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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:MUSIC V4
Notice:New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
Total number of notes:18706

108.0. "The American Scene" by KERNEL::DAVIESO () Fri Jan 03 1992 10:32

    
    	I was just about to add a note to the Best Records of 91, when i
    thought the subject matter was somewhat wider. I Noticed the amount of
    rock music that was listed and little else, before someone starts to
    list every non rock artist mentioned, yes i know there were some,
    anyway this made me think about the whole american music scene, when i
    visited the states in september i was amazed at being called a punk or
    a fag ( which i understand to mean gay), because i don't like
    mainstream rock.
    	Even when i did find people who liked the same bands as me you find
    that they also like the large rock bands too, you can't win. 
    	
    	Can someone explain the american scene?
        Does anyone feel freddie mercurys talent died before him?
    	Why did a band of U2's status ahve to jump on the dance bandwagon?
    	Are we fed the wrong info or do american's just listen to rock?
    
    
    
    
    						Owen.
    
    	
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108.1RAVEN1::PINIONHard Drinking Calypso PoetFri Jan 03 1992 11:109
    Well, if you've been told 'Muricans listen to Rock only...you've been 
    fed wrong the info.  Our tastes, here in the colonies :-), run from 
    A to Z. Which only stands to reason, since our cultural base comes from 
    every continent on the planet.  Oh yeah, don't take the ramblings of
    a few 'Muricans as gospel for the rest of us.  This country is huge and
    you'll find all types from coast to coast.  We're not all bad!
    
     
                                            Capt. Scott 
108.2(SSSSSSSH! Nobody knows!)ATIS01::ASHFORTHFri Jan 03 1992 11:158
>    	Are we fed the wrong info or do american's just listen to rock?


Naaaah! The rest of us just don't make as much *noise*...

If "TheAmericanScene == $$$$$," though, you've got the right info, IMHO.

Bob
108.3KERNEL::DAVIESOMon Jan 06 1992 08:098
    
    Good to here, i think things are different in england, either the rock
    fans have'nt got such load voices or there are'nt so many of them. Lets
    get putting some non rock albums in the best of last year!!
    
    
    				Owen.