<< how could you justify NOT putting UT on
the list? How many other bands reconciled traditional American music, from
folk to rock 'n' roll to punk, while also moving forward with such
single-minded vision? How many bands have influenced the publishing industry
to the point that at least two 'zines directly pay homage to their existence
(ND, of course, and I've seen one here in the Deep South called Grindstone)?
And how many of those bands have, not just random fan sites, but also
"newsgroups" that consistently revolve around the doings of their musical
efforts--and those of their offshoots--and then connect them to the
decades-old culture of music which surrounds those same efforts? ... screw
him. Just because something's
happening here and he don't know what it is doesn't mean I have to pat him
on the ass for giving it the old college try.
>>
Maybe he thinks UT sucks. Or, in the least, were overrated. Maybe he never
heard 'em, or maybe he thinks they place 51st. Or maybe he feels that a couple
of zines and a few newsgroups (like what band doesn't have a few of these?)
does not amount to much more than a few ten-thousand fans and thus, not nearly
the cultural revolution that others inside of it would like to think it is.
Writer hears a bunch of music in a decade, writer writes his personal
opinions. Simple as that.
Neal Weiss
