Thanks for your comments James, appreciated. Perhaps I should clarify... I realise there is a term "dance music", used by general consensus for music played in clubs/bars/... for people to dance to. Fine. I don't have any problems with that. The argument was rather about *having* to dance to dance music whether you actually like to dance or not. And my point is that call it what you like, you don't *have* to dance to it - in which case for *you* it's *not* dance music. See, I dance to all sorts of music if I feel like it, even ambient. So any music that makes me dance is at that moment dance music to *me* even if not by general consensus.... OK, I might be tying myself in a knot here but I think you get my drift.
> sure you can listen to it at home, but the place it makes sense, and the > place to judge it, is on a dancefloor. you can send a dance floor into > convulsions with just an 808 rhythm track. put that on the home stereo and > most people will think it sounds dull repetitive and boring. I do listen to that kinda music at home, and it makes just as much sense there as it does on the dancefloor. Why should I just judge it on the dancefloor and not at home? Because that's where most people feel it? I know what you mean but sorry, then I'm just not "most people". Could we agree that people like that exist? : ) [re Jeff's post again:] And that it shouldn't matter how they try to bring their point across, either. It's about respecting others. We don't have to be friends with everyone but at least show them respect, regardless of how much we might dislike their ways and opinions. If we were all the same then we wouldn't have all this beautiful music that this list is all about. > and that's why i'm calling it dance music. just try shooting me. How about a pancake match? ; ) I have to try out Kent's recipe soon. No wait, I want to eat those...! Thanks for listening. Respect, Anya : ) > From: James Bucknell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue 05/Nov/2002 16:39 GMT > To: Anya Stang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: (313) to move or not to move. > > when people find out that i dj, it's not uncommon that they say they don't > like dance music. i then ask where they've been dancing, what clubs, what > djs. they usually reply that they don't go dancing, they just listened to > dance music at a friends place, on the radio etc. > that's when i point out that it's called dance music, not 'sitting on your > ass at home' listening music. > sure you can listen to it at home, but the place it makes sense, and the > place to judge it, is on a dancefloor. you can send a dance floor into > convulsions with just an 808 rhythm track. put that on the home stereo and > most people will think it sounds dull repetitive and boring. > > and that's why i'm calling it dance music. just try shooting me. > > one of the major problems with comtemporary dance music is that a lot of it > is actually made for listening, not dancing. there's a bigger market for > record companies making listening music. i'm referring to all the crap mix > cds, like the global series etc. > james _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890
