
On Thu, October 20, 2005 8:45 am, Fred Heutte wrote:
Bone says he wants to focus on the music and let that represent.
well, if it continually causes drama and irritation and a big hubbub, id
say that his chosed path of "letting the music represent" is a big
failure. moreso than any of this is about music, it seems to be about ego
and exclusivity and pretense. i mean, im pretty sure this must be the case
to people other than me since i didnt even have anything to do with this
uproar!
free the music.
tom
