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In a message dated 7/6/02 7:59:29 AM, hector@... writes:

>Even so,  I suspect you are still missing the point,  because if clubbers
>wanted to hear tracks with your definition of true musical content, they
>would probably ask the dj to play Steely Dan or Bowie, wouldn't they?

I think this is the point that someone made - there is a draught of creative 
song writing. I would agree that the whole genre of songwriting is getting 
stale and needs to evolve. But trance/dance is not an evolution of song - its 
more an evolution of instrumental soundtracks.

And before you dismiss emotional content and sophisticated musical ideas as 
being out of date - keep in mind that these concepts have been with us as 
long as we have been human. This goes back to my sugar cube comment. It seems 
that people don't want to deal with real life, real emotions, real issues, 
and so they just get high and dance. Do you think so? This is not a new 
escape by the way (ask any Grateful Dead fan over the past 30 years).