OK you're right. I left out a critical phrase, that being "in my opinion". After all I am entitled to my opinion and I forgot to "validate" my statement with that. And I'm familiar with opinions etc. I believe I'll have my dinner now. Tony #510 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Dickson" <mike.dickson@...> To: "tony1" <atm655@...> Cc: <lsf5275@...>; <e4103s@...>; <TRONBROS@...>; <steve@...-online.co.uk>; <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Tronspotting > tony1 wrote: >> Mike it still doesn't change the validity of Fripp and Eno's work. > > I've never been very clear on what the idea of musical 'validity' means. > Maybe you can explain. > > One makes music and people either like it or they do not; that's a matter > of taste and doesn't have any effect on the 'validity' of the piece. All > music is 'valid' in an equal sense, but being an artistic creation it's > open to interpretation, criticism and appreciation. > > I cannot stand the majority of the works of Mozart, but I am not about to > say that he is 'not valid'. > > -- > > Mike Dickson - M400 #996 > The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics > Streetly Sample Library http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/tron > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: > 269.14.4/1055 - Release Date: 10/7/2007 10:24 AM > >
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Re: [Mellotronists] Tronspotting
2007-10-07 by tony1
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