America: where we always think things used to be better because we misunderstand the present.
Barthel’s point reminds me of the prescriptivist mindset: “I can’t tell you when the golden age of x was but it’s not now!”
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Counterpoint: http://www.jstor.org/pss/469207
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ahahaha. that’s exactly why i don’t like rap.
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Agreed, though this is still a funny comparison.
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What I really want to hear now is Lil Wayne rapping over Trane licks.
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Yeah, I don’t think anyone would disagree that John Coltrane was more talented than Lil Wayne. Actually, John Coltrane...
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Barthel’s point reminds me of...prescriptivist mindset: “I can’t tell you when the golden...
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folks like this always manage to make liking jc feel like an obligation
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I own both of these recordings and I know which one those excerpts make me want
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Couldn’t have said it better.
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