Poptimist Round-Up

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have done the freebie CD for Friday - its theme is COVER VERSIONS. As a listen-to-all-the-way-through experience it works not at all, but every track is quite interesting and there is one you can't get anywhere else in the WORLD.

Feel free to use this lure in yr continued individual hype of London's Trendy Poptimism.

All Poptimists should make sure they download the amazing German hip-hop that steviespitfire put up recently, especially "Schwule Madchen" which will be played on Friday if the burner behaves.

I was thinking in the bath this morning, apropos of little, about 'Popist' thort, and I decided on the following as a basic principle of how I think about music. It's pretty obvious I think but a whole lot of criticism doesn't seem to accept it.

Most people have good reasons for buying or enjoying the music they do.

There.

Comments

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

One case occurs to me. At school one day (this would be 1975 or 1976) a few of us were in my study listening to music. Another friend, P, came in, and stood listening for a minute or so, then said "What's this shit?" "Shit?!" spluttered my friend C. "This is 'Sucker' by Mott The Hoople - it's a great track." P: "Oh, 'Sucker', right - I really love this." Sometimes one does doubt what is going on. In his case, I think a devotion to C and D (also present that day - I'm still friends with him!) might have influenced him unduly. Though does wanting to get in with some particular group constitute a bad reason? I guess it's at least a reason that doesn't directly depend on your reaction to the music, so can be distrusted if we are trying to discuss the music itself.