On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
> Exactly. The Motown story (and Stax too, for that matter, and Elvis and
> Hank and a graet majority of all of the pre-punk music we talk about on
> this list) is proof positive that great art and great commercial success
> are NOT, by definition, mutually exclusive. The entire rock and soul and
> country and pop tradition is a resounding rejection of this premise.
I'm not disagreeing, David, and I'm not putting words in your mouth, but
this seems to me to be a heartbeat away from the commercial assumption
that, if it sells well, it must be good. I think "entire" and "resounding"
are too strong for what you are saying.
Bob
(I mean, this would be tantamount to hinting that Jerry Curry had a good
record collection.)
