Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mhuxt!mhuxr!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxd!rlr From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Settling the JSB/KB controversy once and for all Message-ID: <1491@pyuxd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:40:21 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxd.1491 Posted: Wed Aug 14 00:40:21 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 00:54:15 EDT References: <1446@pyuxd.UUCP> <387@mhuxr.UUCP> <1455@pyuxd.UUCP> <391@mhuxr.UUCP> Organization: Whatever we're calling ourselves this week Lines: 20 > I define work of artistic consequence as having some degree of influence over > work created later, by others, and as being able to withstand passing > fashions and evoke appreciative emotions over long periods of time ("forever") > I'd say Ellington meets those criteria and the Go-Go's don't. [MARCEL] Good for you. You've also defined rhythm as THE most important element in music. So? That's your personal taste. And that's fine. >>The Go-Go's had enough good music in their >>repertoire to label your judgment of them as sour grapes. > If that is so, where are they now, and why did they suddenly disappear > when the initial wave of hype washed over? It's called breaking up. It's what happens when members of a group part company. I have no idea what sort of validity you were trying to impart for your argument with this. Let's call the whole thing off. -- Popular consensus says that reality is based on popular consensus. Rich Rosen pyuxd!rlr