Mark R Penn wrote:
There's no such thing as "****" music, just music you don't like or
can't connect with. If it connects with even a tiny percentage of
people, then it's done it's job and so obviously isn't ****.

Hmm, that's an "is it art" debate. Of course when one says 'this is X',
that always means *I* think this is X, or at least that is the only
acceptable view, tastes and colours etc...


To suggest otherwise just shows a lack of understanding of what music
is for. It's not about technical ability or anything like; it's about
communicating with people.

Well, IMHO anyway

I agree up to a point, if you like it, fine, but nevertheless one can
have a judgement on the thing. Melodically it had nothing at all going
for it, in its 'orchestration' no more, in its rhythm, completely
hackneyed and ordinary, only in its pomposity did it get a silver medal.
In my opinion therefore, it was ****.