Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!merchant From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Fuel for Kate Bush haters Message-ID: <3493@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 12:23:58 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.3493 Posted: Sat Aug 17 12:23:58 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 21:52:29 EDT References: <4991@mit-eddie.UUCP> Distribution: net.music Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 28 > How could anyone call such an unjustified hateful attack, a review? > I've seen bad reviews of records I like in U.S. magazines, and though > that doesn't usually make me very happy, I've never seen anything like > this! What does it take to become a music reviewer in England? Do you > have to be an arrogant, snide twit with an IQ of 3 who is awed at your > own non-existent self-worth? Do you have to be able to make vile, > vicious and unsubstantiated personal attacks at honest and sincere > artists, just because you don't like their music? How could anyone with > a human soul say such things about about someone who makes an honest and > sincere artistic effort, even if they did have no talent? How come such > a large percentage of the world's finest musicians come from a country > where the music press is a bunch of assholes? > > Doug Alan Oh, I don't know, Doug. I'm not a Kate Bush fan, although this is through ignorance than anything else. However, I have seen many personal attacks on Madonna and their like in this newsgroup. People who say all sorts of nasty things about a performer just because she shows off her belly-button, has a high voice, or has "sold-out". C'mon, Doug! No one is immune from nasty remarks. Just read the newsgroup for a little while and listen to some of the people here. They're not even getting paid for their music reviews and they'll be really vicious! -- "Not content with that Peter Merchant with our hands behind our backs we'll pull Jesus from a hat! Get into that! Get into that!"