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Re: The Black Crowes
Britt,
I did enjoy your ramblings. Thanks. And actually, I don't disagree. I
think I was on a tangent when I wrote that. Although I firmly believe
the basic philosophy behind what I posted, I think I would have to agree
with you concerning how that is played out. You are right, there is
nothing new under the sun. I think those that I consider truly original
(remember the first Jars of Clay cd) aren't deemed so necessarily because
they do things that have never been done before. Usually, it's because
they take elements and combine them in ways that haven't been done
before. (I know that Howard Roarke in The Fountainhead would truly freak
over that, but he's an extremist.) I guess we should make a distinction
between those who are influenced by or pay homage to what's gone before
them, and those (Christina Agualalgladkfhdfklsd;hfara) who basically
mimic what they like - or what sales.
Besides, I actually like the Black Crows. I wasn't picking on them
specifically. (Although I still don't like the blues.)
It's kind of funny...Several people picked up on the Ayn Rand part of
that post, but it took this long for someone to respond to the actual
content. Who knows...
Opinions-R-Us
K
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:42:54 EDT BEric123 at aol_com writes:
> Kelvin, you do make a good point. I am not saying that the Black
> Crowes are
> original. But I disagree with the statement that the real artist is
> one whose
> work owes nothing to anyone or any tradition. Many times great art
> comes
> about by preserving a tradition, but doing so in a manner that makes
> it
> unique. For example, the world that J.R.R. Tolkien created in his
> Lord of the
> Rings trilogy wasn't entirely original. He took characters such as
> wizards,
> elves, & dwarfs and made their world seem so real that the reader is
> not so
> concerned with the originality of the story, but rather the way in
> which
> Tolkien took characters of myth and made them seem real. I feel that
> Over the
> Rhine does that same thing. They create beautiful music that is
> timeless,
> because they seem to have a good appreciation of what came before
> them. Just
> check out the reccomended listenings on their website. I do not
> think for a
> minute that the Black Crowes are good examples of true artists, and
> I don't
> think they claim to be either.
> That doesn't make them second class musicians, just less original. I
> think
> that we too often try to be so original that we forget to look at
> what has
> come before us. Every artist owes his/her work to
> something...something
> inspired them. "Nothing under the sun is truly new" ( forgive my
> ignorance of
> the exact Bibilical passage).
> Also, as fans of music in the 21st century, we should ask ourselves,
> "where
> would music be today if not for the blues?" They have had a
> tremedous
> influence on popular music. I hope you enjoyed my ranting...
>
> Brittney
>
> P.S. Thanks for responding though Kelvin, I really like these
> discussions...
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