From: Jax, jax3@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Opinions & Pavlova
Date: 2/10/2002 7:06:49 PM
To: Salonen@aol.com


I will take that soapbox for a sec from Denise..
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At one time there were a few critics that had clout, can you say
Lester Bangs? Dave Marsh.. the Ira guy from Trouser Press even Mikal
Gilmore, you read their reviews because they knew their shit and they
had a grounding in social history, blues, culture-they brought something
to the table-THEY TOLD YOU WHY SOMETHING WAS -or Was NOT important,
ground-breaking GODHEAD- you can bet if Big Star was released next
Tuesday-it would be ignored.. very little is praised nowadays unless it
is promoted.. watch Ryan Adams during the month of March and you will
see a promotion machine firing up to make this guy "sellable".
I am really glad some 'unconverted' are hearing AENT - I am trying like
heck to get KCRW here to play Radiance and also still pushing for a
Borders show, I love HOB to death still after what? 3 years.. Another
Earth, for example took a long while to a  grow on me and it is simply
brilliant. Tranquility live was so unbelievably great-it truly takes
awhile to make an educated opinion..their should be a disclaimer on AENT
that says, ("CAUTION this product may grow on you") one artist that
comes to mind is Mark Rothko-you cannot experience his art on a printed
page OR on a computer screen -NO it is a PERSONAL experience and has to
be witnessed.
btw way off topic.. they just made a "pavlova' dessert on TV it looks
amazing what the heck does it taste like?
^jax
with a middle 8 filled with pavlova