I'm sorry, I'm not going to take Don's slag lying down.
"Powerpop" has to be one of the most retrogressive music forms, excuse me?
First of all, the Scott Miller quote reflects the views and tastes of a
single solitary powerpopper. Nice of you to extend his thoughts and
apply it throughout
God, it sure is fun baiting Curry.g--don
n.p. The Raspberries - "Go All The Way"
Here's a Raspberry to you Don..thbthtbht.;P
Have a good weekend, ya'll.
Jerry
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Don Yates wrote:
God, it sure is fun baiting Curry.g--don
OK, I can't resist:
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Jerry Curry wrote:
I also believe Miller is couching
his opinion, not in terms of creative originality, but in terms of sonic
originality (i.e. production). One would have to admit, that there is an
awfully wide variation in the production of pop
Don replied to Jerry:
Before I get into the ethnic *purity* arguement, let me address the
same-old, tired-ass, application of the "wimp" label to powerpop bands.
That's the kind of Bullshit that makes most popgeeks feel some kind of
inferiority complex.
But they are inferior, aren't