02-14-2014, 10:04 AM
No, aussie, my comments about musicians weren’t concocted in order to disagree with “you”, any more than they were about agreeing with MS that Duran Duran is definitely a group of musicians - whether they’re generally considered pretty or not. And, there’s nothing you said that was taken out of context. Just my thoughts about the discussion and the subject at hand.
I liked Michael Jackson’s videos, and Peter Gabriel’s, and The Talking Heads’, and David Bowie’s… All established and very image-conscious stylish performers who dived into the video scene when it exploded. I liked Marilyn Manson’s and Duran Duran’s videos too - my first exposure to them was through MTV because they were younger and that was part of the music industry at the time and helped put them on the map.
Never said it was “all about the music” for Duran Duran or anyone else; I don’t see many things as absolute. I just don't know the band members personally and therefore am not assuming that they were “so not about the music” simply because they projected/crafted images and may have gotten off on the adoration and sex - like so many before them and since. I think there are a lot of musicians who are/were very much into the music AND the fashion AND the groupies AND the drugs.
Duran Duran wasn’t a Milli Vanilli kinda deal. They all played or sang/composed together before they hit it big via MTV. A decade of touring and record-breaking audiences during a rapidly changing era of technology which gave a boatload of unknown performers immediate global exposure – longevity, to me.
So, different perspectives is all. I'm not a musician. I just appreciate all kinds of music. It wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people (not all) who also like all kinds of music could put on a Duran Duran record today, without knowing what the band looks like and without ever having had sex with any of its members, and really enjoy it. A subjective matter of taste.
Anyway, I don't see anything wrong with an older group of musicians like Duran Duran collaborating with younger musicians. They’re not dead. You don't like them and think they're foolish - that's okay too.
I liked Michael Jackson’s videos, and Peter Gabriel’s, and The Talking Heads’, and David Bowie’s… All established and very image-conscious stylish performers who dived into the video scene when it exploded. I liked Marilyn Manson’s and Duran Duran’s videos too - my first exposure to them was through MTV because they were younger and that was part of the music industry at the time and helped put them on the map.
Never said it was “all about the music” for Duran Duran or anyone else; I don’t see many things as absolute. I just don't know the band members personally and therefore am not assuming that they were “so not about the music” simply because they projected/crafted images and may have gotten off on the adoration and sex - like so many before them and since. I think there are a lot of musicians who are/were very much into the music AND the fashion AND the groupies AND the drugs.
Duran Duran wasn’t a Milli Vanilli kinda deal. They all played or sang/composed together before they hit it big via MTV. A decade of touring and record-breaking audiences during a rapidly changing era of technology which gave a boatload of unknown performers immediate global exposure – longevity, to me.
So, different perspectives is all. I'm not a musician. I just appreciate all kinds of music. It wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people (not all) who also like all kinds of music could put on a Duran Duran record today, without knowing what the band looks like and without ever having had sex with any of its members, and really enjoy it. A subjective matter of taste.
Anyway, I don't see anything wrong with an older group of musicians like Duran Duran collaborating with younger musicians. They’re not dead. You don't like them and think they're foolish - that's okay too.