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Date Posted: 15:36:26 03/06/00 Mon
Author: bcpcfan
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 208.130.25.77
Subject: Re: Burton's popularity
In reply to: Rette 's message, "Burton's popularity" on 14:41:44 03/06/00 Mon

> Said it before and I keep saying it--this man's music
> is REALLY good. Now I hope I don't say something wrong
> here or too controversial. I know he has many, many
> devoted fans. But why am I scrambling around trying
> to acquire oop cds and looking desperately forward to
> a tour that may or may not come off. In other words,
> (gulp! I'm really gonna say this!)
> since he's arguably (but who's arguing?) the most
> talented artist in pop/rock music, why isn't he even
> more famous? Is it because he's as famous as he wants
> to be (but fame means more people hear the music!) Is
> he too good? Is it karma? Would more people hear the
> music if he were from the US instead of Canada? Those
> of you who have followed BC from the beginning (I envy
> you!) please help me out. And I hope I haven't opened
> opened a can of worms.

An oft asked and perplexing question. There are many better informed folks who can probably shed a lot more light on this. I for one am in total agreement, it's a lamentable situation.

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[> Re: Burton's popularity -- MF, 18:25:20 03/06/00 Mon [1] (spider-tk081.proxy.aol.com/152.163.206.211)

Possibly because of poor mgt and poor decisions, in part being from the Great White North, in part because fame has little to do with being talented nor should it be equated with talent. Is Britney a tremendous talent because her records went multi-platinum? And to share an extreme analogy- when JS Bach died he was a respected regional church organist- a couple hundred years later many considered him the father of western music. I think in the highly disposible world of pop music, Burton's music will one day be considered as well-worth collecting and preserving.


> Said it before and I keep saying it--this man's music
> is REALLY good. Now I hope I don't say something wrong
> here or too controversial. I know he has many, many
> devoted fans. But why am I scrambling around trying
> to acquire oop cds and looking desperately forward to
> a tour that may or may not come off. In other words,
> (gulp! I'm really gonna say this!)
> since he's arguably (but who's arguing?) the most
> talented artist in pop/rock music, why isn't he even
> more famous? Is it because he's as famous as he wants
> to be (but fame means more people hear the music!) Is
> he too good? Is it karma? Would more people hear the
> music if he were from the US instead of Canada? Those
> of you who have followed BC from the beginning (I envy
> you!) please help me out. And I hope I haven't opened
> opened a can of worms.


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