At 09:47 AM 11/12/2003 -0800, Patrice L. Roussel wrote:
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:51:10 -0500 Perfect Sound Forever wrote:
Zappa's a great example, esp. as he was able to cause a stir at the outset and reach the pop market also.
But you have to put Zappa back in the counterculture movement of the sixties. People did not buy Zappa just for the music.
Interesting point but is that to say that in Western countries in the '60's, avant music had the potential to also be pop music? (which is a contradiction in terms, right?) If so, some of it still didn't meet certain criteria, otherwise we'd also hear AMM and Soft Machine on classic rock stations (not that you hear Zappa much there, come to think of it). Since someone else was asking about Dr. Dre, his production with NWA and on the Chronic changed the whole sound of rap. Since then, I don't think he's done much worthwhile. Best, Jason