Michael Calwell wrote:
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 ****.

What utter horse manure. Is Rick Astley of equal quality to Mozart

Well perhaps to his fans he is.

just because some people like it? Not all people's tastes are equal.

Of course not but in the end it is a question of who is the arbiter of
taste. I tend to agree with you that there is a measure of 'quality' and
while ill-defined it is nevertheless real. But at the same time, those
in that camp should always remain aware of the fact that plenty of
artists are not recognized by their peers, so we should always be open
to new stuff.
However for this particular piece I found it wanting on all levels,
rhythmic, melodic, orchestration etc, and for me those are quite enough
criteria to say it is junk..