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Oh, and, Darkbooty, I suggest you read Seth's posts, they're generally pretty interesting.
I retract the hissy fit bit. But the above sentence still stands as good advice, methinks.
All points well taken.
I confess it's a hot-button for me. I don't mind people disagreeing -- I expect it -- but it's dismissive posts that poke at me.
If the subtext of a post is "this subject isn't worth caring about (for whatever reason, stripped of historical context or otherwise)" then why bother posting in the first place? Let the people who do care go about their caring. If yer gonna disagree, go ahead, but at least respect the intent of the thread.
Regardless... In the UK I'm sure the context of dance music was (and is) different than here. But in L.A. that "Big Beat" stuff rolled in just before this weird moment in music culture when the "Alternative Radio" monster was looking for another genre to swallow, and "Electronic" music was ready for picking.
(I remember the day I went into some big monster record store and all the different dance genre sections had been combined under the sign "Electronica." I also remember the "All-Electronica!" radio station that died after nine months.)
Maybe being "radio friendly" was the curse, but I don't know. Thinking on it, I wonder how long as any dance genre lasted without mutating into something else? Or maybe when the masses stormed the dance genre, the true-believers ran the other way. (Like how a lot of post-punks fled to lounge music when "grunge" became mainstream.)
It was cheesy, sure. I just miss the rhythms. Pure, heavy, ridiculous e-headed joy.
Interesting point, though, about the vibe changing when alcohol became the drug of choice. Probably deserves its own thread. (But not by me...) |
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