Re: "Perspective/Perception Is Everything"

[rich <rich@nuvisionsca.com>]

>Echoing your comments on that!  Remember where Brian Eno's stuff was in 
>the
>"conventional" music stores until he helped U2 become somewhat listenable?
>:)  It was a range of "Experimental", "Electronic", the cursed "New Age",
>and sometimes, believe it or not, "Soundtracks", but never with the Roxy
>Music material, nor in "Rock".  Then when the work for U2 came along, he 
>got
>put in the "Rock" section.  I think it illuminates one of the reasons why
>the Established Music Industry still can't identify the smell of the tires
>that ran over them two years ago.

Not sure if i agree.  Yes, the Music Industry is reeling, but we all 
are.  How would you 'classify' certain music now, in this age of 
genre-splitting?  Go into a commercial record store now (ie: Best 
Buy, Virgin), and look in the Rock section and EVERYTHING is there, 
from Current 93 to Sabbath to the Beach Boys, or even Splattercell, i 
bet.  It's all put under Rock because the classifications are 
blurring so fast.  You can't really hire a bunch of minimum wagers 
and expect them to have that kind of informed knowledge base.  Where 
would you put Michael Brook with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?  What about 
Bally Sagoo with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?  Ambient?  World?  Dance? 
uh....Rock? :)

Also, Eno's pre-U2 work was more experimental and soundtrackish (at 
least from '77-'83ish IMO).  Perhaps he slowed down a bit in his 
innovations musically (and spent more time producing and writing and 
speaking and such).

ya seem pretty bitter about this whole NPR thang...perhaps i can send 
back some advice that you sent me last time i had a good bitch going 
on...

>>>
Do you have a belief process of some kind?  Move out of your house, take an
acoustic guitar, and hit the road for a while.
>>>

best regards,

rich