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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Fuel for Kate Bush haters
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Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 12:23:58 EDT
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> 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!"