Julian for the Defense!

[ABMarvick@aol.com]

 > Come on, what is it that people don't like about this album? The
 > negativity towards it sounds to me suspiciously like musical snobbery by
 > those people who think that after "The Dreaming" and "Hounds Of Love"
 > anything she releases that isn't 'experimental' or 'daring' or
 > 'conceptual' is worthless. She cannot be criticised for something purely
 > because it has wider appeal, unless someone out there is seriously
 > suggesting that she compromised her artistic integrity to achieve it. I
 > don't believe for one moment that she did, and surely, all that matters
 > at the end of the day is whether the songs are enjoyable or not?! For
 > example, "This Woman's Work" had me spellbound when I first saw her
 > performing it on a television show, and it still sends shivers down my
 > spine. It's a beautiful, haunting, emotional song and is worth the price
 > of the album on its own. . . .  

Did anyone have the curious sensation that IED did when reading the above,
namely, that IED had written it?  Until he realized that, although similar 
in its tone of righteous, loyal indignation on Kate Bush's behalf, and (of 
course) absolutely and inarguably CorreKT, it lacked IED's own unmistakable
quality -- pomposity.  Bravo, Julian.

-- Andrew Marvick (IED)
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