MOTM

elle_webb@... writes:

>>It's almost like the skills that these artists developed on analog 
equipment didn't translate too well to digital equipment.<<

It's an old story that can be told about ALL musicians / synthesists / bands. 
 They start with an original sound, reach their peak a little later, and then 
plummit down into medicore and bland music.  Perhaps it's the need to succeed 
that makes them work harder in the beginning and then lazyness sets after 
they've made it.  Maybe they've just used up all their good ideas early in 
their careers.  Maybe programming digital synths takes too long, and the same 
old presets are used for everything (think Vangelis' El Greco CD for the same 
sound from beginning to end).

The world is growing tired and old.  The artistic spirit is slipping away.

-Elhardt