I wouldn't use the word stealing in relation to samples. Paul's Boutique is a great album, especially the first ten minutes or so. It's a completely new creation, not a rogue's gallery of thievery, relying on quick hits of recognition of others' work. Is it stealing when a live drummer throws in a couple of bars of Gene Krupa? Usually audiences are delighted by that kind of quotation. That's all it is, quotation--record company lawyers and the word "stealing" brought an end to a beautiful, creative period in music.
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- tom moody 9-12-2005 10:01 pm