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I guess I would, if given only these three options, would fall into the one
that is getting bored with all these postings.  But I must to say that I just
needed to hear Belle & Sebastian to get me back into listening to music again
(pop or otherwise).  It's been a long time (maybe since the Smiths split up
or the opening of the Matador label in the states).  It's about time I heard
something by a band that atually seems to think about its songs.  So they'll
probably never play  Chicago (my hometown), but I'm willing to live with that
if they keep putting out the goods.  But since B&S's label just shuttered
their doors, that alone remains to be seen ... alas.
-john

In a message dated 9/11/97 12:05:02 PM, SKG at datcon.co.uk wrote:

>We seem to be divided into two categories here (or three if you count
>the people who just don't give a toss and are probably getting bored of
>all this!);
>
>1. The 'hard-core' indie fan. Listens to John Peel. Thinks variety means
>hearing as many different bands as possible, preferably ones no-one has
>heard of. Thinks credibility is gained by having seen "Tonto's Exploding
>Penis" playing down the Frog & Sprocket on a Monday night in January.
>
>2. The 'mainstream' indie fan. Listens to Mark Radcliffe. Thinks variety
>means having Carter USM, Ben Folds Five, Divine Comedy, Space, Radiohead
>and Abba in the same CD collection (all examples from my own as it
>happens). Doesn't care about credibility.
>
>Now obviously it's not for me to say which is right, everyone's welcome
>to their own taste. But every person on this list has one thing in
>common, a love of B&S, so let's not turn this into a slanging match
>between 'real music fans' and the rest, OK?
>
>Stuart G
>
>Oh, and Duke, I would rather listen to ANY guitar band than the Spice
>Girls...

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