18-09-2009, 10:45
jwee5467 Wrote:Authenticity...
...brilliant music doesn't always come from brilliant musicians.
No. But at the same time, quality and complexity don't necessarily make any music less authentic. That may not be your point, but it seemed to be the point of the punk movement.
In saying that, they're telling the classical composers and jazz musicians that they're not authentic--not just their intended targets: the so-called arena-rock dinosaurs--which doesn't make sense. Good is good, and authentic is authentic.