> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:46:30 -0000
> From: "Julian Lawton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: 2 for the price of 1.
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> and Dan said
> >Alright! Ship 'em out folks! Davy "pied piper" Love is leading the
> >parade of the clueless to the "new" modslist where you can all talk about
> >house and britpop and avoid all that stupid "retro" shit....Nobody will
> make
> >fun of you if you don't know what you're talking about!
> >You can all be clueless together.
> Dan - can I just ask why you ALWAYS respond this way?
You KNOW why. (a) it is fun. (b) it is just the right thing to do.
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> I thought by know that some of us might have established the not entirely
> illogical point that it is possible to know and enjoy B, which came after A,
> but still know what we're talking about whether talking about A or B, and
> maybe even be able to understand the roots of B (though that isn't neccasary
> to appreciate B), and even see how B might have improved on A (as 60s soul
> did on 50s r'n'b, though that's an opinion).
> And there is a slight straw man tendency here in that (a) no one ever talks
> about Britpop on here except to slag it off - those who do have long since
> joined other lists, and had the point made clear to them that Britpop is not
> mod, and (b) none of what I'd loosely call the 'forward looking' faction -
> something like Dominic, Davy Love, and people like Brian and myself on the
> borders (straight mod DJs, but open to hearing new music) - have ever said
> anything about stupid 'retro' shit.
Actually Davy did speak of people "blagging on about retro fare"...and he has
constantly bashed on the '60s faction' on this list since day one.
Now I know you are the holy defender of all things dancey, but haven't I spoke
in past posts of other non-mod musical tastes of mine? Shall I bash other
people on here because they might not share my appreciation for Patsy Cline?
(Nice documentary on VH1 recently. Anybody catch it? Great old footage...)
Now that certainly ain't mod. But hey it's 60s ain't it? And I could even stretch
it
by saying that she sang rather soulful as well. See what I mean? I'd rather just
not bring it up on the modslist. It is irrelevant.
> Nor have the MAJORITY of the Britpop
> kids, apart from the odd hyper-reactive ones that blow up and off the list
> at the first sign of criticism. So just who are you trying to get at,
> because it's evident who it's going to offend, and that some of us will rise
> to the bait of being called clueless.
It is obvious who I am trying to offend (or rather I thought it was...it wasn't
aimed at you)...the needy Mr. Love. If you wish to rise to the bait in defense of
freakin' house music,
britpop, and Davy...(what ELSE would they talk about on this new "modern"
modslist...)
then well, what can I say Julian. More power to ya.
Dan
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