In a message dated 99-04-23 14:16:15 EDT, you write:
<< The thread started out from Mr. Anonymous's point that sucky music is
hurting "the roots music movement," which would probably <g> include some of
the stuff Greg's listed. Think for a minute about how different kinds of
music get exposure. Rock, pop, country - these are mass genres, and anyone
with even a mild interest (or even no interest at all) gets exposed to a
fair amount of their stuff willy-nilly or with the most minimal kinds of
effort, like turning on the radio and dialing around for about 30 seconds;
fringier stuff gets corresponding less exposure, meaning that a sucky
performance almost certainly forms a higher percentage of a newbie's total
exposure to the style. >>
Ummm, who are these bands that are getting on the radio and turning newbies
off of "altcountry"?
And I'm curious who, besides Hayseed, passes the Mark Rubin
authentic-altcountry-with-sincerity test.
Elena Skye
