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Notes of an unrepentant rockist, VII
Nov. 14th, 2013 11:27 pmHow seriously are we expected to take a musical genre that includes paid product placements in the lyrics?
Notes of an unrepentant rockist, VI
Jul. 22nd, 2012 11:02 pmI'm old enough to remember cheering when that DJ blew up the disco records at the baseball field in Chicago, back in the late 1970s.
Yes, I hated disco back then. Yes, race was involved. But no, it's not what the anti-rockist diatribes say. I didn't dislike disco because the performers were Black. I disliked disco because it stood in stark contrast to Black music I knew that was more vital and interesting to me. If you grew up with James Brown and the Temptations and the Supremes, disco is going to be a letdown. One of the things wrong with disco was that it was not Funkadelic.
I've mellowed a bit towards disco over the years. At least KC and the Sunshine Band wrote their own material and actually played their instruments.
Yes, I hated disco back then. Yes, race was involved. But no, it's not what the anti-rockist diatribes say. I didn't dislike disco because the performers were Black. I disliked disco because it stood in stark contrast to Black music I knew that was more vital and interesting to me. If you grew up with James Brown and the Temptations and the Supremes, disco is going to be a letdown. One of the things wrong with disco was that it was not Funkadelic.
I've mellowed a bit towards disco over the years. At least KC and the Sunshine Band wrote their own material and actually played their instruments.
Notes of an unrepentant rockist, V
Jul. 22nd, 2012 01:27 amIt boils down to this. Yes, I am going to object to any theory of music criticism that fails to "privilege" individual creativity, sincerity, originality, or meaning over their absence.
Notes of an unrepentant rockist, IV
Jul. 22nd, 2012 01:19 amRemember when we had so little else to worry about, that gangsta rap lyrics became a moral panic? The violence against law enforcement! The misogyny!
My interest was piqued. I turned to the performances themselves. Unfortunately, they were far less rousing than the publicity had led me to believe.
My interest was piqued. I turned to the performances themselves. Unfortunately, they were far less rousing than the publicity had led me to believe.
Notes of an unrepentant rockist, III
Jul. 21st, 2012 12:39 pmIt is apparently too much to ask, for music to be about something. And by 'about something' I mean something other than sex, sexual jealousy, or other "romantic situations".
Why I am an unrepentant rockist, II
Jul. 21st, 2012 12:09 amThe unachievability of authenticity does not make all poses equal, either.
Why I am an unrepentant rockist, I
Jul. 20th, 2012 03:13 pmI don't dislike producer-driven dance music and hip-hop because it is made by or for blacks or gays. It just isn't interesting enough to get to the point where I am curious about the performers' or audience's race or sexuality.
