This is amazing... When I
subscribed to an Orb mailing list, the last thing that I expected to
encounter was a flame war started by healthcare disagreements, followed by a
flame war directed at someone that was a MEMBER OF The Orb!!!! We all
have something in common. Something inside of
our collective brain is *different* than most people. What
percentage of people in this world could listen to Orbvs Terrarvm and appreciate
the beauty and complexity? Not too many. However, few people on this
list could comprehend NOT appreciating an album of that caliber. The
US may be divided by the red vs blue mentality, but this list should
be able to realize that both red and blue are a part of the same
spectrum. They may be opposite ends of the spectrum, but they are both an
integral part of the whole.
I began listening to The Orb in
'95 (When Terrarvm was released). At that time it started out being a
great CD for acid trips, but my appreciation for it has lasted long
after my acid binges have ceased. When Tim mentioned that this album
brought The Orb up to the standards of Zappa and Beethoven he made a good
point. I listen to Zappa and Beethoven far more often than I listen to
anything even remotely similar to The Orb, yet for some reason The
Orb continues to be a permanent fixture on my playlists.
Why? Because a great deal of time and effort went into the creation
of every track, and it shows (on some tracks more than others,
but...)
The point of all this bull
shit that I've been writing is that The Orb is a truly wonderful
thing. The Orb has consisted of a handful of different
people, each adding their own spice to the mix, and there is very little Orb
material that I do not enjoy. Please, lets make this community a little
less... competitive? argumentative? annoying? I'm not
sure what needs to be done, but I know that the first step is to keep things
on-topic. I understand that the healthcare thing was just someone that was
looking for a little assistance/ammunition for an essay or something, but
let this be an example of how a light-hearted off-topic post can ruin a
community. Think about the poor suckers that are seeing this as their ONLY
representation of this group. We are all adults, we are all intelligent,
lets prove it with our actions.
David