Reply #50: huh?

[Coffee Coyote]

I never "went off". I love talking about music, and that is all I have done - in a calm, fun, and rational manner. I am not sure I understand what your definition of "going off" is, but I'd say today I am scot-free.

I like gimmicks too, they have their place. I just like most of the music I like because it doesn't need them to be more palatable to the masses. I never said I want ALL of my music to be unslick or what have you.

Yes, labels have some use, but really, I think a person who is a slave to them is doing themselves a disservice if they hear a label about a band they do not even know, and say "No! I don't wanna hear it!". Admit it, if someone said "check out this southern rock band", you'd be prejudiced about the label, and deny yourself something potentially enjoyable. But we all have our criteria.

For someone who claims they hate analyzing music, and just wants to have fun, you seem more concerned about limiting music and confining it to the imprisonment of labels than I do. Labels limit, and they subvert the enjoyment of music. I for one don't want my fun inhibited. Ironic, in any event.

But no, this to me has been a fun and informative exchange, not "going off".

I am also at a loss as to why you feel the need to tell me you have quite a bit stored in your brain. What prompted that? The reason I tell you all that I do is because I trust that you DO have some foreknowledge of music. I don't waste my valuable time talking to novices or the indifferent.

You say you worry about us having some huge conflict or something if we met. Well, it wouldn't be on my hands. Not once has this exchange inflamed me or been unpleasant. I have been smiling and enjoying the whole thing. Somehow, I have this idea that you think I am over here pounding the keys with a grimace on my face, lol.

Sometimes you puzzle me, but that is no big crime. I know I have my moments of miscommunication.