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[Dougal McKinnon]

> From: Andy Smith <andys@...>
> 
> Some newcomer to the list wrote:
> 
> > ... Festive 50s are usually a source of some distress to me because 
> > they are innately conservative - there's never any reggae, very litle 
> > dance related stuff or much other than cutewhite kids strumming 
> > guitars - and the all-time festive 50 is just plain dull ... John Peel
> 
> I heard this comment on the radio last week and almost e-mailed a 
> direct reply. I'm sure we could have a protracted debate on why it's
> mostly guitar stuff that gets in (I reckon it's because dance stuff
> can date more quickly, or people go for songs) and I admit to being
> one of the guilty parties who voted for white kids strumming guitars,
> but I don't listen to the show just to hear that kind of record. While
> it's the guitar stuff that gets (most of) my votes, I listen so I can 
> hear drum'n'bass records as much as anything else. How about anyone else 
> on the list? Are we mostly fast forwarding through the dance stuff to
> get to the next Fall track?

I like the programme because I get to hear stuff that I don't normally 
get to hear.  I suppose the vast majority of my record collection could 
be filed under the "white kids strumming guitars" label, but I love 
hearing the dancey stuff as I don't frequent the places that it's 
played.

The big problem arises when I go out and try and buy any of that stuff 
that I hear.  I usually don't have a clue what category (Drum and 
Bass, House, Stripped Down Italian Speedcore, etc) it falls under 
and have to ask the assistant to find it for me. I usually leave the 
shop feeling like my dad.

dougal mckinnon
(d.mckinnon@...)