Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

----- Original Message -----
From: "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...>
To: "Mellotronists" <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:51 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] question/observation


> Was the R&B misleading labeling question regarding the heavily produced,
> rap-influenced Beyonce-type radio stuff that is out now? I've never been
> an
> R&B person, but I've been wondering how the music that I hear referred to
> as
> that style currently is actually going over with fans of the traditional
> styleset, because this new stuff sure doesn't have much similarity to the
> old.
>
> Which only makes my question more relevant, are people today just too lazy
> to come up with names? Sure, language evolves and labels are elastic, but
> this practice is as misleading as calling cats dogs.


I had a couple of guys come round a few years ago to look at a Hammond I was
selling. They didn't buy, but we had a chat, and ended up cracking up as we
started talking about 'garage', 'r'n'b' etc. and realising how the
conversation would sound to someone twenty years younger. :-)

Andy T.