Quote:
|
Originally Posted by sonicl
But Cornell's not mainstream.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by truncated
Fair point - I would consider him to be, but I can see how others might not.
A sticky issue indeed!
|
That is probably the point. In the UK, I'd be surprised if more than 2% of the population have heard of Chris Cornell. Bond themes have generally been the preserve of the internationally mainstream artist, which is, I suppose, where my horror at his being selected to do the new one comes from.
I know that Bond films are pure cinematic fluff, but nevertheless I enjoy them. The new film has a new actor playing Bond, which tends to mean that the style of the film will change, and since I have enjoyed the last few with Pierce Brosnan, the though of a change of style is not a comfortable one. I guess that I see a further implication of change of style in the change in the type of theme tune artist.