From: Bruce A Bufalini <bufalini@gis.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: Bruce and ken, 'Rap-Heads'
Organization: Penn State Computer Science
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 23:07:39 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.124134.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> aephel01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>In article <!n*vHjp83a@atlantis.psu.edu>, bufalini@gis.psu.edu (Bruce A Bufalini) writes:
>> In article <1992Oct12.102506.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> aephel01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>>>In article <grendel.718757930@camelot>, grendel@camelot.bradley.edu (Alyosha Bourgea) writes:
>>>>>>Okay Mr. Information, if the New Kids On The Block are so terrible,
>>>>>>and they are, why do they make so much money?  It's good to see that
>>>> 
>>>>>Because most of the adolescent population in this country is brainwashed into
>>>>>believing that the New Kids' music is quality music.  Their lyrics make no
>>>>>sense whatsoever.  It's just random noise, unlike anything Rush has ever
>>>>>released.
>>>> 
>>>> You're right, Rush is not random.  Rush is didactic, simplistic, and
>>>> pretentious.  Geddy Lee's wanna-be Zep squeals are embarrassing.  Of
>>>> course Rush lyrics make sense...you'd have to be a lobotomized ape not
>>>> to get the pseudo-intellectual thrust.  Lee should stay with the guitar
>>>> and keep his fool mouth shut.  Then again, Rush seems basically to be
>>>> about playing riffs as fast and staccato as possible, so perhaps a better
>>>> idea would be to get all three of those self-effacing mannequins off
>>>> the stage and into the Taco Bell.
>>>
>>>     I'd definately say that recent rush is didactic, simplistic, and
>>>pretentions, but Rush up until signals was amazing.  Hemispheres is
>>>one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded.  And any true rush fan
>> 
>> I agree; _Hemispheres_ is one of my all-time favorites, also.
>> 
>>>would see how these pathetic "songs" they pump out today are cheap 
>>>rehashes of the old great pieces of music.  All the themes they use
>> 
>> Maybe they're not as great as they were in the '70s, but can you point to any
>> other bands whose members are in their 40's that are as great as they were in
>> their early 20's?
>
>     1. Pink Floyd

Agreed.  I hope they come out with a new album soon; They've been rumored to
for some time.

>     2. Rolling Stones (I didn't like 'em then or now, but they are
>                        one of the biggest)
>     3. Aerosmith (They still use at least one syncopated[sp?] song/album
>                   but the riffs are good and vocals are powerful)
>     4. The Grateful Dead (Will they ever stop?)

They should have stopped a long time ago.

>     5. Peter Frampton (Simply because I saw him this summer and he played
>                        'Frampton Comes Alive' *fantastic* along w/ new stuff)

He hasn't done anything that has been anywhere near as good as in the
_Frampton Comes Alive_ era.

>     6. Who (They'll be back...)

I hope so.  Saw 'em in '89 and were as great as ever, although most people
don't care much for them.

>     7. Steely Dan (There's only two real members anyway)

And they haven't done anything together for 10-12 years.

>>>these days they used in the 70's.  They're dried up and only hang around
>>>because there's a group of people who know how good they were and naturally
>> 
>> Yeah, and that is still a rather large number of fans.
>
>You seem to like to put importance on popularity.  Is this a complex
>from not being popular?

It means that popularity or no popularity, there are still many, many people
who love Rush's music, and I am one of them.

>>>consider them as good now without actually listening and hearing the
>>>blatant ripp off.  Hence, someone with the intelligence necessary to 
>>>print one word three to four hundred times is a typical rush fan today.
>> 
>> Not quite.  Individuals who print one word 300-400 times a day would typically
>> be classified as 'Rap-Heads'.
>
>Read my statement clearly, 'rap-head'.  Not only did I not write 'a day',
>but it describes what you and ken, the mental midget, think is a good
>dose of information.  You have aptly named your little clan.

It more accurately describes rap music and rap musicians' lack of creativity.

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Bruce A Bufalini (bufalini@among.gis.psu.edu) | Plus ca change,
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