On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 4:07:50 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 18:17:52 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >On 2016-09-09 5:57 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 17:47:47 -0400, Dave Smith
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> It is one of the great mysteries of the age. It isn't really singing
> >>> because they are just... rapping. Some sort of afrocentric whining
> >>> about social conditions in their community and their street cred, a
> >>> bunch of finger gestures and crotch grabbing. I suppose maybe some of
> >>> the words sound like they rhyhme... in ebonics.
> >>
> >> I kinda enjoyed rap back around 1979. But at that time there were only
> >> a few bands (yes, bands) doing it and it didn't have that mindless
> >> retarded attitude we are so familiar with today. I never thought it
> >> would take off like it did, I thought it would be a passing fad since
> >> it is so limited in scope... but take off it did. I have no time or
> >> tolerance for what it has become since those early days. It's just so
> >> mindless and so, so very repetitive and one-dimensional.
> >>
> >
> >I may be getting old, but I listen to a wide range of music.
>
> I know I certainly do, my tastes are quite eclectic. Not particularly
> mainstream though. Well, not very much at all, actually. Very rare I
> like something that is popular.
>
> > I find rap
> >music<?> to have such a sameness that exceeds that of reggae and bluegrass.
>
> I'd add country music to that, although the meaning of 'country' is
> pretty broad these days.

I like melody too much to appreciate rap.

Cindy Hamilton