At 09:35 AM 1/29/99 +0000, Jr. wrote:
>Wellllllll <g>. While I have the greatest respect for Gamble &
>Huff and even some real nostalgia for certain of their artists and
>tracks.....
>Aesthetically, I prefer the more minimal and gritty-sounding
>aesthetic of the southern stuff, it's greater proximity to
>a certain fantasy of drop-dead rockin' soulful live shows that is
>my ideal in pop music. Somehow, David, your preference for Philly
>and Motown strikes me as entirely compatible with your championing of
>countrypolitan string aesthetics, etc. <g>.
Well, like, duh Phillip!
>Add James Brown to that Southern lineup and that about sums it up for
>me.... <g>,
Yes, me too, especially the stringy pop stuff.
Just kidding. Sort of. --dc
