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Originally Posted by Tobylotoczko
Okay, so you don't smoke weed. Instantly, you're opinion here is void. Also, this isn't a Weed Smoking forum, this is a music forum so you're naive to think that you listen to more complex music than anybody else in this thread.
Finally, yes. Yes, it does have an affect and you can appreciate things in a different, more perceptive manner. If you want to argue your point. Get high first so you know what you're talking about.
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I said 'average'. I wouldn't say this forum is for average anybody, obviously most people that are drawn here are already apt to be prone to music discussion.
My point comes from the experience of knowing people who smoke lots of pot, and people who don't, and the people who smoke pot often tend to be drawn to significantly simpler bassier music(hip-hop, doom metal, etc.). Where as, I listen to probably more layered music than they do(jazz, classical, prog).
Not to say that I'm a better listener, or that layered means more musical. Just calling BS on the concept that weed somehow makes complex music more easy to comprehend. When, in actuality, all evidence points that pot makes one crave the opposite.
As for demanding I smoke weed, I take the Frank Zappa defense. The man heavily criticized drug usage, and heavily questioned it's importance in understanding/creating music. Perhaps, I'm utilizing an element of shared knowledge as he's probably the most clear minded, and logical, thinker of any musician I've seen.