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Re: The Hills Are Alive (fwd)
On 5/24/00 12:47 PM, kelvinbailey at springmail_com
(kelvinbailey at springmail_com) wrote:
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>In spite of Rap Artists' protests to the contrary, music today, for the most
>part, has lost it's soul. Actually, "Killed" is a better word, for the
>call to violence that is such an integral part of today's music betrays
>what music was meant to be. From the first caveman who noticed
>the haunting chant of the wind over an entrance to his cave, all the way to
>the most contemporary interpretations of techno-pop by artists such as
>Tangerine Dream, music is meant to glorify life -- to be a treat for the
>soul,
>an exclamation point, an expression of hope, a celebration. Not an
>outlet for hate.
>
Oh, piffle. I think that's a melodramatic, narrow-minded view. Go listen
to Peter Mulvey or VNV Nation or Delirium.
"No soul" indeed.
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