Klarinet Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 2009/01

From: "Peter Gentry" <peter.gentry@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Get of the Rap Soap Box
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:03:45 -0500

Just a mo.I hope you aren't suggesting that because rap is predominately an
Afro-American genre it cannot be criticised musically. Performance is part
of the interaction between audience and performer. I love Rock and Roll and
Blues etc etc. I do not like rap or see in it any lasting musical content or
possibility for development. Bessie Smith power melody deep emotional
content passion musicality to listen to her is to connect with a core of
humanity. This just is not present in rap - in our non musical parlance "it
is too far up itself".

regards
Peter Gentry

-----Original Message-----
From: Antoine Clark [mailto:ACLARK020@-----.com]
Sent: 02 January 2009 16:32
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Get of the Rap Soap Box

As, an African-American I cannot help but see the code words in these posts
by you and David. Stick to the music and do not worry about the clothes
these people wear. Since most of you are musicians try to defend your
statements with musical vocabulary and good reasons for why you don't like
the music. You sound like a bunch of old people complaining about the
evilness of Rock N Roll.

Best Wishes,

Antoine Clark

Adjunct Professor of Clarinet/Saxophone
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
www.kenyon.edu
Music Royale, Instructor of Woodwinds, Powell, OH
614.793.2222
www.musicroyale.com

Cell: 614.446.4884
Email: clark.919@-----.edu

Bio and Recordings found at: http://www.ilike.com/artist/Antoine+Clark
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Gentry [mailto:peter.gentry@-----.uk]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:53 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...

I'm with David since 99% of the "rap" generally available falls into the
*rap variety and lofe is too short to waste it listening to overblown egos
in trousers four sizes too large.

regards
Peter Gentry

-----Original Message-----
From: clarni bass [mailto:clarnibass@-----.com]
Sent: 02 January 2009 06:13
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...

It's very strange that you can criticise rap so generally since it's clear
from your post you don't know much about it, or at least not about SOME of
it. If someone listenes to good rap music, they might like it, or they might
still hate it. But if they understand all music they would have to admit
good rap is good regardless of whether they like it or not, and not
criticise all rap generally. Some people need to realize they don't like
some styles of music because of themselves, not because of the music.

--- On Fri, 1/2/09, David Blumberg <blummy@-----.net> wrote:

From: David Blumberg <blummy@-----.net>
Subject: RE: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...
To: klarinet@-----.org
Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 2:40 AM

The thing missing from rap is the c in front of the word, or an e at the end
of
it.

Cause that's what that "music" is as far as I'm concerned.
Over-promoted dog excrement.
There are talented musicians out there performing R&B, Jazz, etc, but not
rap. They mostly all are money-hungry lowlife, minimally talented
and over promoted hooligans making a mockery of music.

Bling Bling idiots.

That's my opinion, and I'm stickin' to it.

David Blumberg
http://www.mytempo.com

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