On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:02:58 -0400 "Steve Smith" wrote:
I can answer this: Skip was pointing out that through a slight carelessness in my wording, I seemed to be implying that "singer-songwriter" and "more challenging fare" were somehow mutually exclusive. When I re-read my own words, I could easily see how that might be the interpretation, when all I was trying to say was that Holcomb has a unique and adventurous compositional style underlying her otherwise seemingly conventional songs (which for the most part would have no problem sidling up against the standard fare, both creative works and pablum) that one might hear on the standard "adult alternative" radio format.
Since you have been on this list from the beginning, I can't understand that your phrasing was taken in such a black and white fashion. I thought it was a common figure of style to make an opposition in order to emphasize a point to be made. Did really people on the list feel that for Steve Smith Robin Holcomb was the only singer in the business to bridge the two sides based on his choice of words? I guess we will have to be very careful with the way we say something to be sure that nobody feels excluded... Patrice.