Lawrence Sherwood writes:

>Suppose he tried comparing the music central to this list with that of,
>oh Madonna or the latest rap star, or even Brian Wilson.  irrespective
>of Mr. K's hearing and audial processing, I think he would recognize a
>certain banality in the rap genre as compared with, say, the music of Bach,
>Lizst, or Simpson.  And, given the intellectual sophistication that Mr. K
>must have in order to have traversed galaxies, I think he would be more
>intrigued with Bach/Simpson than Biggy Smalls (a rap wunderkind of
>yesteryear).

There is absolutely no basis for this conclusion other than wishful
thinking.  Indeed, Mr. K's civilization could be *so* sophisticated that
his mechanism of transport could be operated by just the sort of individual
who would value simplicity and directness over complexity and subtlety...

len.