eBay banning Death Metal.

[Captain Hat]

Originally Posted by Bravefencer Shinryuu

Um, I would say the vast majority of classical music was written for small ensembles, the type that can fit into a room for a party. And I would like to see some of the bands reach the sheer complexity that is reached by Romantic era pianists and musicians. There is your complexity.

Even so, the margins between the best ensmbles and the best modern music are so narrow as to defy comparison, especially when the difference in style is taken into accout.

Honestly, a lot of people have an inflated opinion of classical music. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love it- You can't go wrong with a bit of Barber or Handel- but there was just as much dross then as there is now. The difference is, we've had a hundred years and more to weed out the dross, so that only the classical music which was actually any good has lasted. In a century's time, songs like "Aenima" and "Vicarious" will be remembered as classics: Songs like "Last Resort" and "Rollin'," on the other hand, are unlikely to be remembered at all.

And yeah, while we can argue for as long as we like about the rights and wrongs of the situation, at the end of the day eBay is free to disallow the sale on its site of whatever items it wants to. Whether that means black metal albums or toy rabbits, they don't legally need to justify their decisions to anyone.

[EDIT]And fifthfeind- Glad to hear it. I don't wish to sidetrack this thread any further, so shall we let this be the end of the discussion?