wow, this, to me, is coincidental that Stevie is brought up. We were JUST enthusiastically admiring his beautifully, "soulful", melodic knack (he seems humble too, as you can attest).
Stevie to me represents such an immense influence on modern pop, R&B, production techniques (he can be a one man band, not afraid of technology). He was one of the first R&B artists to embrace obviously synthetic sounds rather than easily synthesized representations of acoustic instuments. Are you saying he's become complacent in his older age? His albums did get continually more mellow. In that era there was not nearly as many choices, but that was the outer edge of pop, everyone still knew all the words. Just like we try to find that underground sound, because we can, and be proud of our respectable independence. It's so diluted now with millions of world wide artists. It's hard to find genius with big business always clouding the top 40 market......ugh. That is why I find interest in artists like D. May, Mills, Thomas Scumacher, Lekebusch, Velvet, etc. dispensing their brand of modern; jazz; funk (music) completely embracing technology. I just prefer synthetic sounds to acoustic ones, I guess. As for politics, I'm not on this list to jab with my fellow future(whatever) music mates, but to rather explore my quest for that feeling of music with that fleeting feeling of hearing something and cringing with excitement. yea... goodbye Nate sometime it's good to step away and gain a new perspective and a big thanks for reinforcing my love of my man Stevie faulkner style CM www.mp3.com/concretemassage (there's no Reason) ----- From: "Nathan John de Yonker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So hi everyone. Something I saw today astounded me. Thought maybe I could > get some good conversation going before I leave 313/734/248 for the first > time since I was a wee infant. > > Are we living in a more self-serving time? I went to Comerica Park today > to see Stevie Wonder on a television perform live a few miles away. Stevie > Wonder is a very rich man. Stevie Wonder has also stopped being a major > creative force. Yet there was something that I witnessed that changed me. > Here he was being moved to tears, thanking everyone from a woman that he > created an entire album with, to a stage hand who was placing his > microphone with the same enthusiasm. Everyone who came to see got down, > even though we weren't even truly there. Even though he is a long way from > Songs in the Key Of Life, he is an amazing performer, and a man with more > soul than i could pretend to muster. > > Is Motown and the pop music of that era a more social and caring culture? > Is Detroit techno and the pop music of our era a more introspective and > personal experience? Is this why people who listen to electronic music > have a hard time letting loose and getting together? > > No one really dances TOGETHER at raves or clubs, do they? I'm not counting > slabs of beefs and people on drugs that encourage freakiness. > > It seems like this list likes to talk about who is on someone's nuts, or > what is art, or why is some pretentious newcomer who doesn't understand > the etiquette of self-promotion a chump? Did anyone ever wonder who was on > Smokey Robinson's nuts? Or were people just plain content with getting the > most out of this universal and beautiful music, and having a good time. > > Think about the difference between Stevie Wonder telling me he loves me > just because I took the time to witness his art, and some of the posturing > that the techno community thinks is so cool. I should've played at this > festival because I taught so and so a guitar lick, or this person sucks > because they are white, or this music is so overtly commercial that only > idiots like you could appreciate it. > > Maybe I need to put some distance on 313, so that I can really digest it > and create with what i've learned from it. Maybe we all need to put some > distance in before we judge everyone else and act insanely hostile on a > ludicrous music discussion forum. > n8 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
