On Friday, November 15, 2002, at 12:24 PM, John Howell wrote:
WithoutNow there's a flame war waiting to happen. I'll grant you the Beatles (obviously), but ALW??? And what kind of audiences are you talking about -- audiences for symphonic music or just audiences in general? If the latter, there are about a million candidates ahead of Sir Andrew, starting with James Brown, for his towering influence on soul, R&B, funk, disco, hip hop, and just about every type of dance music in active currency today.
intending at all to foment disagreement, since this is something on which
disagreement is all too easy, let me simply say that I sometimes wonder
whose music will be cited in 200 years as having the most influence on the
audiences of the 20th century and on the music of the 21st. My money is on
the Beatles and Andrew Lloyd Weber. (John Williams optional at extra cost;
Of course this is a fun but thoroughly silly discussion.
- Darcy
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