Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site reed.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!tektronix!reed!soren From: soren@reed.UUCP (Soren Petersen) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Kate Bush... Flamed once, or many times... Message-ID: <2119@reed.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 05:29:21 EST Article-I.D.: reed.2119 Posted: Thu Nov 7 05:29:21 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 02:04:39 EST References: <650@wjh12.UUCP> <259@mit-eddie.UUCP> <2521@sjuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: soren@reed.UUCP (Soren Petersen) Distribution: na Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon Lines: 53 Summary: > Even the AOR "dreck" stations seem to want no part in her. > WMMR,in Phila., was the world's first AOR station,and is con- > sidered a rather hip one,at that.In addition to the old dino- > saurs,they play music like "Tears For Fears" and "Simple Minds". > But do they play K--- B---???!!?? NOOOO!!! > > WXPN,broadcasted as a public service out of Univ. of Penn., > is the city's most "with-it" station;Do they play K--- B---?!!! > > NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! > > The answer is this;K--- B--- is an ultra-gimmicky pop > singer whose ridiculous music is not considered palatable > to American audiences.This neatly explains why serious sta- > tions want no part in her,and why only the must adventurous > pop venues sponser her.She is no more artistic than WHAM! Wait a minute. Who is it that considers KB not "palatable to American audiences? Since when do the program directors at commercial radio stations have a monopoly on American taste? I am an American and *I* consider KB palatable. Where does that leave you? As a matter of fact I am a DJ at a "with-it" radio station (KRRC Portland, The dirigible of the Airwaves. Radio Quartermile radius as one of my fellow DJs put it.) And I sometimes play her. This whole discussion is fast getting really stupid, but I resent being called un-American, or weird, or something just because my musical taste does not conform to what some middle-aged burn-out thinks my age group should listen to. So the local AOR station doesn't play her. SO WHAT? > Do I need to hear her to come to all these brilliant con- > clusions?? NOOO,because so much has been written about her on > this net by people who have heard her,and I read it faithful- > ly!! For once I agree. My opinion of her was irreparably warped when I heard her before I ever even heard of the net. My ten page critical exposition of the life and times of Toejam Jawallaby is forthcoming. > 2- She is *NOT* an artist,nor worth the time he devotes to > her on net.music,which he has been asked to **CURTAIL MANY > TIMES***!!!! > Righteously yours, > Larry Palena By me also, a time or two, you may recall. Baiting Doug is great fun, I've done it too, but can we all please SHUT UP? Have A Nice Day Soren Petersen