Lucifer Sam
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It’s just that you seem silly and shallow and snobbish when you dismiss soul music as simply “party music”. By all means, be snobbish, I’d even go as far as saying that it’s very good to be a bit snobbish/selective, but for the love of God, acknowledge that there is there is depth and substance in not just guitar-based indie. I feel like you’re missing out.
And by the way, I never could stand The Magnetic Fields. I tried when I was 21-22 and wanted to impress friends and girls, but I just couldn’t stand them. How it’s not music for very young children, I will never know.
Totally agree re RHCP, though. Awful band.
When did I dismiss soul music in its entirety? I even mentioned Lee Moses favorably in comparison to Michael Jackson. I consider MJ to be modern R&B dance-pop, not soul. James Brown might be soul, but his brand is very dance-y and he does not have a monopoly on the genre.
I don’t think my tastes are exclusive to “guitar-based indie.” If you had asked, I could’ve told you that I like dhrupad, the so-called “holy minimalists,” Taj Mahal, Serge Gainsbourg, Nico, and other assorted things. You can’t really dance to much of Nico’s catalogue, and peace be upon her for that. But I certainly like the Pixies, Hüsker Dü, Mogwai, and Spacemen 3, and I can’t help it if they play guitars. I didn’t mention the Magnetic Fields to endorse their music. I could never quite find my way in there. I only mentioned Merritt because he was accused of being a small-minded racist for the sin of not liking certain kinds of music, which is clearly insane.