Posts by reddriver20

Walter Foster52 said:And let’s be honest, Steve Reich actually achieved something legitimate—well, at least through the end of 1943. 😵

It is frankly laughable—actually, it goes beyond laughable—every single attempt to use comparative terms like "deep" when discussing Earth, Wind & Fire. 😂

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Nomen est omen ☕

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If you genuinely equate the Third Reich with the music produced by Earth, Wind & Fire, then you are in desperate need of a top-tier physician and strict supervision in a state-funded facility paid for by American taxpayers. 👋

gentlepuma20 said:Why exactly?

Because they are actually building something tangible with a genuine level of success... Honestly, throwing out a blanket negative opinion without performing any actual deep analysis is completely pointless.

And now, my dear little internet community, it seems you all believe you have the right to judge others while denying them the very same courtesy... It’s perfectly fine when everyone else does it, but heaven forbid you do it yourselves...

Someone decided to take a jab at my username... Well, let me tell you, it is a perfectly logical international abbreviation that self-proclaimed "experts" have judged just as poorly as they judge the music of Earth, Wind & Fire.... 🙂

By the way, my CD player is currently spinning through Boubacar Traoré, Baaba Maal, Rokia Traore, and Tinariwen, but I also spin Jimi Hendrix, Body Count, D'Angelo, Cassandra Wilson, and Compay Segundo... You might even hear some Killah Priest, The D.O., DMX, or Prodigy, along with plenty of Nu Jazz... blah, blah.

Look, I'm not some massive Earth, Wind & Fire fanatic, but the band is solid...

I honestly cannot wrap my head around how people feel entitled to just tear a band like this to shreds. Whether they were personally your cup of tea or not is irrelevant; they earned their place, and that alone deserves respect.
As for you self-proclaimed critics and "experts"—maybe once you’ve actually conceptualized and executed a product capable of selling millions of units globally, then you can take it upon yourselves to scoff at whatever you please. Until that day comes, why don't you just find a quiet corner, sit down, and let us all breathe in peace?👎

And frankly, those tired comparisons you keep making to bands in similar genres, like Manu Chao, likely stem from the superficial observation that both artists produce a certain kind of sound = 🙂