It would never have occurred to me to compare science fiction to country music but
In my own field of music, I have seen people nominated in the country category after having told the press that they were pop, not country, artists.
seems to invite comparisons to the cringe some authors exhibit they realize their subject matter could get them stuck over in the atom and rocket section, instead of mainstream where more people will see their book.
Does county have the same paranoia and resentment about other musical fields that SF does? Do people like Conway Twitty and Shania Twain complain about being disrespected by snooty classical musicians?
I cannot offhand think of an analog to this behavior, though:
Then when they won and the time came for them to collect their award, they cheerfully went up to accept, forgetting the stand they had previously taken with regard 'to the country field."
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2013-03-07 04:27 pm (UTC)
2013-03-07 04:46 pm (UTC)
FWIW, here's a playlist of what I'm listening to currently:
http://www.thecurrent.org/heartland/play
2013-03-07 07:14 pm (UTC)
So I'm not surprised if there's a disconnect between sub-fields of music, just as there is between sub-fields of writing. Each sub-field is going to have their own jargon and outlook, which hinders communication.
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1. Latest example is The Goat Rodeo Sessions, which I recommend highly.
2013-03-07 11:24 pm (UTC)
2013-03-07 09:53 pm (UTC)
Being labeled as SF, on the other hand, costs you sales. (But it does guarantee you will get some sales.)
2013-03-07 11:50 pm (UTC)
Mind you, it was the normal vocal purer-than-thou you get in all communities. When you had Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails and Dolly Parton doing dance music, it's hard to see what the fuss was about.