[Dynagroove] Another response to a question re: Solid Gold

[amy at reelhouse.net]

Perhaps I did not choose my words carefully enough, in regard to hearing 
"commercial" music at Solid Gold, or perhaps what I think I'm going to hear 
isn't what I'm going to hear at all, because what I'm assuming you mean by 
"commercial" isn't at all what "you" mean...

Cade said something about "cutting edge tracks".  I'm not really sure what he 
means by that.  Does this mean that these so-called cutting edge tracks can 
never enjoy commercial success?  Are "commercial" records necessarily 
synonymous with "old" or "classic" records?  

Cade also said, "If a DJ jumps up and plays nothing but hits then I wonder what 
he is getting pais [sic] for because we all know the hits and anyone can buy 
them."  

I can  tell you exactly what I would happy to pay that DJ for... MAKING ME 
DANCE!!!  SO WHAT if "anybody" can buy those records... I could go out and buy 
thse records and play them in my living room every day or listen to them on cd 
in my car everywhere I go (which I do), but it's not quite the same thing as 
cutting loose to them on a dancefloor surrounded by thumping bass, now is it?

I agree with Cade that it would suck to hear someone play the same old "retro" 
sets all the time, but that kind of set wasn't what I was referring to as 
"commercial"  in my original post.  I used that word simply to refer to the 
kinds of records that seem to make everyone dance, which are often called 
"commercial" in a generally negative sense.  

Semantics obvioulsy play a large role in anyone's position in this situation.  
I'm especially curious now about exactly what I'll be hearing this weekend.

If I can expect a "retro" set, then I am even more excited than I was before!  
Someone had referred to "dressing up" previously, and if we'll be getting a 
retro set, then I think we should make it especially nostalgic and bust out the 
old party gear...i.e. circa 1995...I'm dying to unretire my XXXL Polo shirts...

Amy





Quoting Cade O Nelson <con at reelhouse.net>:

> 
> 
> Personaly I like hearing the cutting edge tracks.  When I hear the
> same
> old classics over and over again with the same old records from the
> same
> era it gets dull.  To me the great thing about house is that it is
> fresh
> and has new styles spawning.  For example the electro-house seems to
> be
> spawning..  a few months back the 80's resergence was in full fource. 
> Of
> course Disco-house is always behind the corner with some new twist.  If
> a
> DJ jumps up and plays nothing but hits then I wonder what he is
> getting
> pais for because we all know the hits and anyone can buy them.. Any DJ
> can
> beatmatch..  Nothing special about it.  But if we do it once a year
> then
> it has the value of nostalgia behind it.
> 
> There is one DJ in particular that used to be pretty big but all he
> started to play were the "retro" sets...  After 2 months I had no
> desire
> to see him anymore... I wanted to hear something fresh and
> insperational..
> 
> To me nothing is sicker then hearing a sick new track that you have
> never
> heard before...  Then it is even fun to watch that track become a hit.
> 
> 
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 amy at reelhouse.net wrote:
> 
> > It's quite obvious that everyone is highly anticipating this party...
> my 
> > question is, why does there have to be a "special" party with a
> "special" name 
> > that has to have a disclaimer about featuring "commercial" music, as
> if its 
> > usually a bad thing, but for one night only, its okay?
> > 
> > Whatever.  Maybe I'm an old cheeseball, but I say, why don't we get to
> hear 
> > those records ALL the time?  They are obviously the ones that make us
> dance, or 
> > we wouldn't be so fired up about his party.  Right?
> > 
> > Just my two cent commercial,
> > Amy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 zackhill at vinyltribe.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I'd have to agree that this party looks like it's going to be one
> of
> > > the 
> > > > most fun so far this year!!
> > > > 
> > > > Everyone I've been talking to seems to be really looking forward
> to
> > > coming 
> > > > out and hearing the 'party music' that everybody loves so much..
> > > > 
> > > > See you on Saturday!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > zack
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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