Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by RGA (R) on December 14, 2018 at 21:21:37

In Reply to: RE: I was actually very surprised how easy it was... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 14, 2018 at 06:58:26

See you seem to think I care if you liked the film Schindler's List or the music of Hiromi - actually that doesn't matter.

You see - I was lucky because I had quality parents and education and was taught that it is generally a good idea that if I don't have something nice to say to not say anything.

For instance - a few people liked Hiromi's musicianship and then you come in with - that sucks. So what is it that you GAIN from that? Gaining friends and influencing people?

The only thing that serves is to increase your post count and to make someone else feel bad because you are insulting that person's taste in music and movies.

This requires a degree of tact and class which is missing in large sections of America these days.

The fact is Hiromi's genre of jazz will not be liked by lots of people just as Talyor Swift or Mahler won't be liked by lots of people.

The post wasn't "what do you think of Hiromi?" - if that had been the question rip away. It was a post enthusiastically recommending a musician that you decided to dump on. The same intent of the SL thread.

No. It's not my cup of tea.

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It's a bad movie and thus the posters in the thread who like it are fools.

See it's a passive aggressive insult. Perhaps English is not your first language.

And I say this in all seriousness but insulting people who know where to find you isn't generally the brightest of ideas. I don't say that as any sort of threat - but I have met some people on the internet and forums over the years that have threatened my life for not liking some sort of amplifier or because of some comments on politics or the military.

So I say this because while I may have a thinner skin about passive aggressive insults - you may one day say this to some whack-jobs on a forum who take things too far. It's up to you - but I am just passing on to you my direct experiences and noting that because you and I use our real names we run more risk with what we say on the internet. I have been approached at Audio Shows by people on audio forums and I am not stationary like a manufacturer or dealer.

And again you don't like Hiromi's music or think Simon Philips is a horribly untalented drummer - that's totally fine. I mean I am not Simon Philips - I think he's happy and has more money than I will ever have having been performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians including Big Jim Sullivan, Pete Townshend, Big Country, Toto, Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys (Candyman), Jeff Beck, Whitesnake, Jack Bruce, David Gilmour, Frank Zappa,[5] Brian Eno, Duncan Browne, Toyah, Mike Oldfield, Jon Anderson, Bonnie Tyler, Trevor Rabin, Gary Moore, 10cc, Mick Jagger, PhD, Joe Satriani, Russ Ballard, Mike Rutherford, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, Asia, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Earl, Derek Sherinian, Nik Kershaw, Gordon Giltrap, Camel, Jordan Rudess, Tears For Fears and The Who.

So like I tells people - it doesn't much matter whether any individual likes or doesn't like something. I don't like Brussels Sprouts but I can't say they are a BAD vegetable. I can say I don't like them.

This sort of jazz will never be popular with the mainstream. I get it. But heck even a moth was attracted to Hiromi @8:30

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Edits: 12/14/18