> From: "cassy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: ENYA !?!
> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:15:16 -0500
> Reply-to: "cassy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> << Enya's music might not float my boat personally, but she has a
> huge* following>>
> <massive snippage>
> I fully realize that this is my humble and wholly subjective opinion,
> but I was surprised that even a mention of Enya would surface on a
> list of people who have recognized, and pay tribute to, an artist as
> magnificent as Joni. Enya is not even in the same universe as Joni,
> much less in the same league.
>
> Again, I realize this is one man's view - but I just don't understand
> how someone who has had their soul touched by Ms. Mitchell, could even
> listen to Enya's airy, soulless, substance-less, 'ball-less', drivel -
> much less 'like' it!?? But hey - who am I to say anything negative
> about the 'queen of new age'. <<<
>
> I don't often have negative things to say on this list, for the most
> part I find it to be intellectually stimulating and pleasant to read
> and participate in. However, (didn't you just know that was coming?)
> this particular post touched off a nerve in me and I just have to say
> this: How fucking elitist can you get? So you don't like the woman's
> contribution to the music scene... that's your prerogative, it's not
> your cup of tea... no problem, you're entitled to feel any way you
> like about any music in the world but to try to kiss the asses of the
> Joni lovers on the list by saying that we, who are supposed to be
> "musically superior," shouldn't even be remotely interested in music
> you don't like makes my blood pressure rise to the point of being
> unforgivably rude.
>
> Who the hell made you the god of what we can and cannot listen to? I
> am not particularly fond of Enya, so I'm not coming to her defense
> here, what I AM trying to say is how dare you judge anyone's taste in
> music? Just because YOU aren't fond of someone does not dismiss their
> artistry for the rest of the world. It's obvious you don't know a
> whole lot about what you term as the "'aroma therapy & crystals'
> crowd" they are just as likely to listen to Apocolyptica, Peter
> Gabriel, David Bowie, Bach, The Cult, Crowded House, Stevie Ray
> Vaughan, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Muddy
> Waters as they are Enya; everything in it's place and time.
>
> Yes, Joni is undoubtedly queen, in my book and many others on this
> list, but she is not the be all and end all of the musical kingdom.
>
> Cassy
> <stepping off her soapbox now, clutching her lithium crystal and
> whiffing sandalwood incense> <grin>
You go girl!
mike
