say what?

[sdcrdcf!stephen@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU]

I (apparently) write:

Subject: gauntlet
IED: Look, flash, you said it yourself but you still haven't caught
on. Eno's lyrics "were devised almost exclusively for their
phonetic/rhythmic qualities, and ... he never put any serious effort
into them..." AND they are still more interesting than Kate's.

-- sr (apparently Stephen R.)


IED (apparently) responds:

Now, for those who still don't see the pattern, each of the
above postings assumes that IED was challenging L-Hs to name
LPs that were as GOOD as or BETTER than The Dreaming and Hounds of Love.

In fact, however, IED was simply challenging you to name LPs
that possessed the same degree of SUBTLETY, SOPHISTICATION,
COMPLEXITY, REFINEMENT, not only in one or two areas, but in terms of
LYRICS, THEME, MUSICAL STRUCTURE and SOUND.


I (definitely) respond:

I WAS talking about LYRICS, and I didn't say Eno's were as GOOD or
BETTER than Kate's, I said they were more INTERESTING.

Actually, I don't consider SOPHISTICATION or REFINEMENT to be positive
traits.  REFINEMENT is what gave us white bread.


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