> y'all are gettin' pretty het up, here. SOME of us are forgetting
> that one of the things this whole "whatever it is" does is introduce
> people to music and artists they wouldn't be familiar with otherwise
> by mix n matching people and songs.
Heh, as it happens, that's one of my complaints about the Okra All-Stars CD,
which has 9 covers out of 15 cuts, and not a single songwriter ID, never
mind original artist names. Assuming that some of the purchasers are likely
aware that Prince wrote "Purple Rain," that leaves 8 songs - some of them
very good ones (including, BTW, "Wild And Blue") whose origins are
completely hidden from view. There's no way of even telling which ones are
the covers.
> Now, expecting an urban rock critic to dig deep enough to find
> out that liner notes might ton provide the comprehensiveness and
> accuracy of a country music encyclopedia, which, by the way, would
> have to be organized by song title, is, imho, asking an unreasonable
amount.
Maybe, but it would be nice to have songwriting credits, and it's a good
reason to have liner notes that go beyond listing the musicians, the song
titles, and a little list of thankyews. In my opinion, if they aren't
there, it weakens the "introduction" aspect.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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