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Endless debates that resolve nothing? Adherence to one's chosen ideology regardless of logic or facts? Irrational hatred of those with whom one disagrees? Since ILM is essentially a congress of music critics, why not formalize the Poppist, Rockist, or what-have-you party lines?

We could either nominate and elect representitives to a governing body to establish the correct policy on musical questions, or conduct plebiscites (e.g. "Is Tom Waits a shite singer?"). Of course, few are likely to call themselves a hardline Rockist or Poppist, but we'll start out with smaller parties and eventually several broader coalitions will emerge.

My party is Bo Diddley's Beach Party, which is based on the ideology that (nearly) all good music is directly descended from the Diddley Daddy (or Chuck Berry).

And no flip rejections of the concept: Ridicule me mercilessly or deconstruct my argument bit by bit, but the first person to say "Meh." will be shot to death.

― Roe Joe, Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Hem.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I thought this was a George Clinton thread.

― Cory Frye (Terrible Cold), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Esteban Buttez = David Cameron.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

If the chairman will note that I make my funk the P-Funk.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

I form the "Oliver Wang Vs. Jean Gray Minneapolis 90s Rock Nostalgia Party"

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

We need more women in this here legislative assembly.

― Masked Gazza, Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

I seem to remember Kate and I discussing this once on ILE.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

I'm willing to be an Electro-House Bobbins back-bencher.

― JoB (JoB), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

Esteban Buttez = David Cameron.

i was going to troll this

but now :-(

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

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