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Old Apr 17 2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Gardener View Post
I just love how people always feel they have to defend a certain kind of music by attacking an "opposite genre/composer" with ridiculous blanket statements. This is directed at QcC's Boulez bashing as well. Just because someone makes unfunded accusations against music you like, doesn't mean you have to do the same with the music you assume the other person likes. It wasn't Boulez who attacked Glass in this thread, so why even bring him up?
Gardner, please, read the thread.

GianLuca felt the need to write the smarmiest, most condescending "parody" of minimalism, a very few post before my Boulez comment.

STOP fixating on my comment and take the time to read what he wrote and how equally unacceptable his comment was. You MIGHT then understand the context for my "parody".

You're being a bit hypocritical here in attacking me for my Boulez joke, yet leaving GianLuca's Glass post uncommented upon.

How about showing the SAME egalitarian outrage over the fact that GianLuca obviously hates minimalism and had no real reason to post in this thread other than to bash minimalists? His comment was in no way constructive (following the general trend of MOST of his comments).

Let me be fair and egalitarian in turn: I actually passionately dislike the music of Philip Glass. I just see no need to be smarmy and sarcastic about it within this thread.

Maybe if this was an "Oh God! I really hate Philip Glass's music" thread, it might be a different situation.
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