DSOP wrote:matthughen wrote:I have a Tony Williams compilation consisting of 40+ solos and performances spanning from 64-94 that I am going to seed on DIME in the very near future.
Why? What gives you the right to do that?
Archiving one of the greatest and most influential drummers body of work so that others may enjoy, experience and learn from for decades, or perhaps longer to come, long after, in all possibility, such recordings may become lost or impossible to find as many are no longer sold or distributed.
Or are you speaking of the intrinsic "right" for matt's actions? In which case the answer would be, the very same "right" that you have to question his actions.
Perhaps you are one of those people who, unfortunately, has fallen prey to the great brainwashing of the public into believing in these things called 'rights', like they are some how special, or exist outside of humanity.
When in fact the "rights" you speak of are entirely arbitrary, they vary from culture to culture, from country to country and from generation to generation. The reality is, you have no "rights", you only have privileges, because in all cultures, countries and instances your "rights" can be stripped from you instantly - making them nothing more then arbitrary privileges dolled out and retracted by the powers at be.
So the truest answer to your question would be - Matt happens by the great collision of factors in life to be in a socio-economic position to own the technology and means to have the PRIVILEGE to compile such a great collection of works by one of the greatest drummers of all time.
And we also fall into that socio-economic status to be able to possible share in the PRIVILEGE of being able to listen to such a great player.
Cause honestly, DSOP, if you want to talk about "rights" I suggest you google Asian-American 1942 and learn about "rights" in this country or better yet, go ask a Native American about his "rights".
Or even better, go live in a 3rd world country and learn about how many "rights", excuse me, privileges you are afforded by being one of the richest 1% of people in the world.
If you have a problem with these kinds of musical archiving, then stay out of the conversation. Nobody forces you to enter into it, to read it, or even come to this site.
Because the fact the matter is, you have no RIGHT to question anyone else's actions. You are no more better and in no position of authority to question what other people do, that is to say - you have no RIGHT to question what Matt does.
