[NewMusic] coasting?

[Alan Anzalone]

Wow, just as I was reading this post, the earth started shaking.

Alan Anzalone
aanz at mindspring.com



On Dec 20, 2006, at 5:35 PM, Phillip Greenlief wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Matt Davignon
> Subject: Re: [NewMusic] coasting?
>
> PG:
> So, if I boil our arguments down to the bare necessities, it sounds
> like:
>
> PG says do your own thing, listen to your own voice and consider  
> lots of
> historical perspectives from all sides of the coin into consideration
> while you're doing it.
>
> MD says do your own thing, listen to your own voice and don't worry so
> much about your sources.
>
> ********************************************
>
> Additional conclusion:
> What I notice is that we are largely shaped by our generation. This  
> will
> probably never change. I liked Weasel's comment about being adaptable
> and moving out of your generation to stay vital in terms of a
> contemporary perspective.
>
> I think this is really valid, and what occurs to me is that it is
> difficult to step out of your generation and see the way influences  
> work
> on different generations.
>
> To use Matt D's example, let's say I was a teenager in the 80's and
> listened to lots of Kraftwerk...so when NIN or other groups come along
> and are "influenced" by Kraftwerk, because I am a part of a specific
> generation, I might say, "Ah, those youngsters, don't they realize
> Kraftwerk already did this 10 years ago?"
>
> I imagine this will always happen to some extent; it's hard to  
> dislodge
> the music you experienced in the context of being part of a specific
> time period - or a specific moment in your own personal evolution.
>
> The truth is, if there is a truth to this, is that I don't really  
> think
> it matters when you discovered Kraftwerk (OK, a shitty example), but
> that you got to it - you hooked up with it and checked it out and
> learned from it.
>
> If I used your "method" Matt, I never would have been very  
> interested in
> checking out Industrial Music - I wouldn't have asked you to make me
> that compilation - I would merely say, well, that's not so interesting
> to me - I don't see the way it would effect or influence my music, so
> forget it. But I am interested in all forms and styles of music and  
> I'm
> interested to discover how I might learn from them. That's  
> intellectual
> curiosity at work, and again, I find that so many young Americans are
> not particularly interested in exploring this realm of curiosity. I'm
> not sure why, but that's just the trend I see when I talk to younger
> people (not just musicians!).
>
> Enough said...from me anyway.
>
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