http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:47:42 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/22/100750.php#comment-19814 From the word "Go" I have stayed far away from any CD, Single, Club, Vinyl or 8-track for that matter, with a title that includes the words "Essential", "Mix", "Dance", "Club", "Ibiza", "Ministry", "Of" and "Sound". Apart from perhaps Kraftwerk, dance has always been generic. This is probably due to dance "Producers", all getting the same new toy at the same time and thinking that the same sound is the newest and wickedest imaginable. "Put that on a dirty 4 by 4 beat and we're sorted". Which is another problem. When was the last time you heard a dance tune which has content and originality to satisfy both the need to dance and the need to listen? I mean really listen? Because I simply cannot identify with any part of the clubbing/dance culture, I can only guess at these things. However. I reckon dance music is much more about lifestyle and vanity, than it is about music. The dance lovers I have met have all been vain, shallow and suffered from very bad hearing due to the volume settings in all the "right" places... I just stay away. 19814@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:47:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/22/100750.php#comment-19601 Isn't the nature of dance music that it has to be bad? I mean I recognize the role of dance music because on the rare occasion that I dance, I need something ridiculously repetitive and bass heavy to try and stabilize my flailing body parts and hurricane like foot movements, but that is about it. When I see (hear) people driving down the street with that bass and cymbal beat thumping out the pace, I don't get it. That music is made to be straight forward without too many switches so people can dance to it in a club right? They don't want Mister Hipster club dancing guy to get confused while trying to pick up overdressed chicks do we? How is it that it can be enjoyable to listen to outside of that environment? As for Boy George, any movement that he is leading I will take a pass on. 19601@blogcritics.org Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:31:56 EDT