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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: The disdain for newer music
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Date: Sun, 23-Dec-84 22:02:42 EST
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> From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark Adolph)

> How many times have you heard/read one of the following?

>	"I like their old stuff much better."
>	"They've really sold out."
>	"They were better before they became so famous."

Practically all the time on this list, especially when discussions of pre-
Phil Collins lead-singer Genesis come up.

> Then again, how many songs bring back memories?  I, for one, have very strong
> and specific memories whenever I hear Earth, Wind & Fire do "September", but 
> haven't bought one of their albums in years.  Has their music really changed,
> or am I unwilling to accept that anything could compete with those memories?
> Was Prince's "Controversy" really better than "When Doves Cry", or have we
> simply known the latter longer?

As far as Earth, Wind and Fire go, I can't say, because they haven't put out
anything creative in their last few album efforts (not since 1979 anyway,
which is when "I Am" came out, I think).  Prince's music isn't necessarily
better now than back in his "Controversy" days, but his music appeals to a
wider cross-section of people now than it did three years ago and this is the
reason for his huge popularity now.  He also has not lost his original aud-
ience.

A lot of this logic can be applied to Genesis, both during and post-Gabriel,
but with the exception that most former Genesis fans don't seem to like them
anymore with Phil Collins at the lead, whereas I haven't heard of any com-
plaints from Prince's pre-Revolution fans.
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