Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!mhuxn!ihnp4!mit-eddie!rpk From: rpk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Robert Krajewski) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Madonna and Art Message-ID: <5015@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 22:33:01 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.5015 Posted: Sat Aug 17 22:33:01 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 20:23:43 EDT Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 26 I am starting to tire of all these attacks on Madonna. Dammit, I will probably never buy any of her records (unless Elvis Costello start writing songs for here), but the few times I listen to top40 radio, her songs are actually quite pleasant. For example, there is nothing stupid or offensive about the song ``Like a Virgin,'' and the drumming (by Tony Thompson, I think -- are you listening, Marcel ?) is a great example of powerful Motown economy. ``Into the Groove'' has nice harmonies and a good groove. I don't really care how ambitious she is -- and she is no position to ruin ``art,'' which really mean the pretentions that pop music (specifically, ``progressive'' white music) has to being art. I am also tired of her being marketed as a sex object, but then again most people will eventually obtain the Real Thing somehow. Just to prove to you that am I not a Madonna Wanna-Be, I like Husker Du, the Bangles, John Foxx, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, John Coltrane, Mozart, and the Replacements (and lots more besides). Also, I've got a Kate Bush single (the only record by her that I own) that Doug Alan would kill for. A friend of mine who liked Madonna enough to see her in concert is also a Kate Bush fan, and HE has Roy Harper albums that Mr. Alan would, again, kill for. Obviously, my friend can't exist ! -- ``Bob'' (Robert P. Krajewski) ARPA: RpK@MC MIT Local: RpK@OZ UUCP: genradbo!miteddie!rpk