To say Jarre has been lazy, past his prime, going downhill, not been creative, repeated himself for 10 years.... that's just personal opinion and not a good analysis. My point is simply that in terms of what JMJ has done so far in the 00s, he was kinda more predictable in the 80s and 90s as we got a new album and concert every 2 years or so, always according to the expected template. Thus there is no basis for saying, for example, he is less creative now. Wether or not you, me or Joe Beercan actually likes T&T or the indoor tours is another topic, called "taste". Huge creativity does not always translate to "likes" on Facebook, if you know what I mean, which is in a nutshell what I am trying to say. JMJ can be creative without anyone liking it, but one has to recognize the creativity anyway. Maybe that's just my training speaking, but I do believe there is a difference between personal opinion and a proper analysis. Not "truth" or "right" but something else, that I dont know how to explain right now (it's 2 am in the morning).Vumiko wrote:Nope Glenn, I can judge an Artist however I see fit; just as you can. My personal conclusions may differ than yours; but I can't say your way of judging is "right" any more than you can mine. We simply disagree and have a different perspective on the matter.
Peace from the USA..
I can take myself as an example. I went on record saying I didnt like T&T much. I rated it 4 of 10, which is very low for a JMJ album for me. In spite of that, I did appreciate its differentness and "creativity" (whatever that means) and boldness and JMJ pushing himself. Most artists dont do different albums. Similarly, if we had gotten Oxygene 14-21 it would perhaps have been perfectly aligned to my personal taste, but it would have been boring, and not shown a bold side. JMJ would have become Mike Oldfield.
Maybe it boils down to me liking Jarre because he does things I dont expect, things I have not heard before, things that are fat and rich and juicy, whereas others might like Jarre for producing what they like and he fills their cups with more of what they like. Both ways are great, just different approaches. There are surely other approaches/reasons, and combinations.
OK, rant over.
