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On Jul 21, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Mark Sottilaro wrote: > The Monkees would gravitate quite specifically toward some ethnic > music and not others. Theories? The Monkees reference made me laugh. I grew up with that, Henry Mancini and Broadway cast albums. When I was first learning guitar it was Kingston Trio stuff, which I never liked. It was not until I heard Muddy Waters that I felt a visceral revelation about what music is and could be. From there it is a small step to African music. I think even Monkee-esque pop rock is only 3 degrees of separation from African musics. The oft parodied difference between gospel music and protestant hymns speaks to the idea of "ecstatic" music vs. cerebral/mechanical music but while I think there can be said to be musical "flavors" that may suit certain personality temperaments, I think one's inclinations towards a music depends on when you hear it within your personal musical evolution. So it seems to be a complex equation of timing and context and not a simple correspondence of "types." regards BobC http://tinyurl.com/yt8f8j http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGb4Xq3MRtc