Bill Pirkle wrote:

>Ian Crisp wrote:
>
>>I line myself up with those who think Bill's distinction is a long way
>>off-beam.
>
>Now is it really a "long way" off the beam.  Consider that 99% of all
>popular music has a continuous drum beat and 99% of all classical music
>does not.  I would call that a little off the beam, say 1%.

Making up percentages is very dangerous, and I think should be avoided.  I
won't, but I could make you a huge list of pop songs that do not adhere to
your statements above.  I think it best to cite some examples that we might
all know to prove a point.

Kevin