Rock 'n' roll is at its best when it is a spirited dialogue between people who passionately care about the music.
December 1, 2006 (Press Release) --
To that end, this column occasionally runs feedback from its readers, and it's time once again to dive into the mailbag!
I just saw your article about Jay-Z [Nov. 24] and I really don't agree at all with you. He is preaching to the youth in the 'hood on the song "30 Something" ("30's the new 20"). I have been living hip-hop since I was 10 and I am now 32. If you are hip-hop and not just a listener, I can respect the 1� stars you gave this album.
Orical Films, via e-mail
Hi, Jim: As a boomer somewhat older than you, I took keen interest in your review of the Beatles' "Love" remixes [Nov. 21]. Actually, I find it quite the same in concept as "The Grey Album": interesting experimentation but not worthy of repeated listenings. I really think there is a certain historical/cultural significance to rock music, especially something as versatile and comprehensive as the Beatles catalog. Thus, I really think that if younger listeners need remixes or a funky beat added in order to appreciate music that is so important, they will fail to truly appreciate it. It is always the pristine originals that truly matter to anyone attempting to appreciate music (or film, literature, etc.).
James L. Neibaur
Just read your article about "Love." If you want to hear an actual Beatles mash-up, you should go to claytoncounts.com. Clayton is a Texan who spent many years in Chicago who has mashed up "Sgt. Pepper's" with the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds," much to the delight of some and the disgust of others.
Jamie Drier
Dear Jim: It was apropos to include Moby's 1993 "Ambient" CD as a paramount ambient record [Nov. 10]. Under the name of Voodoo Child, Moby released a brilliantly poignant 1996 ambient CD titled "The End of Everything," and with a limited edition of his thrash-rock 1996 "Animal Rights" CD, he included a wondrously melancholic nine-track ambient disc. The Christian vegan is much more profound, eclectic and multitalented than many pundits believe!
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY JIM DeROGATIS
I just saw your article about Jay-Z [Nov. 24] and I really don't agree at all with you. He is preaching to the youth in the 'hood on the song "30 Something" ("30's the new 20"). I have been living hip-hop since I was 10 and I am now 32. If you are hip-hop and not just a listener, I can respect the 1� stars you gave this album.
Orical Films, via e-mail
Hi, Jim: As a boomer somewhat older than you, I took keen interest in your review of the Beatles' "Love" remixes [Nov. 21]. Actually, I find it quite the same in concept as "The Grey Album": interesting experimentation but not worthy of repeated listenings. I really think there is a certain historical/cultural significance to rock music, especially something as versatile and comprehensive as the Beatles catalog. Thus, I really think that if younger listeners need remixes or a funky beat added in order to appreciate music that is so important, they will fail to truly appreciate it. It is always the pristine originals that truly matter to anyone attempting to appreciate music (or film, literature, etc.).
James L. Neibaur
Just read your article about "Love." If you want to hear an actual Beatles mash-up, you should go to claytoncounts.com. Clayton is a Texan who spent many years in Chicago who has mashed up "Sgt. Pepper's" with the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds," much to the delight of some and the disgust of others.
Jamie Drier
Dear Jim: It was apropos to include Moby's 1993 "Ambient" CD as a paramount ambient record [Nov. 10]. Under the name of Voodoo Child, Moby released a brilliantly poignant 1996 ambient CD titled "The End of Everything," and with a limited edition of his thrash-rock 1996 "Animal Rights" CD, he included a wondrously melancholic nine-track ambient disc. The Christian vegan is much more profound, eclectic and multitalented than many pundits believe!
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY JIM DeROGATIS
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