Originally Posted by Basil C. Thurston III
(Post 1667320)
We're saying the exact same thing using different terms. To me, the "cream" is the talent, and long-term, the talent generally sticks around and can become recognized by the mainstream. Everything else is the milk, the stuff that the general public is fed and accept as "good". I think of it in terms like a band such as The Ramones, who, to me, were special (or cream). They were ignored for the most part by the general public early on, for many reasons- they never had big hits, commercial songs, they weren't pretty, they played a style of music that had negative connotations to it, etc- but as their career lengthened, they became more appreciated by a wider volume of people. All I'm saying, like you, is that popularity does not equate quality, talent or technical excellence. I'm saying the cream has a better chance for a long career than the milk, albeit in a less financially successful fashion.
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