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In a message dated 98-05-12 13:35:01 EDT, you write: >> But there was no getting away from the >> feeling that somewhere, under all the blur and noise, they were taking >> more of an interest in the technological possibilities of their >> instruments than in actually thinking through the problems of making > >music demographically generous. >> -- PETER WATROUS < Not being a fan of Fripp's music in general . . . < Let me just say that this reviewer sounds a like a total horse's ass. < Next time the paper should send someone who isn't predisposed to dislike <this sort of music. Peter Watrous aroused a good deal of ire among many when he wrote an article in the NY Times a few years back which started as a review (scathingly negative) of the latest electric Wayne Shorter record, "High Life", but wasn't content to stop there. In essence, he went on to blame Miles Davis' post-In A Silent Way direction for not only ruining jazz, but for corrupting a generation of musicians (Herbie, Wayne, McLaughlin, Zawinul etc) that spread out and ruined music on a level Miles couldn't do himself. On McLaughlin's cover story in Guitar Player a few years back, the interviewer read him the article. McLaughlin at first became noticeably angry but then fired back what I thought was a pretty level-headed, common-sense comeback. I belonged to a Miles Davis internet mailing list which Watrous joined. I copied the pertinent parts of the McLaughlin interview and sent them to the list (without any editorializing on my part) and invited Watrous to post his reactions and/or arguments to McLaughlin's rebuttal. Not only did he not respond, I believe he left the list. Ken R