Originally posted by euphony131:
Hi all,
For the final say on all this Pop vs. Classical debate, I submit the following link where a "Paul" cogently extolls the merits of Classical as out-weighing Pop. After all - a "burrito" is still a burrito no matter how you slice it and a gourmet meal in Paris is, well, a gourmet meal in Paris.
Follow the link to his next letter where he challenges his rival's assertion that Classical music is sex-less. His analogy of the "8-foot dominitrix"(Classical) in front a "troop of feckless boy scouts"(Pop) is hilarious!
And don't get me wrong -- I enjoy a burrito myself once in awhile, but the stuff can get old very fast especially when you hear it blaring out at you everywhere you go: malls, bookstores, work-place, theatres, coffee-shops, car stereos, neighbors...JESUS! Take a break ah-ready!
And it should be no surprise who really is the more open-minded of the two groups -- Classical-lovers or Pop-lovers. The vast majority of Classical-lovers also listen to other forms of music including some Pop, whereas the vast majority of Pop-lovers don't give a rat's behind about Classical or anything close to it. So whose more narrow-minded? The Britney Spears/Limp Bisket fan who gives the middle-finger to all things Beethoven or the Beethoven fan who occasionally dabbles in Pop? End of discussion.
Hi all,
For the final say on all this Pop vs. Classical debate, I submit the following link where a "Paul" cogently extolls the merits of Classical as out-weighing Pop. After all - a "burrito" is still a burrito no matter how you slice it and a gourmet meal in Paris is, well, a gourmet meal in Paris.
Follow the link to his next letter where he challenges his rival's assertion that Classical music is sex-less. His analogy of the "8-foot dominitrix"(Classical) in front a "troop of feckless boy scouts"(Pop) is hilarious!
And don't get me wrong -- I enjoy a burrito myself once in awhile, but the stuff can get old very fast especially when you hear it blaring out at you everywhere you go: malls, bookstores, work-place, theatres, coffee-shops, car stereos, neighbors...JESUS! Take a break ah-ready!
And it should be no surprise who really is the more open-minded of the two groups -- Classical-lovers or Pop-lovers. The vast majority of Classical-lovers also listen to other forms of music including some Pop, whereas the vast majority of Pop-lovers don't give a rat's behind about Classical or anything close to it. So whose more narrow-minded? The Britney Spears/Limp Bisket fan who gives the middle-finger to all things Beethoven or the Beethoven fan who occasionally dabbles in Pop? End of discussion.
Not quite the end, but I generally agree with your position, though those you say do not typically give a rats behind certainly do if you inform them that you're into classical, a whole range of negative preconceptions reveal themselves. But some of this is the fault of the CM establishment and CM fans, whilst the rest is an anti-intellectual reaction induced by peer-group influences. It seems to be natural human instinct to support ones own 'team' at the expence the opposition, more so within music genres - recall the Handel v's Bach debate here. I remember back in 1984 there was massive interest in the 'clash of the titans' Van Halen v's AC/DC at the Donnington Rock Festival, when that type of music was at the peak of its popularity. AC/DC won of course. I think it is more healthy to play such games within the genre, as did Beethoven himself. Comparing utterly different worlds serves no useful purpose other than make you look paraniod. If pop music is crap, it is because it is crap pop music. The same goes for classical.
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[This message has been edited by Peter (edited 05-27-2001).]
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