Date: |
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:39:11 -0800 |
Subject: |
|
From: |
|
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
>artists who hold to their principles, but I think that the majority of
>artists who look "good" and/or have some significant magnetism use it to
>their advantage.
That's fine though. This is not the same as suggestive poses, which to me
cheapen the product and the artist. I ask again, what you might think of
the people behind a cd if male artists struck suggestive poses. It's all
so silly. Attractive people only need be attractive, not draw attention
to their parts as in some covers some mentioned.
Otherwise they tend to cater to, I presume, the opposite sex, since you
mention "sexually enticing." You also say, "hot babe" so this seems
reserved for the female musicians.
>What bothers me about this whole thread is that most of us automatically
>assume that exceptionally attractive people can't have talent or genius or
>brains.
I don't know anyone who thinks this, especially when the marketing-
oriented companies do tend to sign up the more attractive of the talented
people unless the people are so gifted, they've brought in audiences in
spite of unnotable looks.
>How dare a sexually enticing person look sexually enticing!
You do seem to mean women here. I see no examples given of males looking
sexually enticing. And if they were posed to meet this description, one
would wonder how secure the marketers were about the talent.
>I have no problems with a company using sexual attractiveness to sell a
>recording,
What would 'sexual attractiveness' in a male artist involve (as opposed to
plain old attractiveness? And if you can imagine the 'sexual' side used,
what would you think when you upon seeing this on a new CD in the bin.
>the performance delivers. I don't see a significant difference between
>using an enticing photo and using artwork or handsome graphics.
"Enticing." I'm all for good looks showing if the cover is of the artist
-- but some, and it seems you also, have been talking about poses which
suggest 'enticing' the buyer. Turn it around to the males artists doing
this and how you might react to that. I think you might wonder a bit too.
- A
http://www.andrys.com/books.html
Search Classical CDs, *Sheet Music*, Videos
|
|
|