[NewMusic] coasting?

[Polly Moller]

That would be the handshake between PG and Matt D. ;)

On 12/20/06, Alan Anzalone <aanz at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 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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