on 6/28/02 12:29 PM, Ryan Novak at ryan_novak@yahoo.com wrote: ------------------------------
Well, that's kind of funny to say free-jazz is popular,
It does, however, have as much a star pecking order as any other music has.
but in the avant-garde listening community the "newness" (which still must remain acceptable somehow though- say with lots of apparent forethought and not a bit of whimsy or humor) can count more than the quality.
Not a good sign. It's like saying the sales pitch is as important as the product.
In that sense appearance is just as important there as it is in the mainstream.
And just as honest.
Just like in the big money music where image can obscure the music, there's a bunch of people who might not really be listening due to some surface distraction.
You don't think these guys get paid good? Festivals, grants, and $ up front recording sessions might not be Rolling stones money, but they add up to more than what cops, teachers, and office workers make.
And some of the artists aren't really playing up to snuff either due to similar factors, but that's a different issue. But the idea that we may not really be listening and they might not really be playing and the truth of the whole thing is sidelined by shallower concerns, just sounds awful. But this happens a lot in life I guess.
-----Ryan Novak
You have just voiced every objection I have to the alleged superioity of the avant-garde world. sh